Want to know more about why you changed tyres and what was required to make the 33” fit

I put an Aussie Aluminum Alloy Bull Bar on my 1987 Suzuki Samari. Was running 30" tires and a 2" lift, doing 65 MPH down the road and a ten point white tail buck jumped out of the ditch. This thing weighed 200lbs dressed. My reaction time in those days was better then most and I was able to hit the brakes at impact couldn't bare to look at damage for a few minutes, thought my Sami was toast. The only damage, was the top horizonat bar was bent maybe a half an inch! At 1000 dollar price tag in those days, that was the best insurance possible. Weight was a factor with the Sami so I went with the Aluminum Alloy, advertised as "strong as Steel"! Enjoy your treks on the tube, trying to adapt my Sami to accomodate my bilateral amputation, slowly but slowly, LOL. Regards John R Monroe Hibbing, Minnesota

Subbed! Very informative as I am researching to start my 4 wheeling adventure. Also, I’ve hit the notification bell icon mainly for that bull bar video!

Great work Rohnny! It would be awesome to see a episode dealing with winch recovery’s, especially solo recovery’s.

awesome stuff Ronny very very informative video big thumbs up

Hey Ronny This is a great series of videos! I'm learning a lot, even for my Ranger, as my first proper build. So far my only disappointment is the Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform not being as capable as I expected and was advised it would be, as you outlined. I'll keep my platform for now and just be more careful when loading it. I'm looking forward to seeing what you have done with your tyres and suspension as these are more of a priority upgrade for anyone than some of your other indicated modifications. Cheers mate

Gday Ronny, yet another crackin vid, I'm enjoying watching Project Luxy evolve. Whilst I may not agree with some of the additions you choose, I thoroughly enjoy each video of the build. Torbs needs to host a Q & A with you asking questions about why you started the channel and why you do what you do...

Really love & appreciate the thaught you put into this build for us as well rony!

Right on Ronny. Would love a video just on bull bar considerations!

This was a great video Ronny.

i would love to see that bullbar video, Ronny. Think it's gonna be the next mod I put on my Tacoma.

Good video Ronny! What's your take on whether or not it is also important to add a fuel tank skid/bash plate?

Great Vid as usual very helpful Definitely suspension and new tyres next

That's a tough looking hilux, looks awesome. Be interesting to see at the end with all the weights and gvm and costs of accessories. Do suspension and tyres next. Keen to see another trip episode but.👍

Did you add a catch can and prefilter yet? I'd like to see the shocks next. The new ARB bullbar looks really good, what a great design. Excellent video Ronny, thank you.

Great video mate👍🏻How did you like the Sahara bar old your old lux? Do they weigh less than the summit?

Great idea, please make a dedicated bull bar video. I would really like to have more details about this as well as your opinion.

Would love to see that Bull-Bar comparison. A comparison from full bar to the half bar without the top protection would help myself a lot too.

As usual absolute legend best on KZfaq Been waiting for this and the suspension one as I have the exact same vehicle so was interested in your opinion before I put my gear on mine. What do you think of the TJM bar as I prefer the look Cheers

Everytime I watch your series, I feel like buying some shit I don't need for my luxy 😅😅 Love your content

Ronny has a strong Nordic phenotype.

I need that bull bar comparisons video

Great ep Ronny. People dont consider weight. More importantly the distribution of weight

thanks for sharing the bull bar. I am going to get this same one for my tacoma. and have a shop do the install. thats just one i dont feel entirely comfortable doing.... cant wait. love your videos keep it up

Super keen for a bull-bar comparison video.

Cheers mate love to see a video on wheels tires & suspension.

Great video Ronny. What happened to the Maxxis RAZR AT811's you had on?

Great vid mate, whats your your thoughts on the gen bar

Hey Ronny. I’ve noticed you have a genuine Toyota snorkel on. Please include an in-depth review or your thoughts about it, in a future video. That would be interesting I reckon

Suspension and tires, Ronny! You are the man!

Best looking Hilux from the Side I have seen so far in the whole world.. would love to hear about the sides protection in ur next video :-) :-)

Love ya work... Bull bar video please. Cheers

Great work, do you recommend put on rear bar? For tub protection or corner guards

Great review of all your Lucy updates. Really good info. Are you able to post the card you have for the front recovery points?

Is a video of these side body armour type things still coming? They look very useful and I'm interested in how they are mounted and how you have been enjoying them. Awesome videos btw!!

Keen to hear more about the water tank setup!

Love your content mate! Very informative. Isn’t adding all that extra weight will significantly affect performance and mileage? What are the options to improve these after all this additional weight mod ?

Keen to see more about the water/fuel cell in the back! Looking to get something similar in my new Dmax

Great episode!

Loved it, but what’s on the exterior armour of your car mate love to how you did that bud, looks like a armadillo 💪🏽🦔

We all want the bull bar video

Nice video again! About the transfer case bash plate, I think those mounting points on the case looks pretty weak. Aren´t you worried it will just break off those instead? I figure the original one will give way, but still protect the cast housing with a bit tougher steel? Maybe you have some experience or stories about what and how things break underneath - would surely be an interesting episode ;)

Love your videos. I went with a Carbon Winch on the BT50 due to its quality and its shipping weight was 29kgs so bare winch was even less. I try to keep weight off the bull bar if possible.

Yeah that bull bar video would be great!

Its looking beast! I wish my budget could afford one of these front bars. One day, one day lol

Love the vid Ronny Heads up in the Weight added section you wrote "ABR" not "ARB" on the screen

Loving the maxtrax ramps

Any particular reason you choose the Brown Davis Under Body protection (weigh, price or quality)?

Hi Ronny, would you recommend to apply any kind of protection against rust on the frame?

Hey Ronnie, just a thought on your winch set up. Weight, Safety and everything in between, I am pretty much down to a soft shackle for all my attachments now and have removed my hook all-together. Basically I go direct from the thimbled eye on the winch Dyneema to my soft shackle to the point I'm loading, cant for the life of me see why I need another potential point of failure in the system (the hook). I have a short section of inch poly pipe with a v groove cut out for the thimble that locks against my fairlead to hold the thimble in place, just winch in and lock it away. Works a treat, keep up the good work bud

Hey Ronny as always thanks for your work. Quick question and recommendation, 40mm or 60mm ARB Summit steel bullbar? For a 78LC what would you suggest? I don’t intend to install flares on the LC78. I’m leaning towards 40mm due to weight. What is your recommendation regarding weight and strength difference stats. Thanks in advance and Happy Easter.

My rear recovery point is a 15 ton pintle hook and recovery strap. I got both the hitch and plate for $40 total plus hardware. The last 2 years I've recovered several vehicles in Alaska. I can't complain, it works.

Cheers, come on! Please continue to build and publish the video quickly, I will follow your build in Taiwan!

Just the content I love to see🤤😍🥵 fantastic stuff

Hey Ronnie. Are you protecting the underneath with anything to prevent rust? All your beach driving must take a toll.

thank you for the super detailed video true see weight add up on your build as weight take offload up trip add tailer this

Would love to see a video on the bullbar. I really like the Summit that you went with, that's the one that I would like to put on my 4Runner eventually.

Great info Ronny, I’ll suggest double checking the weight of your bar. Had a steel TJM delivered to my home to install on my FJ. i was told it weighed 65kg. Bar arrived in box and the weight printed on the box was 100kg. I weighted every piece contained in the box and yep it all came to 100kg. I weighed the parts that came off my FJ to install the bar which came to 12kg. I added 88kgs before even installing the winch. Your weight of 65kg is bar only and not all the added bolts, support steel bracing etc etc

you are lucky to even get the bull bar Ronny. I've been waiting since late October for my summit bullbar to rock up to the ARB workshop with still no date in site :(

Good looking rig 👍🏿

Would like to know more about the body chop! Suspension, tyres and body chop episode next 🤙🏼

these pants look cool. What pants are that? Oh and the car looks also pretty good.

Would you consider airbags for your suspension instead of extra leaf springs??

Another advantage of steel over aluminium is it's WAY easier to work with when it comes to repairs or adding things like mounting tabs etc.

Hey Ronny, why did you run no brush/scrub bars on this compared to the 79? Be interesting to see a video on scrub/brush bars as there's little to on info online about them. Cheers!

I would be very interested in seeing an in-depth on the Rhino Hide please Ronny, Im actually working on our side & body protection starting next week Mate.

We have just ordered the SR5 which bar should we go for Toyota or ARB? Apparently they offer the same colours

Hv to admit, 15 years of 4wdriving since i was 25 yr old and i hv been using the shackles the wrong way. Thanks Rhonni

Ronny great video! Does the bar work with sensors for air bags etc?

I like the clean look of the front bumper. I never understood the antenna mounted to it.

Can you install a full underbody bashplate on your vehicle even if you don’t have a bull bar? As well as front rated recovery points? I have a Ford ranger xlt 2020 px3.

Can't wait to see the Far North trip vids!

Love my Toyota Aluminium Bull Bar and think it looks sweet.

Ronny what are those door/fender panels that look riveted on, on both this and the 79?

Another informative video Ronny. Can you advise what you done with the diff and gearbox breathers on the Hilux? The factory breather on rear diff is located on the diff housing and the gearbox/transfer are located on top of the bell housing, and did you manage to find where the breath for the front diff is located?

Yes bullbars video!

Rohny you forgot to mention the rock sliders...what brand are they?and are they brush bar compatible?also does ARB have "proper" rock sliders or are they more a step?cheers

Love your vids mate. Ronny I get that you don't like the look of most aluminium bars but the Toyota aluminium bar is the best looking bar for that model car in my opinion (its well balanced compared to others) and you can have it painted black. It's winch compatible with the little number plate door. The product development budget is 20x more than all other after market bars so it's not unnecessarily over engineered, it has 90% the strength of steel, yet less than half the weight (not two thirds like you said) and of course its air bag compliant. It's designed to flex and fail before your chassis does which is a big thing if you don't want to crab walk forever after a kangaroo strike. It's also designed to act like a hull in water. The reason why I bought one is because being a bricky I've dropped many profiles over decades, steel and aluminium and the steel ones always bend on impact where as the aluminium ones flex and stay straight. I knew this flex was important so I went down that path and I was right. My bar has hit a good size roo (unfortunately hard enough to kill it) and it only dented (which was easy to hammer out). It acted like a tough spring, I suppose thats why Toyota promise you can drive on after a kangaroo strike. Thats my experience anyway.

Do the pre-facelift N80s also require all the cutting to add bull bar, or are thet a bit easier?

Not my favourite car but I like Ronny explanation and all the info

Suspension tyres and body work please next episode. Great stuff as always. Keep it up.

The rhino hide seems like a great investment, just hoping they release a set for my 4x4 soon

Ronny, what did you end up doing about the Brown Davis plate not marring up with the ARB Summit guard?

does that bar allow for the front parking sensors? i just couldn't make out if they were there or not.

I am really intrigued by the body armor, looks badass. Is it bolted to the existing body panels, can it be removed with no blemishes for re-sale?

Bull bar awareness video!

Hey ronny, is it possible to get scrub bars for different vehicles to the US?

Suspension tyres mate 👍

Suspension next. Also with the additional 140+kg on the front what rate of springs are you using? Im only seeing most brands carry max of 100-120kgs

Lift and tyres 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

I got a price for the ARB bullbar from my local. Wowee, was my first response. Then extra for their fog lights, extra for recovery points, etc. I can see why their shops always look so nice

HI RONNY, I HAVE AN IMPORTANT COMMENT THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ! Just like your issues with the roof rack, have you checked that you are under your front axle load rating with all that weight added to the front? Also is there enough weight left for the driver and a passenger? I know with that bar work that it protects the vehicle but it is quite an important point to mention non the less as insurance could be void if over the front axle load rating.

Hi Ronny how much was that arb bullbar? Cheers

love from norway :)

Hey Ronny, What is that protection over the panels, is that a wrap or something else? Thanks

Q: Was the bumper cut-in the only option or do they offer a full replacement bar? The TJM Outback T13 bar includes rated recovery points and looks a lot better on later designed vehicles like yours because the design conforms to the angled or diamond-shaped grill. That model ARB bar is great but was originally designed for vehicles with a squarer, old school stance like the 79, Troopy etc. Love ARB, but it’s deffos time for them to up their game and release a bar for the 21st Century IMHO.

Did you drill any drain holes in your bash plates at all?

A bull bar episode would be awesome @

What sliders you have? Are they mounted to the chassis ?

Any chance you could show how/where you have the winch control box mounted? It looks neat being out of the way!