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Originally Posted by MAST4R
If you are going to offroad it, there are a few differences:
1/ The GX comes with a nice suspension which makes replacing it a more complicated decision than on a 4R.
2/ There are limited skid plates and rock sliders options.
3/ The rear diff on a 5th gen 4R is stronger. Probably not so on a 4th.
The GX 470 is normally a bargain compared to a used 4R.
Maintenance wise, with the V8, you get to deal with the timing belt.
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-For the suspension, at the first sign of issues with the rear air setup just scrap it and convert to coils, once the air is gone it's the same as a 4th gen 4Runner underneath
-there's plenty of skidplate and slider options these days, lots of 4th gen 4Runner models work, and there's lots made specifically for the GX's now, sliders need to be KDSS specific
-8" rear diff in the GX's, there have been failures from offroading, lots swap in the 8.2" rear diffs
There's been so much development of the GX platform for offroading over the last few years that there's very few things that would be a drawback for using this platform for offroading going forward.
