Hey guys, I'm new here, and am wondering - has anybody off-roaded in their LX470? I've done a good amount in my 2000 LX, and would like to attach a winch to the front of it. Does anybody have experience with this? Do I need any modifications to the front end to accommodate a winch?
Also, all I plan to use the winch for is to pull the vehicle out of mud. Nothing very deep - I still have the stock Michelin LTX M/S tires. I do not plan to use the winch, as some do, for pulling me up hills that are otherwise too steep, etc. All that said, can I break the rule-of-thumb on buying winches, which is that you buy one with a minimum capacity of 1.5 times the gross weight of the vehicle? I would need a 9000-lb. winch according to this, and that costs $500 for anything decent, which is more than I am willing to pay.
Thanks guys, any advice is appreciated, and tell me if you actually have experience with this.
