Picked up a GX550 Overtrail OEM Roof Rack on Facebook marketplace for $600! I’ve always liked the look of the GX Rack. Assumed it would fit since they are the same platform. My assumption was correct! I love it.
GX550 Roof Rack on Land Cruiser
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Picked up a GX550 Overtrail OEM Roof Rack on Facebook marketplace for $600! I’ve always liked the look of the GX Rack. Assumed it would fit since they are the same platform. My assumption was correct! I love it.
Will it fit under a standard 7 ft. tall garage door? 
That is a sharp looking LC!
So that just locks onto the OEM rails, huh?
I put crossbars on mine and they increase the clearance requirement from the rails by 3”. Could you measure (or do you know) how much height that Lexus basket adds?
I do like the look and there is one of these available on FB marketplace in my area right now.
I put crossbars on mine and they increase the clearance requirement from the rails by 3”. Could you measure (or do you know) how much height that Lexus basket adds?
I do like the look and there is one of these available on FB marketplace in my area right now.
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Looks good. I like the wheels and tires too. Did you do a lift? If so which one did you do?
Cross posting from another similar thread in case I can save somebody some $ and effort:
I tried to buy a GX rack today and here is what happened:
The seller’s rack did not use towers to clamp to the rails, like in the picture above. His rack had hardware to bolt directly onto the top of the truck, no rails.
I thought, “cool, will be lower profile that way.” But it didn’t work out - the side rail attach points on the LC did not match the location of the GX rack hardware. The GX rack, had we mounted it, would have hung over the back a couple inches and would certainly have impeded the movement of the rear hatch when opening. And would have looked silly.
I thought it was a little odd that anything like that would be different across the GX and LC. And also that some people’s GX installs seem to use towers to clamp to the side rails (including pictures of the rack on Lexus’ own site) and others don’t.
It turns out, if my research is right - Lexus has two mount approaches for their rack. One for the Overtrail model and another for the others. The Overtrail rack has the mount towers and mounts to the side rails. The non-Overtrail rack mounts directly to the vehicle and does not appear to be compatible with Land Cruisers as the mount points are in the wrong spots. Other than the mount approach, the Overtrail and non-Overtrail racks seem identical. On the Lexus parts site they are two different SKUs with the Overtrail SKU costing a bit more, now I see why. There is not an obvious aftermarket solution for the towers themselves.
TL/DR - if you have a Land Cruiser and want to use a GX rack, make sure the one you find is from an Overtrail and has the tower clamps.
I tried to buy a GX rack today and here is what happened:
The seller’s rack did not use towers to clamp to the rails, like in the picture above. His rack had hardware to bolt directly onto the top of the truck, no rails.
I thought, “cool, will be lower profile that way.” But it didn’t work out - the side rail attach points on the LC did not match the location of the GX rack hardware. The GX rack, had we mounted it, would have hung over the back a couple inches and would certainly have impeded the movement of the rear hatch when opening. And would have looked silly.
I thought it was a little odd that anything like that would be different across the GX and LC. And also that some people’s GX installs seem to use towers to clamp to the side rails (including pictures of the rack on Lexus’ own site) and others don’t.
It turns out, if my research is right - Lexus has two mount approaches for their rack. One for the Overtrail model and another for the others. The Overtrail rack has the mount towers and mounts to the side rails. The non-Overtrail rack mounts directly to the vehicle and does not appear to be compatible with Land Cruisers as the mount points are in the wrong spots. Other than the mount approach, the Overtrail and non-Overtrail racks seem identical. On the Lexus parts site they are two different SKUs with the Overtrail SKU costing a bit more, now I see why. There is not an obvious aftermarket solution for the towers themselves.
TL/DR - if you have a Land Cruiser and want to use a GX rack, make sure the one you find is from an Overtrail and has the tower clamps.
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Looks great on your LC. Try your local Lexus dealer for the parts. I have a GX and took mine off. The parts should be ease to get and its very easy to install.
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