Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Well it's been over a year since the last reply and i'm going to give it a 'bump' just for old times sake

I've never had a thread do so well and am happy it was filled with good advice and awesome pics.

Anyway i'll see you all at newhilux.net.

Cya,

Cranker.

Do a bit of research on the NEW T/D Hilux man. I'm sure i saw them on sale for about $31k. The benifits over the older Hilux's are well worth it in every aspect.

Of course that's if u can stretch your budget that far. It is only around (approx) seven grand more than what your looking at atm.

Just ...

Cheers to Dave

Well the ARB canopy is now on but still waiting on the plastic strips to come in for the bull bar :(


Mods:

Safari Snorkel
Lightforce 240 XGT Spotties
2" Bluemax suspension
5x 31/10.5/15 BFG All Terrains
ARB Deluxe winch bar (colour coded)
ARB Rear tow bar
ARB Fiberglass smooth sports canopy
Warn ...

Yep, i went the ROH 17's, same as them ... looks great

Ha Ha, cool!

What do personalised plates like that cost in WA?



Heath.

Looks great dude.

Have been told that lifting the front end a couple of inches really helps when off road.


Heath.

mate that looks the goods.They look to dicky with little wheels.I rate the way that came out.Well done

Some flex shots would be good too!

Thanks mate, I'm real happy with it, some flex shoots are on the cards, just cant find a good spot to go!
Damn! That looks mean!

Saw another Hilux tonight ...

Drewski wrote:Yep, I know exactly waht you mean... Thanks!!

Looks slick!!

Yep does look cool

I am planning to replace my Toyota head unit with my sony unit and also a UHF unit sometime in the future.

I would imagine u should be able to buy a fascia plate so that there are no gaps when fitting aftermarket head units into your Lux's. I have bought plates for cars i have owned previously ...

XR Dave,

Nice lux mate, Just wondering, how much did that bar set you back, and would they do a unit for the SR luxi without the flares? Also, Would the 31/10.5x15 BFG's fit without the suspension?

Thanks mate,

Max.
Have a look into getting some colour coded flares. I got some front flares put ...

Yeah but that's not a fuel increase.

I would believe that most chips available would offer more power and better fuel ecconomy ... i wonder how they achieve that?

Would be ideal to find out exactly what oil they use, from what I've heard it's very difficult to get... with these newer technology motors, is it really important to change at every 5,000 kms though?
I heard from someone, something about the new common rail injectors are cleaner burning ...

I personally wouldn't do it yourself unless you can find their "special oil" that they use. Why are you servicing every 5,000 when the D4D has a 10,000 service interval anyways?

It also stuffs up your warranty if you don't get the 10,000 service stamped into the book by a registered machanic.
Yep ...

Thanks Dan,

If u have any info on the chip u can post it here? That's what this threads for... mods etc. on the new hilux.

Thanks,

Heath

I was told by my dealer...(car dealer that is) that i was aloud to drive my c/c straight to the intended fitter for the tray, so therefore no cruisen around for weeks with nothin.

Also would be good to know about any fuel consuption changes as well.... s'pose u would have to put a few tanks through it first just to make sure

Also would be good to know about any fuel consuption changes as well.... s'pose u would have to put a few tanks through it first just to make sure

alchemist wrote:Roly, you should dyno your ute now mate. I am interested to see how much of an increase it has given you.

Agreed!

roly wrote:I get my D4D Dtronic tomorrow

I have got 2 of them. very very hard to get hold of.

That's that chip you can get for a better power spread isn't it? Give us some info on it roly.

Oh your going to love your new Lux mate and yep silver is the best colour.

I found organising all the mods through Toyota worked out heaps cheaper. They get it all at dealers rates and then pass most of the savings onto u eg. saved $300 off retail on ARB Winch bar, $100 on spotties etc.

Yeah i ...

Troyota wrote:Have you guys noticed that the trip computer doesn't give accutate fuel consumption readings?

No sir... they don't have those flashy thingies on my 4x4. Needs me a trundle wheel to measure them there kilo metres. Hard to here them clicks with the pigs and goats in the back but

Hey, u could store a fair bit into those draws (actually, they dont look to hard to make.....hmmmmmm....)

Love the look of that rocky uphill. Might go for a cruise and look around for some snotty hills today

Yeah i just thought it was wierd that traveling on highway at 2200 revs, i got slightly better fuel consuption then driving around town. In town i stop, start, plant my foot to get into another lane etc.

Never thought i would get 8.5/100k's but somewhere close would be good. Oh well as i said, i'll ...

Well guys i have been checking out my fuel economy over the last few tanks and have been getting around the 11.2 litres per 100k's from my turbo diesel. That's just around town and i do give it a little bit. Up till then i only had 2500 on the clock.

Strange thing is i then took a trip down to ...

Cranker

What tyres are you running on 17" rims? Do you have any suspension mods and do the tyres rub. I'm running 30 10.5 r15 BFG muds on the standard rims but am looking at going to bigger (and better looking!) rims. There isnt too much room in there at the moment!

Thanks

Troy
Hi Troy,
I have ...

some great looking trucks there guys, I'm a proud owner myself and will try and get some pics of my singlecab rig up asap with the few mods that i've done so far
I agree. Awesome!

We welcome all the pics of any mods to the new model Hilux. Also great to see the links to other posts and sites with ...

some great looking trucks there guys, I'm a proud owner myself and will try and get some pics of my singlecab rig up asap with the few mods that i've done so far
I agree. Awesome!

We welcome all the pics of any mods to the new model Hilux. Also great to see the links to other posts and sites with ...

Got timber floor boards put in 'cause my gear could slide around too much with a steel floor. Looks better anyway :) Got the boards double screwed 'cause with a single screw in the middle, the boards can bow up in the weather.


Why timber and a sh!t load of holes in your tub? Rubber matting ...

yeah i here ya man,

Fixing the holes properly seems the easiest. Haven't got the know-how or the gear to do a chassis replacement.

I'm thinking i might offer to buy the vehical off my mate and use it for myself. He just wants to get rid of it.

Might put some huge lift gear on it and run it in ...