Outer Limits 4x4 Board

As for your crunching problem first check that both free-wheeling hubs are engaging properly. If one is stuck in the free position or not engaging fully you will not be able to engage 4wd on the move and will probably have a smoking diff too!

Mind if i ask how to check whether they are engaging ...

i think they are both way too tall..

They look friggin awesome - but would be very interesting on off-camber type 4wding.

Thanks for the help!!

So... it could be stationary engagement? Although - we used to be able to shift on the fly no worries...?

It is an SD33T 5 speed... is there any way to find out whether it is stationary engagement or on the fly (other than, driving down the road and crunching the hell out of ...

Hi All,

My old man's MQ patrol is struggling to go into 4wd from 2wd.

If you are moving more than about 5 km/h then it will grind the gears until you slow down. As you slow down it will then click into 4high. Obviously, if you are standing still.. then it doesnt grind at all.

What would cause ...

Thanks for all the help so far.

Screwy - it is a TD MQ, will this change anythign you have said?

G@Z - the speedo works fine, its just the rev counter that is cock-eyed.

Cheers
Will

Hey all,

THE MQ patrol's rev counter doesnt work (hasnt been since we got it).

Anyhow, i was going to have a look at it today, so i started to take the dash apart, removed the plastic cover on all the gauges, and got all the screws removed. Now i expected the whole console bit to come away ...

Ok, awesome stuff.

Thanks for the help - next time the zook is round my place - i will have a look at it, see where the problem is.

Cheers
Will

Hey All,

the '84 sierra has no speedo working.

I know that it is driven by a cable - but how do i get the cable out of the gearbox? It looks like it has been busted there somehow, and doesnt look like i think it should.

Does it just pull out - or is there a special thing to do to get the out.

Is ...

The beeping for not having your seatbelt on when you start the car is under the drivers seat (it is in my 2000, so im assuming it would still be in the same place).


As for the rest, apparently it involves cutting wires (which i dont like to do...) so i dont know about that too much.

Cheers
Will

Its just plain stock. Tyres and everything is stock.

The car was only in bits for a couple of weeks - a month at the most!

It is a lot harder than what it was before the strip. Should the steering box be packed with grease as well???

Thanks for the help so far.

Cheers
Will

Hey all,

Just a quick question.

The '84 sierra just got a brand new paint job, all stripped down, sanded and painted - then all put back together. We didnt strip down the engine bay or anything like that - just the necessary parts to get a paint job done.

Now - for some reason - the steering on ...

Yeah,

ITs not going to be used as a competition car or anything - he just wants something that is good enough to take him to work and back, and somethign that is plenty capable off-road!

We started pulling her apart tonight. Took all the doors off, windows out, bonnet, everything off her and ...

84zooksta,

Can i please get some photos? if you could email them to private_wallace@iinet.net.au that would be even better!!

At the moment, im just looking to find out some info for when we get it all fixed up. We are goign to start stripping it down today - sand everything back and then give her ...

Drover_Pete, no we werent planning on adding aircon to the 1lt. Although power steering might come in handy - but lack of power would be a concern!!


Sirzooky - do you mind if a get a copy of that from you? How much do you want for a copy of it??

Is there somehwere where i can find out where the ...

The only reason we got the 1l was because we got the car for $800, and we were struggling to find any zooks around perth for a half decent price.

It needs a bit of body work - but that we are going to do, which is the easy part.

That suzki info site was pretty handy - we need to do plug gaps and ...

I am north of the river in Ballajura.

Cannington isnt too far.

I really need alot of info - i have been looking at the bible, and a few other places... but dont know much about the sierras... and where to get bits and pieces.

Is there anyone in perth who sells aftermarket parts?

Cheers
Will

HEy everyone!

We just went out and bought my brother in law an 84 suzuki sierra.

1L motor, 4speed gearbox, no aircon, no power steering.

It runs slightly rough and needs a bit of body work.

Anyhow- just wanted to find out where i can get parts for these things in WA (body lifts, etc etc) and if ...

Hi Guys,

MY brother in law has come out with my old man and I on a few of our trips (I own a TJ with 32's and my old man owns an MQ with 33's) and he is keen.

He loves the zooks!!!

We are looking at purchasing him a zook - but i wouldnt have the slightest idea on them, and where i should start ...

technically you can fit 32" tyres.. but it wont be any good for driving.

31" tyres will fit - but as matty suggested they will probably rub when swaybars are disconnected.

But - if you wanted to do it cheaply - you could do a 1" BL and MML which will stop the tyres from rubbing as much!

Cheers ...

Yankee,

I bought my extractors from Suburban4wd.com - excellent bunch of people to deal with, and they sold them to me at a reasonable price.

After the extractors, shipping and gasket, i got my extractors for $480. The most expensive part of the install is the install - if that makes sense.



I ...

Mate,

I just recently did my extractors on my TJ.


Its a bit of a pig of a job - but it wasnt super hard. You could do it in a weekend if you spent all day on it!

It was quite a simple job - but there are a few tight spots where you cant get your hand into (or out of for that matter) which makes ...

how much does a spring over conversion cost???

Rather hard / expensive thing to do?



I saw someone running extended shackles somewhere - is that a worthwhile thing to do, or is it over-rated?

CHeers
WIll

holy!

How did you guys get soo much flex in your leaf sprung patrols?

My old man's MQ flexes like a dog... well, less than what a dog peeing on a tree would flex!

Had some hairy moments watching him come up hills....

Besides sway bars - what else can i do to get it to flex a little more ...

Hi Guys,


Question about my old man's MQ again :)

Just wanted to find out if it is possible at all to convert the SWB hard top to a soft top.

We are getting rust out if it at the moment - and in order to get to some of it we had to pull the hard top off... it looks awesome as a ute :D So now we ...

Hi All,

My old man just recently bought an MQ 3.2L turbo diesel patrol.

He came out today with me in my TJ wrangler and a few of my mates and their wranglers.

We found out today that the wheels dont drop as far as what they do on the TJ's... is this just because of the leaf springs? If it is, is ...