Outer Limits 4x4 Board

My 00 79 is 150 000 by the book. I.ve have owned it since new now done 140 000 and no light yet. And yes it works!

Descending a steep hill with over rides - get half way down, realise you are on the wrong line, try to back up, trailer brakes lock even more. Get out to engage the lockout, over ride ram is compressed just enough to stop the lockout disabling the brakes. Go back to the car get spanners, drop fluid,...

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I've had a read of the manual (related to the last of the V8 100's).According to the manual the centre diff lock should only engage when the button is pushed. ie low range without the lock should be achievable. I know the earlier models locked automatically with low range. As stated the manual relat...

I've only skimmed this thread-sore eyes. It may be mentioned above but, thermostat partially opening sounds feasable. Boil it and see what it does.

Not 100% sure but I suspect that the 100series TE engine has an immobiliser from factory. May be painful.

Bogged, can't help much but can tell you that 16x8 51 series pro comp rockcrawler steels are series three GU offset + 17mm. I run 5 inches of lift in a series three with 285/75. Tyres still belt rear inner guards.

There is a thread on this somewhere but will briefly go back over something I saw recently. I witnessed a GU three on the dyno recently. It had been fitted with an homemade frontmount setup. The thing made less power and torque post intercooler fitment. The loss was due to the amount of plumbing req...

let it rub. i'm running 5" springs, factory + 17mm offset rockcrawlers, and scungy 285 /75's. still rubs,makes a noise, takes paint off and doesn't matter two knobs.

Top mount intercoolers allow shorter piping from the turbo thru the intercooler and into the intake. Many people underestimate the importance of that fact. I recently witnessed a vehicle (GU III) that had its factory top mount removed and replaced with a custom front mount only to loose 2psi at the ...

Just about any cv in any vehicle is bustable. If your'e running big suspension, big power, big tyres, lockers, possibly low gearing and you actually drive the thing reaching somewhere near its physical limits then I don't know of any Toyota cv that is going to outsurvive a GU cv

The early model 80 series sucks, they're more prone to breaking stuff no matter how you drive it That's crap MC. I've had my 90 model 80 for 8 yrs and haven't broken a thing. I haven't been soft with it and have driven over terrain that 100 series and GU patrols have broken CV's, diffs and trailing...

Agree with ATS on this. Running a full set of braided on a series 3. Pedal feel is vastly improved but can't say that the thing pulls up any quicker.

Running gearmaster in a series 3 gu. 3.74:1 reduction (85%) No dramas

I own three sets of MTR's. Two sets for a GU and one set for a 79 series. The tires on the 79 are for offroad use only. (Have road tires) They have completed around 30000klms. 90% offroad. Cape York, The Kimberley, Desert trips aswell as many to Cruiser Park. As for the GU, 1 road set, 1 offroad set...

hows the engine?

runing c-c bushes in a 79 series ute and a GU wagon. The bushes work ok in the 79 but bind the GU's front up pretty bad. Probably an overkill with 3" of lift but if you are serious drop boxes or arms would be my choice. If you poke around on this site you'll find good info on this topic

Rainbow Warrior,
All alloy 350- RODECK. Get ready to part with your left arm though.

Rainbow Warrior,
All alloy 350- RODECK. Get ready to part with your left arm though.

Rockcrawler31. Own a 79 series ute with 2" spring and 2" bodylift. I run 2" offset rims. At Cruiser park the thing is possitively scary on sideslopes. I thought by keeping the sringlift to 2" and lifting the body the rest it might have turned out OK. If you look at military bodie...

Rockcrawler31. Own a 79 series ute with 2" spring and 2" bodylift. I run 2" offset rims. At Cruiser park the thing is possitively scary on sideslopes. I thought by keeping the sringlift to 2" and lifting the body the rest it might have turned out OK. If you look at military bodie...

Correct me if I'm wrong but here goes: Mogs 404. Centres:3.54:1, Hubs: 2.13:1. Total = 7.54:1 Sam would be able to tell you exactly but I think his rover was running about a 6.7:1 first gear with 2:1 low range. Ends up at 100:1. Don't know if all 404's have the same ratios.

I figured that by fiting drop boxes I could go back to using standard Nissan front bushes. Guessing that the factory rubber bushes would flex more than the hard bushes I'm currently using. Also thought by realigning the chassis end of the front arm it might end up with more down tavel aswell. Probab...

3rd drop arms v wizard drop boxes. Any thoughts welcomed.

Just when I thought I was beginning to become intelligent I now find that I need to ask why the Marks gear set requires a backlash eliminator and the Rockhoppers don't. As I said I'm easily confused

Just reread the thread and was just wondering what Duncan meant when he said that you don't have to use the thin gears. Do you mean the backlash eliminator. I put a set of Marks in mine and he supplied a new one for the large end of the idler. It appears as though I'm easily confused.

If you replace the bearings (and even if you don't) check lay shaft end float. Nissan supply a range of shims to correct it

Gear oil being forced back up the line muffles the air release also.

CookieMonster. have used a set of MTR's for the last four years. The tyres have covered about 30000klms of mainly high speed (80kph) dirt fitted to a 79series. The ute is set up as a tourer and tows an offroad camper. All up the combo weighs 4200kg. The MTR's bite hard on firm gravel and firmly pack...