Outer Limits 4x4 Board

If you stick the lock rite in the front it won't effect the daily driving, only working when the hubs are locked (or the diff, if it's got ADD). I had this setup with my 4Runner, eventually putting an Air Locker in the rear aswell. It will make a huge difference offroad, only downside you might noti...

ofr57 wrote: question is

did ya drive it

That's what I was thinking.




Chris, you should have your bulletin now, Dustin reposted (with a different title) It's just a C&P of the first post, but it's bound to get some extra people through the gates.

Roctoy Designfab wrote: isn't there already going to be 2 too many "Tom's" there?

where's my bulletin?

I didn't invite Tom,

As long as everyone reposts it, you'll get it eventually

You'd wanna keep the torsion bar winding to a minimum (1" at the most), because it actually increases the spring load and reduces the available flex. Twisty has the BJ spacers on his 4Runner, would be the best one to ask I think. You can get 4" spacer kits which don't change the ride/ trav...

I just stuck it up on MySpace too, that might bring a few.

- MissForby + 1 (possibly +5 actually)
- Alexcliffo + 5ish
- BigCat + 5ish
- Playdoh + 3ish with me + 10ish from the4wdzone.com
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How does being at Eastern Creek affect entry fees?

Still per vehicle? How much roughly?

I may have converted more fans, this will be the selling point

That's helps for the people who were undecided between WERock and Blackrat, I just had my leave approved for that w'end, hafta find something else to do.

Lithgow Tyre service have always done a really good job on mine, and they will take requests, and do it to your specs if you want.

Going by that, worst case would be slightly lower revs than a standard diesel, might need more gearchanging for hills if it's outside the powerband on the hwy.
It's unlikely to be really noticible.

I can't quote off-hand anything other than manual V6 (4.3), each engine had it's own ratio, and the auto models were different to the manuals.

I think the main difference is that Airflow is a one piece unit, whereas Safari has a seperate ram on top which can be turned around for mud, or replaced with a precleaner for dust, apart from that no real difference.

Just to keep the debate alive ;) That IFS kit is a straight lift kit, designed to gain height, all other considerations are secondary. To be fair in that comparison, the live axle swap should have had heavy duty standard height coils with six inch spacers, as that is effectively what was done with t...

Half my suspension is imported, the tax and customs charges can get pretty nasty, with electronic entry charge, tradegate charge, tradegate GST, GST, have a chat to a customs broker, they should be able to talk you through whats involved, I used IFB network in Matraville for my stuff, they were real...

Are you selling the whole range, or just the coilovers? I was thinking that their non-coilover shocks would be a good match to the 2.5 DR's I have on the front of my 90 series.

I sheared the splines of a stub axle in my 4Runner ( i blame the difflock, couldn't be my driving ), but i,ve never broken a CV

Yeah but I bet the Prado owner drives like a Sissy Girl :D :D :D I'll bet my panel beater wishes I did, that gold is hard to match, lol (as you can see on the bottom shot with the rear bumper) The bar is a Formula Offroad winch bar with the uprights cut off. As long as you remember that IFS needs t...

I learnt to drive in a Paj, first car was an IFS 4Runner, now I have a Prado, every vehicle has it's weak links. My Prado currently has only about 6" difference at the wheel between front and rear travel, so the main issue remains that IFS ground clearance is not constant as mentioned above, de...

The exact centre of your tyre should be where the wheel "turns" for steering. This line is traced from teh top and bottom swixel points. If it sits outward or inward from this then impacts will load the steering trying to turn the car. More force, more wear, poor handling. Paul Again, not...

The biggest limiting factor in the Prado is the upper ball joint, it binds before full droop is achieved, replace it with a heim joint, and get an extended travel coilover, and you're set :) For the record, with the standard suspension, removing the swaybar on a 95 series Prado won't improve the art...

You could have the end of it turned out to the side, so you don't land on it (something I have to do one day).

Hmmnnn Deja vu, The last thread on the pro's and cons of K&N filters got pretty long. To add my 2c to the actual question, i'd say stick with the K&N cleaning products. If you think it's getting expensive, consider the cost of how many paper filters you would have tossed at this rate. That s...

Yeah it was an option on the later model ones (i think they had front disc brakes too)

tuff4runner wrote:im lookin at puting them in ipf 900xs spot and spread how do u think thay will go with hid and whats the best light to put in ie 4000k and so on

Make sure you check what sort of globe the 900xs has, don't think it has H3 like most others (my fourby's in the panel beaters, so I can't check)

I don't know about the engine, but as for the tyres, 31's will fit stock, some 32's might also, a 2" lift will be plenty, (I had 33's on my 4Runner with just 2" of lift)

They are definately prone to sagging, and you can wind them up easily enough (just remember to jack the vehicle up first because the adjustment bolt is very easy to strip) $800 is about average for torsion bars, but unless you have a steel bar and winch, I wouldn't bother with HD bars, I had them on...

Don't know anywhere local, but I got mine from:

www.frontrangeoffroadfab.com

I had a V6 'Runner before the Prado, stock tyres were 30", and the stock ratio for the V6 was 4.33

I'd agree with the 4.88's for sure.

You haven't really gone into detail with this plan of yours, but have you considered lowering the diff, so that the CV's are closer to zero degrees at standing height?

And are you using ball, or heim joints on the control arms?

I'll see if i can wrangle some helpers from the Lithgow club at our next meeting (october), just PM me with anything you would likely need.