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by Struth
Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:01 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: Lockers
Replies: 1
Views: 1983

Re: Lockers

TJM lockers are air lockers not air leakers like ARB units
by Struth
Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:59 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

About $220 per corner, but then price doesn't mean quality.
Wouldn't want to waste $800 plus on the wrong shocks.
by Struth
Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:42 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

Did some slight mods on Saturday and bolted the claws on for a lo range run Saturday night. Put some 1" coil spacers in front to level the car out and the claws fitted with no scrubbing, made a couple of lower shock extenders for the front shocks as they only allowed 1.5 inch down travel, they gave ...
by Struth
Sat Nov 22, 2014 1:32 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

Yep nice solution right there
by Struth
Wed Nov 19, 2014 8:57 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

agreed, I found that with the 60s diffs coiled in the 4 Runner and 80s RAs up front it was hard to get the suspension balanced off road, rear did most of the flexing. Was always gunna fit a rear sway bar one day to fix that. Front did flex nicely with spaced castor plates but also the RAs were ...
by Struth
Mon Nov 17, 2014 11:39 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

Thanks Milo but I want to keep road manners as best as possible, spacing the castor plates achieves several things, more flex, reset castor after lift, move diff forward a smidge if required.

Rear sway bar will stay connected and only front will get disconnects.

Cheers
by Struth
Sun Nov 16, 2014 11:45 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

I was thinking similar at the front only unpin both sides and support the sway bar out of the way.

Wont happen until suspension and axle mods are sorted first though.
by Struth
Fri Nov 14, 2014 2:23 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

Yes the links are short for sure, will see what I can come up with though.

I have almost that much tire to guard clearance already EMO.
by Struth
Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:51 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

Nice I was considering remote res down the track but they are BS expensive, longer shocks on modded mounts would be cheaper. New conundrum, the 1HZ is 500,000 km old but drives and sounds pretty sweet. I have a factory turbo setup available to me and would run it intercooled at about 6psi with boost ...
by Struth
Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:16 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

Thanks guys, its nearly ready for a roady tomorrow. After that I can consider suitable mods. My thoughts are, 2" lift, its a 91 so should be equivalent to 3" on post 92 models, Test on 35s, Space front castor plates to allow RAs to flex more and reset castor at same time, Sway bar dis connects for ...
by Struth
Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:19 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

Nice thanks, what is different on the springs ?
by Struth
Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:51 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

Its a 91 btw, thanks
by Struth
Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:45 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

Re: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

Daily, Hi Country and out with the boys in the state forests occasionally. So I want to get 35s under with minimal lift and no guard cutting or body lift. Legality of tire size can be damned, they are easy to change to the smaller set and it will run 33" ATs when not in the bush. I will research the ...
by Struth
Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:13 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.
Replies: 37
Views: 8093

80 series gurus answer my noob questions please.

Starting on an 80 build and have all noob questions, 1 at a time.

What is normally required to fit 35 x 12.5 tires?
by Struth
Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:10 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series diffs
Replies: 2
Views: 1314

Re: 80 series diffs

Oh well I have one locker to suit at least, need to source a front air locker then.

Cheers
by Struth
Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:06 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: 80 series diffs
Replies: 2
Views: 1314

80 series diffs

Hello, I know 80 front diff is high pinion, but is the centre same size as rear and will it accept same locker as a rear?

Thanking you
by Struth
Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:33 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: overheating question, diagnosis needed!
Replies: 7
Views: 1903

Re: overheating question, diagnosis needed!

Could be a blockage in the heater hose side of the cooling system or the heater tap as well.
by Struth
Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:10 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Arb bars only taking warn winches
Replies: 13
Views: 4063

Re: Arb bars only taking warn winches

Busiboy wrote:For the last time, the mount is generic, it fits, it was the posts of the bar fouling on the clutch.

Gee sorry :finger:

We strayed from your original concept :D
by Struth
Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:24 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Coldsaw or bandsaw for home fab work
Replies: 18
Views: 3526

Re: Coldsaw or bandsaw for home fab work

For home use a hot saw should be fine, they are noisy, messy and tend to not cut straight, but they will suffice.

A cold saw beats a hot saw hands down for speed, accuracy and noise, but they are very expensive.

Cheers
by Struth
Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:20 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Arb bars only taking warn winches
Replies: 13
Views: 4063

Re: Arb bars only taking warn winches

Most, probably almost all, winches use the standard pattern, some have larger bodies (the Avenger Mako for example will not fit many ARB bars) so you need to be careful that any winch you buy will fit the bar.

Cheers
by Struth
Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:26 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Arb bars only taking warn winches
Replies: 13
Views: 4063

Re: Arb bars only taking warn winches

You will find ARB bars are primarily made to fit the winches they sell, to me it seems wrong, to do that. But then why should they bother designing bars to fit winches from all around the world. They shouldn't really. There business is to supply a good bulbar, which they do that works as they ...
by Struth
Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:01 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Goodyear MTR Kevlar, any good
Replies: 13
Views: 2738

Re: Goodyear MTR Kevlar, any good

I think I better grab them, too cheap to pass up I reckon.
by Struth
Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:38 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Goodyear MTR Kevlar, any good
Replies: 13
Views: 2738

Re: Goodyear MTR Kevlar, any good

How do they perform in mud, I am fairly certain they will eat rocks for brekky, just not sure on mud which we get a lot of in melb' area wheeling.
by Struth
Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:37 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Goodyear MTR Kevlar, any good
Replies: 13
Views: 2738

Re: Goodyear MTR Kevlar, any good

Thanks guys, I may go get them, it was just hard to get any reviews on the net that weren't 50% bad and 50% good.
by Struth
Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:46 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Goodyear MTR Kevlar, any good
Replies: 13
Views: 2738

Re: Goodyear MTR Kevlar, any good

Thanks mate will do

Cheers
by Struth
Tue Aug 05, 2014 10:46 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Welding advice
Replies: 13
Views: 3260

Re: Welding advice

The larger earth pin is to prevent you plugging 15A devices into 10A circuits.
Same goes through the various 3 phase plug sets as well.
by Struth
Tue Aug 05, 2014 10:42 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Goodyear MTR Kevlar, any good
Replies: 13
Views: 2738

Goodyear MTR Kevlar, any good

Hi just point me in the direction of the appropriate thread if it already exists.

I have been offered 4 brand new in 35 x 12.5 x 15 for $1000.
I will jump on it if these tires are good for my needs which is Mud, Clay and rocks.

Cheers
by Struth
Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:52 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: A bad day.... [PIC]
Replies: 8
Views: 2349

Re: A bad day.... [PIC]

r0ck_m0nkey wrote:
chris_stoffa wrote:I'm gunna bet that it was never recovered..........unless they had a Skyhook :lol:
Not the same one, but this shows similar situations.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA4pUalceVE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The original maxtrax in the vid too.
by Struth
Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:16 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: To the welding gurus out there
Replies: 40
Views: 4385

Re: To the welding gurus out there

Who made the original tank ?

Long Range Automotive in Lilydale, Melbourne do good gear, hope it wasn't them.
by Struth
Wed Feb 19, 2014 4:31 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: To the welding gurus out there
Replies: 40
Views: 4385

Re: To the welding gurus out there

It is an appalling excuse for welding and should never have left their factory. You should never (if you have) fitted it to your car. You should have sent it back as soon as you saw it. You should have accepted their offer of another, inspected it before taking it and that is that simple really. For ...