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just wanting to swap from the bus-sized standard GQ steering wheel to something slightly smaller diameter. are there any easy swaps? i've heard pulsar steering wheels fit fairly easily?

i've just replaced my gq steering box with a gu and have a gq front end still. i have a heavy duty gq tie rod but not sure if i will be able to find the correct ends to fit the pitman arm on one side and the gq fitting on the other. i would rather not bore out the gu pitman arm. any advice?

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just wondering if anyone knows if i'll have any issues with doing this?
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after hitting a stump last weekend, the steering wheel is now at about 90 degrees to where it should be. nothing's bent: drag link is straight, column is straight, box isn't leaking...do i just take the wheel off and put it back on straight? any ideas?

mainly day trips and weekends/long weekends.

just wondering what sorts of things i should be taking with me as spares? i have been told a set of cv's and some radiator/heater hose. obviously oil and water would also be handy. any suggestions?

just wondering if anyone knows how to stop the hazy stuff from building up on the inside of a windscreen? it's a new car and i've used everything to try and stop it but it keeps coming back. i travel a lot of km's, like about 1200km per week and with all the recent hot weather, wonder if it's got an...

i have mechanical bead locks so should be sweet.

just wondering if anyone reckons punctures happen on one side of the car or another more? i.e. does the passenger side cop more punctures cos you can't see/judge that side as well as the drivers side? the reason i'm asking is i have pedes x4 but now need a spare and as pedes are directional, wonderi...

i've got a td42 and i had some but not all of the problems you have. i had white smoke on start up and a biatch to crank over. no leaking coolant though. the problems: split fuel line and poor earth. $50 later and so far, it's all good.

i don't know, but i'll buy your diff ratios off ya when you start parting it out.....

i have a late '88 gq and it has rear discs.

going with the resistance theory, more agressive tread also means more friction on the road surface. more friction = more force to spin = more fuel used. if you had 35" road pattern and 35" simex pedes, you'd still use way more fuel with the pedes as the tread creates more friction which m...

just wondering how long it will take to swap radius arms over on a gq? i have the other set with offset bushes already pressed in so just need to swap 'em over.

the place was a scrap joint in bayswater, almost opposite bunnings but can't remember the name. it's not stainless but aluminium, 4". they also had stainless for the same price (around $6 per kg) but stainless was a bit harder to come by in 4' tube. it's in really good condition and super easy ...

truck bits in dandenong. they're about $30 or so each. I got one 90deg bend and two 45deg bends, 8 clamps for around $100. add that to the $12 i paid for 2 metres of pipe, a few man-hours and that's a cheaper and better looking snorkel than anything @RB sells! oh, and make sure you get the clamps th...

i have the same problem, but mine is a bit more than a weep. it's because there's no sulphur in diesel fuel anymore and the older pump seals relied on this to be maintained in a functional manner. now no sulphur = corroding seals. you can get the seals replaced for around $300-400 at a shop, or an o...

and there's so many gqs that have been DIY lifted without any problems. alll of the possible other mods required are basic to do yourself, don't let a professional salesman sway you. it is one of the most basic mods you can do yourself without any major probs. yes there are some other things that ma...

i agree. i have zero mechanical skills and did it with a mate in 3 hours on the weekend. yes you need tools, but hey, if you're about to start modifying your truck and take it off road, you can't call a workshop out in the bush when things go wrong. start to learn about your truck, spend the coin on...

the answer is: one day! saturday arvo (3 hrs) for the body lift and sunday morning for the springs. the body lift was far easier than i thought, the two back bolts were a breeze to get out, only needed an old hair dryer to heat 'em up. now for the guard chop to fit my 36"s and snorkel, bar and ...

you need to take the front seatbelt mounts off to get to the mid body mounts as they are directly underneath the seatbelt retractor.

i also have one and they can be a b!tch to engage and/or disengage. mine engages fine, its disengaging that is a pain in the.....there's some different solenoid that makes the engagement factor much better, do a search on here.

thanks guys. i've already cracked all nuts except rear 2, will need heat gun for those. done all the annoying things already like transfer boot, setbelt mounts, bullbar etc. hopefully all will go well, cheers.

so i've got all the necessary parts to do a 3" spring and 2" body lift - could i knock that out in a weekend? or am i dreaming?

so, i found out over the weekend that it's already been removed - i knew i wasn't going mental!

about to do a 2" body lift and after reading a bit and asking around, i have been told that there is a bottom section that clips off. however, mine seems to be all in one piece. it does look like the fan will not hit the shroud once lifted as the fan looks like it is setback a bit from the back...

so in other words, spring compressor won't be necessary for 3"? i realise that castors/drop boxes will be required as will panhards etc but as for the actually fitting, nothing else is required?

does this method also apply for changing from factory height to 3" springs and shocks?

if you do a search on here under "factory locker" you should be able to find one. i know it's on here somewhere, i just have not been able to find it again. it's all the wiring diagrams.

know a guy who put a navara one in for around $300, bought it 2nd hand and installed himself.