Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I have had a six inch lift in my GQ for the past 7 or so years and it isnt too bad to drive on or off road. In addition to plenty of hard stuff, it has seen the Simpson twice as well as Cape York. Its driveability was mainly due to the very firm coil rate that I went with, which limits the body roll ...

Deep cycle would be the way to go. Crankers are not made with thick enough plates to do more than several deep cycles before they start to fail.

Look at a decent AGM in any of their construction methods (spiral Optima or flat plate Odyssey) as you generally get better depth of discharge and ...

Seems as though no one lists the Ah capacity for their cranking batteries.

Does anyone have an idea of how many Ah you would typically get from your standard large 4WD battery — like a 700CCA Centaury N70ZZL or something similar?

Just trying to decide wether I should buy a deep cycle for my ...

I have found that wear in the panhard bushes combined with a little too much castor is usually the prime cause (although any number of other things may contribute).
The panhard bushes may only be 12months old but I would still replace or check them - especially if they are urethene.

I think the ...

I have had one of the cheaper 'Lokka' lockrights in my GQ for around 7 or 8 years. Yes, you have to drive accordingly as the torque steer is annoying on general dirt road driving. For touring the Lokka sux as high range 4x4 is useless in most cases (due to the tight steering).
If I had the money at ...

Yep, I'd be interested if the price was realistic.
I have a front mounted intercooler and last week fitted some aluminium mesh across the front of it (the stuff that you can get from Supercheap for $30).
I swear that after this my truck was noticably slower. Removed the mesh and exposed the cooler ...

Try this:
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/ ... /vsi02.pdf

Just called Goodyear in OZ and as far as they are concerned an 8.5" rim is as narrow as you can go with a 12.5" MTR - no if's or buts.
The local tyre shop says they often fit 12.5 MTR's to 8" rims and recon it is fine. I know that it is fine in practice but I'm trying to keep my POS legal.
I have ...

MADZUKI wrote:8" is widest you can go in aust isnt it?

I'm happy with 8" rims.
Just want to make sure that my 12.5" wide tyres are legal on 8" rims.

-Scott- wrote:Isn't there some Australian tyre industry hand book which is considered the "Bible" for these sorts of questions?

Scott

Perhaps... Assuming it is a vailable over the net, does anyone have a link to such a handbook?

Is the data supplied by the tyre manufacturers regarding minimum rim width a recommendation or is it the law ?

The tyre manufacturers use the term 'Appoved rims' - from 8.5 to 11". They also offer a reccomended rim width - 10" in most cases for the 12.5" tyres.

Are these rim widths passed as ...

I have my car engineered in NSW with 12.5" wide BFG tyres on 8" rims.
While this is on my papers, I realise that most manufacturers (Goodyear/BFG etc.) give a recommended minimum rim width of 8.5" which is not legal for my rig.
Cooper seems to be the only one who list 12.5" tyres as being OK on 8 ...

Soon I will need to buy a new set of 35 x 12.5 x 15 Goodyear MTR's.
What have people been paying for them (Sydney/Wollongong areas)?
Any really good deals to be found at the moment?
Cheers
John

My old bus has 6" coil lift, 3" body and runs 35's.
It is no sports car but drives fine in all situations. The only fault is the bump steer which can be felt as a jolt through the steering wheel. There are no 'death wobbles' or any other dodgy steering traits.
It has been driven by my wife and ...

zen wrote:but why???

if its exhaust temp which you are after(which you are, )then why put after turbo????

If the EGT sensor falls apart, the bits won't go through your turbo if it is mounted in the exaust.

In some ways it can be better than a permament five link:
- Drive on the road as stock with all four bolts in place (or three bolts & one high tensile bolt converted into an easy to remove pin).
- Get to the trail, unbolt the front left and hey presto - heaps of articulation.
Works like having a ...

In some ways it can be better than a permament five link:
- Drive on the road as stock with all four bolts in place (or three bolts & one high tensile bolt converted into an easy to remove pin).
- Get to the trail, unbolt the front left and hey presto — heaps of articulation.
Works like having a ...

I have been pulling the front bolt out for around 6 or 7 years.
My Mav has 12" stroke front shocks & lifted shock towers to make the most of the available articulation.
The bushings have lasted fine (Nissan rubber) — probably replaced them 3 times in 6-7 years and the old bus has been to Cape ...

Not all fuel pumps will have the little thimble like filter — mine is an 89 Mav and it doesn’t have one. Apparently this is not really an issue.
Out of curiosity, are you pretty sure that turning the fuel adjustment screw clockwise increases the fuel? (as stated by gqmad)
I have just ...

<<What did you end up with for where it enters the inlet manifold. Instead of the cross-over pipe?>>

The cross over pipe from my aftermarket turbo kit was a two-piece affair so I just used the manifold end and turned it around to suit the new intercooler plumbing.

Just fitted a largish (600x300x76) front-mount intercooler. I used to have 12psi at the manifold, now with all of the plumbing it has dropped to 10 or 10.5psi at the same point (the wastegate actuator is turbo mounted).
So my front mount has lost me 1.5 to 2psi — not bad really. I would guess ...

Just fitted a largish (600x300x76) front-mount intercooler. I used to have 12psi at the manifold, now with all of the plumbing it has dropped to 10 or 10.5psi at the same point (the wastegate actuator is turbo mounted).
So my front mount has lost me 1.5 to 2psi — not bad really. I would guess that ...

These guys make very decent units...

http://www.justjap.com/parts_nintercoolers.htm

cheers

z

WOW $200 for a decent sized bar/plate IC. That is a bargain! They are obviously cheapo Chinese or Taiwanese imports — do you know for sure that the quality is 'decent'.
At that price I may have to ...

That's just what I needed to show my wife. We are off to Cape York so I can show her those pic's.
"That car is the same as mine honey and look what it can do".
With luck she won't be as nervous on the river crossings .

Red_MAv wrote:SO, how do these smaller wheels go when trying to view the instrument cluster?

Pretty crap, can't see much above 80kp/h with my Autotechnica wheel. You have to look around it to see the temp and fuel as well.
Anyone wana swap for a Nissan one that is in good nic (ie. not lose and twisty)?

You know everything don't you Carlton?

Does anyone know if a 96 model leaf sprung GQ ute uses the same CV's as a coil GQ wagon?

giantracing wrote:the only way to save your gq axles. pull them out put on the bench, rap them up in glad rap and sell them. then buy a complete GU front and bolt in. problem solved.........................................

Teeh he he

ludacris wrote: You can buy brand new CV's for $120 or so and then just knock them on the axle after breaking a CV.

LudaCris

Is that genuine Nissan or some other type, if so, where do you get em?

I would not bother as when you bust a CV you will definatly ground down the axle to a non reusable point. I would just carry a left and right side CV and axle complete. You will most likly bust the CV trying to get it of the axle anyway.

LudaCris

Fair call. I was just trying to save money by not ...