Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hi all, Want to buy an HF radio setup for our outback trip.. Pretty pricy for new gear.. Got a few questions: 1) Barrett / Codan or other brand?? Pros/cons?? 2) Brand new or second hand?? 3) Are manual tune antennas hard to use or should you really pay for auto?? ANy advice on this would be great, I ...

Yeah man THAT IS AWESOME!!!!

Wish I was 10 years old again,

Keep the pics flowing,

Quick question, how you going to run that thing petrol/battery??

Cheers,

Paul

I have to agree, ive not heard anything bad about MTR's.. Am currently looking at new tyres, roughly the same questions etc as this post.. Was sold on Coopers, then heard a lot of negative sentiments, whereas the MTR's all good.. This is very confusing and the more you read the more confused you get ...

Hi all,

I have a GQ patrol, wanting to replace tyres and rims.. Basically either 33x12.5R15 or 285/75R16.. Im putting Goodyear MTR's on with just plain old white sunny's or equivalent..

Can anyone give me any good reasons to choose one over the other??

Thanks heaps,

Cheers,

Paul

Hi all,

Sorry for the same post as BFG tyres.. But a whole bunch of people reccommend Goodyear MTR's so how much for these and how many of you seriously think these are the best tyres for TOURING!!

Thanks heaps,

Paul

Hi all,

Basically I need some heavy duty lower rear control arms, with RUBBER bushes and ill need adjustable panhards soon too..

Can I get suggestions as to:

1) Which brand is good/best??
2) How much should I expect to pay??
3) Where to get them??

Thanks all,

Paul

Hi there, Most people dont know but Pedders released 2deg offset RUBBER castor correction bushes, I was told less than 12 months ago.. I got a set and am testing them at present.. The guy said all the tests done suggest about 3 times better flex and a lot longer durability, though no figures given ...

Thanks for all the replies.. Yeah I should have added that ive just bought the car and it had extractors and a 2.5in exhaust already on it.. I would really like to turbo but as I said money is tight.. Patrol has 240,000kms on it and injectors have never been serviced.. I was thinking having them re ...

Hi all,

quick question for anyone interested.. OTHER than a turbo or supercharged, what do people think are the best modifications to get a bit more pep out of a natuarlly aspirated TD42..

Basically the cost is the limiting factor at the moment..

Thanks for your help,

Paul

MTR's?? Can you please elaborate a bit on this for me please.. Ta

Paul

Hi there, I hope this isn't too irrelavent but I don't own a set of these tyres, though I am currently looking at buying either Cooper ST or STT.. My main issue here is I am looking at doing a whole bunch of touring but like the weekend "hard stuff" so I would prefer STT's but am constantly being ...

Its a diesel - Does that make a difference??

Also, in regard to the comment about the booster leaking - what is the exact problem and how does this cause that spongy feeling??

Thanks heaps,

Paul

Hi all, Ok so ive overhauled my brake system, braided lines all round, new rear slave cylinders and pads, seal kit in both front calipers and pads, bleed lines extensively - Brakes still have a really crap feel - With engine running I pump the brake and it goes hard - Hold foot on brake is soft and ...

Thanks for the heads up on the chroming and plating... So I guess they are discontinued for a reason... Anyway now I just goto find a good price on the new ones!!

Thanks again,

Paul

Hi all, Basically I want to buy some 3rds lower control arms for a GQ Patrol.. Only thing is I want the chrome plated type, which apparently they dont make anymore.. Now they have blue painted ones.. Anyone know where they might have stock of the old ones?? I want to get panhards to go with them too ...

Ok.. Thanks fatassgq ive just been out to the garage and jammed the tape in - basically im measuring 120mm ish, bottom of bumpstop to steal pad, so im assuming thats a 2.5 - 3 inch lift correct?? Now, further to what Dak wrote - after I installed the suspension initially I thought the steering was ...

Thanks for the advice, Basically to provide more info on the car - GQ Patrol - The lift is about 2-3 inches im not totally sure I measured it and it is about 2.5 over what it had when I bought it.. only problem being it had an Old man emu kit in it when I bought it (kit was over 10 years old) and im ...

Hi all,

A quick piece of advice - I know castor correction limits flex etc and I wish I could get around it, but can't - so can anyone suggest any brand of castor bushes over others, for better durability and/or performance??

Thanks everybody,

Paul

Well, it sound like the crowd has spoken (small crowd, but hey) anyway, to answer my own question - I have contacted people elsewhere and just to let people kNOW - IPF basically says there is no difference in any of the light specs, only the asthetics of the lights to match cars with rectangular ...

Thanks for that GUJohnno.. I was kinda leaning toward round anyway as the car lights are round and I figured with a round reflector surface shape the light would be more direct?? Maybe??

Ok, this is most likely really easy - BUT what is the advantage of rectangular or round driving lights?? Eg im looking at IPF XS Sport and the 800 is square 900 round both the same globe/price/everything, except shape - what do I buy?? Thanks

Yeah apparently some Nissans had longer brake lines, some shorter, just depends on the car to whether or not you need longer ones for a 3 inch lift..

Ok thanks for that, hopefully some more input soon

Hi there, Basically I am in the process of gathering parts together to lift my GQ Patrol.. I have bought a set of Dobinson coils which will be about a 2-3 inch lift (most likely 2.5 from what ive read), these have been matched with Bilstein shocks (extended) and a set of polyairs.. Now getting to my ...

Anything else anybody??

Hi there, I have recently purchased a 1990 GQ Patrol and am now looking at getting it turbo'd. I have looked at many kits, Denco, Safari, ATX, MTQ (DTS) and the more I read the more confused im getting. Could I please have some feedback as to what people think/recommend for my 4x4, why, and what ...

Hello there, I have just bought a 1990 GQ Patrol and wish to set up the suspension for some long touring of Australia early next year. I have looked at Old man emu, TJM XJS, Dobinson, Tough dogs, Lovells as well as Koni shocks, Rancho etc. I need to carry a significant amount of weight so need heavy ...