Outer Limits 4x4 Board

ive been looking for a while and cant find one in australia, does any one know where i can buy a bikini top for my fj40 in australia?
thanks

im trying to buy some rims for my new muddies. i just bought some rims and the offset seems to be pos 3, what are these rims for? the rims on my car seem to be neg 6, this doesnt seem right either? for a fj40 the off set is meant to be neg 28 right? whats the easyest way to measure the offset ...

i have some of the original rear seats that come in the lx models but they are too wide to fit my roll bars around them.

does anyone know what other seats will fit easily between the wheel arches without to much fabrication?

thanks for you help

i need to get a 60s front and rear diff and gearbox couriered
does anyone know how much these items would weigh?

please help
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i have a 350chev in my fj40lx and seem to be having fuel problems, does anyone know which fuel line comming out of the tank is the return and which is the supply?

i cant seem to find a diagram in the service manual anywhere.

any help would be great
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does anyone know where i can get a floor console like this one in australia or something similar that can be locked?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 892&rd=1,1

thanks clint

this is the fronts

ok im might have another problem, are my shackles ment to be on a 45deg angle?

as this is what my rears look like

hey im in croydon aswell, no it has ironman leaf springs that are load carrying ones and ironman shocks aswell.

im going to get some new shockers for the front as the back seems much better now.

thanks clint

ok sounds like i dont have to rush out and spend 2gs on a arb air locker then, fewww.

just aswell i have a winch, i guess im going to learn quickly how to use it.

thanks heaps for your advise guys.
thanks clint

ok i got the coil springs out of the back a couple of days ago and all seems well.
the ride in the rear has softened alot and the over all ride seems better.

the front is still hard, im going to try some softer shockers in the front to try to loosen it up.

thanks clint

i just bought my first 4x4, a LX fj40 with a 350 chev 4sp box.
being new to 4x4 should i be worried that i dont have a lsd or locker?

going on my first off road drive in a couple of weeks and want to have as few a problems as possiable.

any advise would be great.
thanks clint

thanks for the replys guys,

bog cog gave me a price of $660 today to do the job.

anyone know a good 4x4 mechanic in eastern suburbs of melbourne?

dirty rock star, thanks for the offer but i have disks in the front and im in melbourne anyway.
thanks guys

i just had my car to outback 4x4 and they did some work on my fj40 82mdl and they told me that my swivel hub bearings and seals have gone. they quoted me $800 to replace the bearings and seals and a wheel alingment. is this price ok as it seems a bit heigh and the bill they gave me for the other ...

what do you guys think about putting ome shocks and springs in a fj40?
im going there next weeks to see what they can do for me.

does anyone have an fj40 with ome springs and shocks in?
what do you think of them?



any help would be great
thanks clint

thanks thats the guy i was thinking of. i just bought my car and the suspension is all ass about, also want to get a air diff lock put in, and a few tie rod ends done. i also need some short fiberglass rear doors which i think this guy has. thanks for your help guys i have a LX 82mdl fj40, would ...

hi
i just bought my fj40 and i noticed somewhere on the forum a mention about a workshop in dandenong that basicly only does fj40's?
can anyone help me with a number or name of this place?

please
thanks

im about to take the coils out as i think they might stress the chassis rail too much where its not ment to. i have ironman shocks, does anyone know if these are a really hard type of shock. As that may explain why the front is really hard considering the front doesnt have coils aswell. are there ...

where can i get a roll bar that looks like the one on this car?

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p236 ... ollbar.jpg


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thanks for the reply, ill check on how many leafs there are, but it is very bouncy.
is there any way to tell if its a proper Outback suspension job?
thanks

i just bought a shorty 40 82mdl it has a very stiff ride and it has coil springs on top of the leaf springs. is this normal for this model? can i just pull the coil springs out to give it a softer ride? also i need to get a roll bar for it is there anywhere to buy these of the shelf? thanks for any ...