Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Just got my roll cage mod plated yesterday, talk about leaving it to the last minute! Only a few days left to the end of April now.

Had an interesting chat to the engineer about the rule change, asked what about the mine vehicles that will require A pillar cages. He said that the mines are getting ...

Yes it will still be doing it on LPG, it controls the throttle blades. It slows the throttle blades down just before they're fully shut. Sounds like your issue is the dashpot taking too long to fully close the throttle blades.
If you google "dashpot carbie" you can learn more about it and also what ...

Could be a malfunctioning Dashpot

When you step off the gas pedal the dashpot slows the closing of the throttle, like a shock absorber. Sounds like your dashpot is too slow/sticky

I agree 100% that fox or kings would be better, but that's not the reason I'm doing it

Cheers mate!

brando4x4 wrote:Got some Pics I have collected over the years I'll try and upload them

That would be much appreciated, thanks!

why???? why not get the correct shock??

Why??? the answer is very simple, it's budget. i can't afford afford the "correct" shock and by correct shock I'm assuming you mean something like a triple bypass fox shock that might stand a chance of keeping 2.2 tons of patrol under control when you're ...

I've had vibrations at highway speeds that turned out to be loose nuts on the 2 inch body lift.

Another time it was a worn rear wheel bearing, just some ideas

Does anyone have photos of a twin shock setup in the front and/or rear of a GQ/GU?

I'm going to attempt this in the next few weeks and after some ideas so i don't have to re-invent the wheel.

Thanks

I used Zenith Engineering in Milton to make a bigger diameter alternator pulley for me, they only charged $160 and it was good work

Thanks for taking the time to post that up, much appreciated!

Hey thanks that would be great, could you post a pic of what the back of the box looks like and if it's not too much trouble would you mind counting the splines on the output shaft? Thanks!

What does the back of a gq 5 speed look like once you've unbolted the transfer? Is there an output shaft poking out with an oil seal? Can a yoke be put on and the gearbox used in a 2wd application?

Another small point...

A longer dispstick will mean less oil volume, not more as incorrectly stated in earlier posts

If you have a lift kit and you have not got lengthened sway bar links then the sway bar will often not click back into place easily just by driving. Best way is as mentioned above, lie under the car and push it up by hand until it clicks back into place. Then the light will go out on the dash

Thanks for the help guys, just finished adjusting and test driving it. It was easy... :-)

Hey guys,

I've got play in my steering and I've narrowed it down to the steering box (you can wriggle the steering wheel a couple of inches either way and the steering shaft turns into the steering box without the pitman arm moving)

Is adjusting the play out of the steering box something that can ...

I have a set of 82series adjustables and they're awesome shocks, I can only imagine the 90 series would be even better. They adjustable so if the ride is to firm then just adjust them

Is it possible to brace it? I have braced mine to the other side of the chassis in a GQ. I know from competing in outback challenges years ago this is what everyone was doing or they did tear the chassis apart. If its braced i don't think you need the bolt on nissan strengthening brace.

This is ...

I'm thinking about buying a TD42 GQ, just wondering what sort of fuel consumption I can expect to get from a TD42 or TD42 turbo. How km's to the tank are you guys getting? Probably be running 33's

I bought a speedwerx bender with hydraulic bottle Jack, works well

I run 40psi all round on the highway

Mine runs just under halfway

He hasn't pulled out the thermostat has he? If so then put it back in.

hi all, back again. had bit of a dead spot for awhile and went no further with the project but things are looking good again only this time im looking to do and all play car only no work. also does anybody know much about V8 conversins into gq SWB? can you fit a VE 6.0l in them? if not what size ...

A patrol with a shake? I'm sure i've seen this covered before...

Try doing a search

But it will be things like wheel balance, wheel bearings, any of your suspension bushes, loose body lift bolts.

TheGatta wrote:I think regarding UHF`s , people should have a look at this --------------

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so will our current 40 channel UHF's still work when they bring out the new channels?

On my 4inch lifted gq I sleeved the lower rear arms, made them 16mm longer and left the uppers alone, seems to be working fine for me.

But not sure with regard to your 6 inch lift

The v6 will be very underpowered for the patrol, for example I have gq with the Holden 5.0 v8 and the performance is just okay

Are you sure? If an engine has a total final drive ratio of 1:1 (for example) and one wheel locks up, I do not see how the other wheel is going suddenly start spinning twice as fast, unless engine RPM also were to change.

that's the way a diff works, so that when you are going round corners and ...

Mrowka wrote:Diffs would be locked together, but the individual wheels are not locked to the diffs (unless you have lockers in).

yes but I think if you locked up one front wheel on an open diff in 4wd then the other front wheel will now have to spin twice as fast due to the diff action?