Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hey Chris,
Corgie Carriers pics are pretty much the same set up as mine except his looks like he retained the standard drive arm...

Actually, hey Corgie, how did you get around using the standard steering arm???? As I cant see the end where it attaches to the GQ ball joint!!!
Laters, Jim....

Hey Chris, sorry the piccie isn't that great. but as you can see (hopefully) once the radius arms were moved forward (by 15mm) the panard bracket didn't have to be moved to far away from the housing. http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/rover_owner/Steeringarm02.jpg As for the shocky mounts, as ...

by the way guys, I was looking back at some of my old posts, before I started my diff swap I was thinking of going the 60 LC diffs and remembered that a guy on here has already done it some time ago, might be worth checking out this thread if your interested... http://www.outerlimits4x4.com ...

Hey Pacman, when it came to the panard i did both, we used 15mm spacers and pushed the diff further forward (we had to take 5mm off the nut to give a couple of threads showing, this also addressed the rear of the front guard clearance) and we used the original panard bracket from the Rover diff and ...

Hi guys, Yeah the fuse panel is on the end of the dash, they're the ones I checked and they were all ok!!! and under the dash down by the accelerator pedal there are a couple of relays but cant see any fuses??? but thanks for the suggestions. If anyone else has any Ideas I'd really appreciate their ...

Hey guys, I know the name says rover_owner but I also own an import '88 Pajero Exceed 4D56 intercooled 2.5 turbo diesel. A bit of background first, I've owned the Paj since 2004 I was (and still am) the first owner since it was brought over and it only had 42,000 klm on the clock, it's been a pretty ...

Oops! the jap diffs under a Land Rover always get a good debate going aye :lol: . Cost is a big factor in any conversion which is why I went the way I have with GQ and LC80 diffs, a rough (and I mean rough) breakdown of costs for mine at the moment is $250 for the front diff complete, around $350 ...

Hey Starky, Me and a friend are currently doing diff conversions on my '86 Rangie, we fitted a GQ diff up front and have just fitted an 80 series rear. Both converions are pretty straight forward if your handy with a welder and have a bit of patience (plus know a friendly machine shop to make a ...

Here's the piccies of the front flares and the clearance at the rear of the front guard. http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/rover_owner/Flare03.jpg http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/rover_owner/Flare02.jpg http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/rover_owner/Flare01.jpg http://i265 ...

Hey Chris, As I said in my last post I intend to run 33's for the road and 35's for fun :) and when you say standard, I take it you mean standard Patrol or Toyota sizes as the Range Rover only has a 29" tyre. If you use the gq or 80 series diffs you don't need a bigger offset just 8" rims, then you ...

Kin'ell
$3-$4000 to have an auto box recoed. That's more than I payed for my Rangie . I definatley think I'm going to be looking into a manual conversion

3" flares lokka ????? :roll: I'll take some piccies in the morning (friday) and post them for you to look at zook4fun. With the Patrol offset sunraisers and 31x10.5's i've got on at the moment, you do gain a bit of width in the track, but I've got an old set of 1" (25mm) flares on that I had in the ...

Just wondering why no-one has mentioned the GQ Patrol front diff? I've just fitted one to my Rangie and there was very little fab work to be done. http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/rover_owner/2ndattempt04.jpg http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/rover_owner/Steeringarm01.jpg http://i265 ...

Hey Rick, Really nice rig mate, shame you got to sell it, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.... Just curious about the wheel spacers though? you said you used 1.5" spacers, so did you get the wheels with the standard LC offset??? Looking at doing the 60 diff thing shortly and would appreciate ...

I thought the disco had the same chassis and suspension set-up as the Range Rover!!! My one has +2" king springs and only had to knock up the lip inside the rear guard for my BFG 265/75/16 A/Ts (32") to clear. Oh, and if you set up the stops on the front diff the tyres don't rub on the radius arms ...

Hey zuffen, I had been discussing the subject of fitting the gq box and transfer to the Rangie V8 a couple of hours ago with a mate (as I've been looking at doing the gq diff swap) then read this thread!!! (freaky coinsidence!!!) So got to ask, how hard / easy was it, what did you have to change ...

Hey cloughy, I paid $200 for the diff center :cry: , and a friend of mine says he has a spare set of GQ pootrol diffs I can have for around $200!!! :cool: That's why I was interested to find out how bad the vibes are when using the rear one, and if a double cardon has been used by anyone who has ...

Hi again, I've put another standard diff center in for now so I can get back out there :P . The tyres are 32" BFG A/Ts, and I'm still looking in to a possible axle change!!!! :roll: I can understand some guys not liking the idea of fitting non Rover parts to their Rangie or Disco's, I would really ...

Hey Cloughy hold that thought, I'm still working on the missus for the extra cash I need mate..... I thought you might like to see the result of to much right foot, steep incline and loose rocks.... http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/rover_owner/Busteddiffcenter01.jpg http://i265.photobucket ...

I've been following this thread because I was considering a diff conversion after busting my diff first time off road on 32" BFG's, :oops: admttedly i was on a rather steep incline with loose rock at the top of the incline and it took four attempts and increasing amounts of right peddle (until the ...

Hi guys, here's my Rover, it's a '86 Highline with +2" King Springs and OzTech shocks to match, 32" BFG Allterrains and an expensive shopping list http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/rover_owner/Rangiepic01resized.jpg http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/rover_owner/Rangiepic02resized.jpg ...

You say that you could pick up a GQ for $5k possibly with a winch attached and throw $5 to $8k at it...... If your thinking of that much money but want a Disco, why not think along the lines of a secondhand 3.5 or 3.9 Disco for around the same money and use the rest for a LPG duel fuel conversion ...

Maggot4x4 Wrote:
1986 was also a Big Year for Range Rover, Change of front grill, EFI & ZF I believe.

I think the 4 speed ZF auto came out in '85, but yes the efi and grill changes were in '86, another visual change was in '89 when the external bonnet and door hinges became covered over...

Hey thanks for all the replies, at the moment just completing some welding repairs to drivers floor, but will need a couple of little bits to get her road worthy soon... have to sell my bike to afford any of the larger changes like suspension, tyres and the like.
Thanks again,
Jim...

Hey Aquarangie, you said you'd like to see what a 4 door bobtail would look like.... Here's some I found on the net... www.adrianstomcat.co.uk/4DrRangeRoverM.htm This is possibly a future project for my recently aquired Rangie, even though I think that the 2 door looks better bobbed than the 4 ...

I don't normally like the look of the Disco because of the roof line and strange profile but this ute is pretty hot...

Hi guys, (er, and ladies(?)) I've just become a Range Rover owner, (a standard 86 model crying out for a bit of tlc and some mods :? ) and I was hoping that someone here could point me in the direction of some local Land Rover wreckers (Brisbane area). I've checked out the links page but they appear ...