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Getting great results out of Pro Comp Extreme MT's on a hilux.
Nearly 50thou on them so far and they still hang on to rocks, general mud pretty well.
Stick like sh#t to a blanket when they had more tread on them !

Tyers or Moe

4.625 ratios will bring it back to near std with 35's on. I have done this myself.

How did you seal the original breather holes Kegz and where did you tap in to create the new breather ?

G'day, Have gone and put a 355 stroker in the GQ nissan mid wheel base and want to know peoples ideas on sealing the distributor against water ingress. I have considered just running a sealant around the dizzy cap to help seal. Have also considered running a few PSI of air into the cap when doing ...

cut the spring hats, panhard mount etc, lengthen arms and tail shaft. This is the better way to go about it and it will keep the engineer happy. Just had mine engineered and he preferred that over cutting and extending the chassis. PM me if you want some pics.

The engineer l used to modify my Nissan also had a look at the GU with the cracked chassis rails. It was quite fixable according to the engineer, provided it was done the right way. As for what he recommended to fix the cracks, l cant help you with that as l don't really remember and would only be ...

yep, have seen this when the vehicle has been used for really heavy towing or when vehicles have been oveloaded constantly. I saw this exact thing in a Telstra GU about 4 weeks ago. It had cracked out on both sides in about the same place as you suggested.

it is quite easy to take out, but l never put mine back in. It just has a series of spring steel spreader bars to remove once you are able to peel the liner out of the sills. I think it was glued in along the front (above the windscreen), but the rest was easy.

I may be able to get you some pics in a cupla weeks of how mine are set up if your interested. Im in the process of getting my king shocks fitted now. Having to manufacture all new mounts and new rear hoops etc...

I got the engine from ebay for $1800, that was a VS II with 70'000 ks A VN computer and new loom for $500 from a wrecker in Melb. Interface loom, T'case adaptor, G'box adaptor, output shaft, Temp sensor, O2 sensor all associated wiring from Marks for approx $1700 l think (sorry, cant remember ...

Have a chat to Marks adaptors, they supply everything including interface wiring looms, T'case adaptors and all the appropriate sensors. Make your own engine mounts as l didnt like the look of the ones supplied by Marks. The manuals he provided with the kit was fairly comprehensive and for someone ...

I have recently mid wheel based my shorty by moving spring hats and crossmembers and lengthening the control arms. The engineer l am using would have approved either method providing it was done correctly and by a ticketed boiler maker. The reason behind my going longer control arms over the chassis ...

Sorry guys, should have put more info in the question. The replacement 5 litre engine is out of a VS series II commodore (is that a 96 ?). It is replacing an "89" TD42. At the moment, the 5 litre is bog stock, l have a catalytic converter already in the system and will try and get all the std ...

Hi guys, I am in the process of building up a GQ shorty and have already put a holden 5 litre in place. I am having a bit of trouble with the engineer as l am not keen on converting the vehicle to gas and he is keen. Has anybody been down the same road with the current EPA emissions regulations and ...

Anybody got good ideas on how long to make the bottom control arms on my GQ shorty and still be able to get the thing engineered. I plan on building a triangulated 4 link rear end and want to extend the wheelbase while lm at it, to stop the vehicle lifting its front wheels so much on hills. I was ...

i Have just chopped my 89 shorty down to a ute body and have all the same or similar mods to you Mr High. I have also put a holden 5 litre in place as l drowned the old TD 42 and it wasnt worth fixing. Am currently in the process of installing a triangulated 4 link rear end and then go through the ...

Hi guys, just trying to sell the missus Suzuki Jimney JLX "02" with about 85000ks on the clock. It is a special edition model that came out with mag wheels, power windows, power mirrors, schmicko seats, polished alloy nudge bar, blue metallic paint, air con and all the extras that they came with ...

I picked some up from Colrain truck parts. By memory they were about $30 each for 90 and 45 deg bends.

l just stuck a holden 5 litre into my GQ shorty and all up the mod cost me around $5000 to the completely finished stage. That includes having some one wire it up and weld in new engine mounts. I will assume that the 2.8 GU you are running already has the 4.6 diff centres (which is what lm now ...

so badger, are you saying that to go ahead with this mod, that it would be no benefit to use the 80 arms or is that just because it would be to much playing around to mod the 80 arms to suit the GQ chassis mounts ?

l have a 3" spring lift and a 2" body lift and run 35" x 11.5" x 16 on my 89 GQ shorty. They do rub slightly when its all twisted up but nothing serious that will end up damaging any body work. I plan on dropping the 2" body lift out very shortly which means that l may have to give the inner guards ...

[quote="professor"][quote="smee2u"]Hi, am wondering if anyone has flipped the radius arms over onto the top of the axle tubes on a GQ ? I have a 3 inch spring lift in my shorty and want to do away with the caster bushes. Have thought about drop boxes but they look like a potential hang up point. I ...

Hi, l am thinking about a triangulated 4 link set up in the back of my GQ shorty. I am aware of all the potential benefits, but am wondering if its going to tear through bushes at a fast rate or will they hold up ok ? Are there any other bad points associated with this mod, providing that it is all ...

Hi, am wondering if anyone has flipped the radius arms over onto the top of the axle tubes on a GQ ? I have a 3 inch spring lift in my shorty and want to do away with the caster bushes. Have thought about drop boxes but they look like a potential hang up point. I believe that by doing this mod, it ...

Has anyone got any thoughts on adr approved seating to go in my GQ shorty. Im aiming towards winch comps and cos of my size (lm a big guy and wide across the shoulders), want to head away from reclinable seating and go for fixed back. There are adr approved fixed back seats out there (have had a ...

Can anybody tell me if 15" x 7" wheel with a 0mm offset, will fit onto my 2005 model hilux. I like the look of the pro comp 1079 series wheels and want to fit pro comp x-terrain tyres but the lux comes std with 16" x 7" inch wheels and the x-terrains dont come in that size in a 31" tyre. The other ...

I will be transferring my freshly rebuilt 4.6 GQ diff centres over to the GU housing anyway.
Will be doing this front and rear.
Is it only the pinion on the 2.8 GU patrol that is a differnt size ?

I got a LSD centre somewhere hot turbo, message me.