Outer Limits 4x4 Board

anzac wrote:
most people understand 'boost compensator' better than anearoid but it's the same thing yes.

How can you tell by looking at it if it has a boost compensator fitted?

ok im thinking i might just stick with kings rims.. i dont want spacers or hassles..
i would love some 15x 10 rims but they arent legal in nsw, which means it wont pass engineer cert.. spewin!!

With modifiy cars you are always gonna have hassles with the mods. To me a 6mm spacer is a very small ...

The rim has a extra curve on the inside and its just hitting on the outer radius of the calliper if that makes sence. I drew a paint drawing to explain better. My paint skills ain't too good.

I have just got my 15 x 8 -50 series 98 steel rims from Pro comp. They fit fine on the rear but the fronts hit the brake calliper. So I am getting a 5-6mm spacer and if it still dont fit I will be looking at shaving a few mm off the brake calliper but I rekon the spacers should make everything clear ...

get rid f the boots and put on some seal savers. Used to have them on my dirt bike. Its basically a bit of neoprene that acts like a wiper blade as the shocks compresses cleaning the shock piston/shaft as it does.

I have never like that idea on bikes as it holds all the dust/mud in the fabric and ...

mickdirt wrote:I got boots on mine, and a mate has to, ya can get em.

Where about did you get them from? I have tried quite a few places so far and none can get ones to suit 70mm OD.

So you rekon its not necessary to run them? What about possible damage to the shock chrome shaft from rocks driving on dirt roads?

It is just one more story in the long saga of tough dog crap, everything tough dog sell is shit, and that comes from (unfortunately) owning their crap.
Lesson for us all here.

Its not really a tough dog fault, my front ones are still good. Its just when I was getting my suspension sorted the rear ...

Well the black plastic shrouds have broke and crumpled up so am wondering if there is a soft rubber concertina shock boot (like the rancho ones) that is big enough to fit onto a big bore shock? Needs to to 70mm diameter to fit over the shock.
I have tryed all the 4x4 shops in town and they know of ...

Thanks mate for the info, I am only wee too so thats good to know. Do you know any other suppliers in australia other than OPW?

Just a quick question about the JD model 3 hand operated bender is it able to bend 50mm OD 3.5mm wall thickness tube? would it be fairly easy or be pretty tough going. I was under the impression that the speedworks one would of been better than the JD cause it was hydrolic but this has now got me ...

I have just been through this (my centre is in just gotta do the swivel hubs and wheel bearings to finish), best I could get was $1160 for the locker, $80 for the carrier bearings and $100 to fit it into the centre and test it and I pulled out the centre and took it to them. That was from a shop in ...

I use lithium based grease where ever high temperatures are present as the normal standard grease is produced from clay (I think or something close to) and when it gets heated it starts to get turned back into a form of clay or watever which is very abrasive, something that you don't need in ...

I currently got a 4-5 inch superior dropbox lift kit in my GQ wagon with dobinson front coils and 6inch tough dog shocks running 35's. If I were to go with the superflex arm to suit the drop boxes would I need these flexy coils to suit the increased flex? I am seriously thinking of upgrading for the ...

I will be making a custom rear bar for my wagon very shortly as I am going to do a rear quarter cut this weekend, so I am on the look out for some good ones at the moment. I will let you now how I go with it, I am thinking of doing a rear swing away to hold the spare 35 also.

Any one got any pics ...

I am running a brand new 35 on the rear door and I just got the die grinder out and enlarged the hole on the bracket to move it away and I can open the small door without it hitting although the can't open the big door all the way as it hit the top of the tail light/body panel. Just have to be ...

ShaneGQ wrote:Hi

I had my SWB lifted by the guys at Superior and it drives great on or off the road.

What components did you get with it? Just seeing what different kits are around before it goes up.

What do you intend to use the truck for? What size tires do you intend running? Very rare someone needs more than 4inch lift.

Mainly weekend runs in the state forestry, maybe some trips to landcruiser park (has the roughly the same terrain as the forestry) and just runs to work and back. Probably ...

I am looking at lifting my newly aquired Gq wagon. Was looking at the 4-5 inch or the 6-7 inch drop box kits? Has anyone tried them and is there much difference between the different stages? Are they fairly easy to intall? I want it mainly for flex but it still has to drive good on the hi way. Thanks.