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Both the panhard and drag link are a combination of the two vehicles units.

If you look carefully at where the steering damper bracket is, on the last pic, that is where the join is.

So it is the rangie end connecting to the steering arm and the nissan conected to the diff.

Neale

I also have the GQ front and LC80 rear in my Rangie.

Here are some pics of the panhard rod and drag link.

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If you include your location, that question would be a lot easier to answer.

thanks for the help on this fellas but i think i will go with the LRA flares insted of the rubber beacuse i think it looks more leagel, cause i also want to be able to drive it into town with actracting to much attention.

just cruious is there anywhere in vic that i can go to buy flexi-Flares from ...

mike_nofx wrote:Total hijack, but does anyone know the tread depth when new of BFG at's??

About 17mm

If your going to run straight gas i would go with a Gas research Throttle body.I have one on my 3.9 Turbo and it runs a treat. :D Never had a problem with it and it has never gone out of tune.Just make sure to upgrade your ignitions sytem as well.Makes a big difference.

Did you have to do ...

I have a troopy with the OME dakar springs which gives about 3" lift, greasable shackles and Koni shocks.

The springs are 500kg extra, cos I used it for towing car trailers.

It still flexes good but is a little rough ride without a load. Here is a couple of flex pics with 33" tyres.

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Shadow wrote:is rigid where the leaf spring is upside down (to normal) Bolted(clamped?) to the chassis in the middle, and each end of the spring attaches to an axle?

Rigid is where the trailer frame is welded to the axles, no springs are fitted.

I have friends in speedway and they swear by rigids.

BUT only if they are always loaded, unloaded they bounce all over the road.

So if you are just towing your rig to comps and home I would suggest a rigid.

If you are unsure, track down a rigid you can borrow and put your rig on it and try it out.

I don't think the chinese ones are that bad, even if they don't last as long they are good value for money.

I got an LED headlight as a bonus, when I bought a bulk pack of oil filters and it has been great for over 2 years. It gets used out bush, when I am cooking and even gets used at home, great ...

Hey mate

Go for a LED light, they are just as bright, use less power and you can get a good one for around $60.

Neale

Ring around Melb for prices and then go to Tyrepower in Traralgon, I used to get some good deals there, when I lived down that way.

He sounds like a wanker to me.

Take it to your local roadworthy garage and ask them, might save ya $800.

Toyota are a major rip off.

I took my 95 hzj 75 troopy in for a timing belt change (1hz) and they quoted me $85 for the belt and $150 for the labour (2hrs).

I bought the belt at autobarn for ...

What did the set up cost you and did it include a dyno?

Neale

For the price difference I'd go for the first one and buy a roof top tent, they are about $2500.

then take the vehicle to a 4x4 service centre for a trip inspection/service to help prevent problems.

Good luck on ya trip.

Neale

I don't know what Narve switches you are refering too.

What you are describing sounds like a Kenworth switch, I know Narva make a similar one.

Neale

How much money do you want to spend? Is it a ute or troopy?

I have a 95 troopy with an OME Dakar spring kit, which is about 2-3" lift and I have always run 33x12.5s and they don't touch anywhere, 4" lift is comp truck lift and makes it easier to roll your truck.

As for long range tank, if a ute ...

Nice truck, pity you are so far away.

Neale

My troopy was shaking so badly that the car was almost uncontrollable.

I tried everything and then I checked the the uni joints, my rear uni on the rear tailshaft was shot. I replaced it and the problem went away.

It's worth a check.

LRA make a chassis strenghting kit for about $48, you just weld it to the inside of the chassis. real simple.
Check out http://www.lrautomotive.com.au

Good luck with the project.

Neale

I'm closer to St. Arnaud than Horsham.

What engineer did you use? Where is he?

It looks like I'm gonna have to travel 200ks to get to one no matter which direction I go.

Neale

Good decision mate!

Can't wait to see the rest of the build.

Did you get my pm?

Neale

It doesn't need to go on the roof as UHF are ground plane independant, hence don't need to be surrounded by a sq metre of steel (ground plane) like the old 27mhz cb aeriels used to.

I suspect that the truck is going to be used in the bush rather than out in the desert. Therefore a high db gain is ...

Contact you local poly tank maker or seller, they all make cases and everything else out of poly.

Ask about seconds, they usually have discolouration somewhere, thats all.

I am pretty sure that the 75 and 80 front diffs are the same and my 75 has a hilux rear diff for the front diff, all part numbers match. Toyota changed to this in about 92.

The 60 and early 75 had the same big front diff, same centre as the rear.

Not sure about the high pinion.

Neale

Hey guys, just throwing an idea out there of mine, im wanting to put a LS1/2 in the 2 door of mine.

As there is trans adaptors available for both GQ/GU and 80 series 5 Speeds what would be the choice box, strength/ratios?

As im already doing a diff swap, for 4 reasons

1. mine are stuffed, would ...

Hey guys, been a while since ive posted anything,

Is there any reason as to why more people just dont use the 80 diffs front and rear? rather than having the gq front, which i know is a strong unit but the ground clearance would come in handy yes?
the 80s do have a smaller pumpkin that the ...

Look in the classifieds on here. There are always heaps of tyres and rims for sale.

Ebay usually has them really cheap.

Saw a batch of 4 go for around $11 not long back. You could sell the others to ya mates or give em away at that cost.

How are things going on ya project?

Any progress?