Outer Limits 4x4 Board

nice try piglett but i beleive this bloke wanted an unbiased opinion on shocks
LOL :roll:

For my 2 bobs worth a have had efs in my cruiser for about 4 years and they have stood up wel, l like you my friend i am looking around and have heard a few bad reports on the TD jobs , anyway i cant justify ...

first time diesel buyer and dont mind admitting knowing fug all about diesels to be honest its stopped me from buying one .....what do i look for in a diesel when buying im sick of dragging the shell truck around behind the big petrol guzzler

can a 75 series front drive shaft be reversed to alleviate the issue of being too close to the crossmember when putting in 3 inch lift

the old 75 i have needs a new clutch master cylinder is there any way i can put something in that will make the clutch a little lighter anyone who has driven an old 75 will know what i mean

what is needed to change when going from a manual to an auto in a gq wagon....
its tb42 5speed at the moment wanting to go tb42 and auto

can we just do a straight swap manual plus case out ..auto plus case in

how strong are these autos and do they manually lock in gear

dont worry about the c channel...im drooling at his shed ...hes got all the bits for building big boys toys....

i know the nissan gq petrol was fuel injected from 92 on....the maverick is just a rebadged nissan is it the same motor tb42e from 92 on as or did it stay carby

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are you running the lux booster?? need the ln106 booster plus the spacer plate for the actuator to move the right distance....air lock in the prop valve...

20lts to the hundred around town with 33s on ....mines got 300000 on it and still going strong keep changing the oil and keep coolant up to it .

www.redbook.com.au is your friend it has the weight of the patrols in there i know wagons are about 2090 in stock form

the old troopy 3 inches 35s has to go for many reasons , no back doors, too much overhang, petrol pig, no coils , too top heavy, no bucket seats to name a few .....keeping in mind the fact that my budget,misses, and brain wont let me spend a heap of cash on something i may smash a sill or quarter ...

im gonna but the petrol 11.8 better than the deisel LOL.....
tb42 about the same technology as a toy 3f i wouldnt expect better than 18-19/100 would that be right ??

you will need 15 x 8s to run a 12.5 x 33....7s are too small...

looking for fuel consumtion figures for tb42e and td42

just buy some steel wheels 16x8 with 0 offset they will fit 65 bucks each everywhere .....

thanks folks wheels on the way.....local dealer and what i thought was pretty cheap ..80 a rim

looking in sydney to buy some 16x8 -34mm or abouts rims sunraysia type steel to fit 6 stud cruiser and i need 6......have rung a few places they are proving harder to get than what i thought ......16x 8 sure there like bums everyone has them in 0 offset but i need at least -30 ....who will have them

the 78s are 85 mm longer from the front eye to the centre bolt i was looking at this and measured up for my troopy....its a fair job to move the rear housing back 85mm .cant be done on a troopy the body gets in the way but on the ute....shock crossmember moved, brake lines extended, tail shaft ...

i put ford nc fairlane buckets in my troopy ...big and comfy adapted them in using toy rails a plate between drilled and bolted ....half a day no engineering required....i even got the comfort approval from the hardest critic....shes now agreed to come with me on long trips says she will sit in it ...

yeah stumpy nice rig .....it has some serious flex for a leafy can you let us in on how its set up....

ive looked at this for my 75 troopy and measuring up they wont there appears to be about 85mm difference from the front eye to the centre retaining bolt ....i figured its either bolt them in and move the rear back around 85mm thats a lot of work ...shock mounts ,handbrake cable, brake lines, tail ...

if you havent allready got the motor why not stick a 350 chev in it ...more torque most of the stuff ie power steering pump,ac,alternator is retained in same spot .....and the fuel economy couldnt be any worse

luke from lukeys 4x4 in llandilo he can fab up whatever you want
http://www.lukeys4x4.com/

yeah i know there are various spring rates available i am running a soft one now i want more comfort and flex hence the longer softer spring and the extended shackle

sounds like its the lay shaft ..case hardening is worn off causing whine it will do it from about 80km/h and will get worse/ louder/ more able to hear it at lower speeds the more you drive it thats my bet ......
i dont know where you are mate but the gearbox factory in greenacre sydney will rebuild ...

when my troopy is empty its very hard riding i want to soften the ride someone suggested longer springs and extended shackles ....does anyone make a longer 2 inch lifted spring thats reasoaby soft whereby i can retain my current hangers and diff location and just bolt on the springs and shackles

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I don't even get 600k's out of both tanks with my 1FZ.


you must have a heavy right boot i have regurlarly got 750ks out of 100series petrols and i have driven many as my company cars they wont get the quoted 15l/100 ...

tojo v chev
stock tojo 158kw@4600 373nm@3200
stock 350 efi 225kw@3800 465nm@2400

are some figures i was given so turboing the 1fefz should you would think get similar figures ...and be achievable with a relitively mild turbo for reliability.....but the chevs advantage it would seem has its grunt ...