Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hey I think you'll find its really worth while saving for the air locker instead there's a lot of situation where a front auto locker is not helpful like slippery descents, or maneuvering through a tight track. also alot more constant stress on cv's etc

I used brush on sound deadener or something like that on mine works a treat, takes a day or so to dry properly but.

Yea I intend to keep the housing, just wondering if I can keep the locker and fit it to a high pinion 3rd member

Hey, Been trying to research but having trouble finding the right info. Just pulled my front centre out to find the crown wheel with a whole lot of teeth missing for the 3rd time lately. My question is I have a RD132 ARB locker in my 90's hilux housing and want to put a high pinion 3rd member in the ...

If your gonna buy some anyway i'd be speaking to dobbinsons in qld they did the rears for my 4runner after trying a few different spring including 80 series standard springs but all were way too stiff, ended up getting mine made off a surf template but much softer.

Yea I'd say pull the cover off and check the lever is in the right position i know mine can fit between the forks and sometimes i accidentally get it in the wrong position and have to pull it out to re-align it.

Its a 21 spline

If its in back the front as you'll see if you try change it, the shifter will be way off to one side it really only goes in 1 way and alot off people have similar problems.

From what I've seen sometimes its the bushing for the shifter, and sometimes it just needs to be bent away a touch.

Yea mate I'd assume because they didnt really change the body or doors much through that time you'd be right getting some newer model second hand ones, and they dont usually wear out that bad so should be right with second hand anyway.

Hi, I have searched but not found clear enough info on what I wanna do. Firstly the stock brakes on the 83 4Runner are terrible and with 35's they're pretty useless. So far I've got the 1'' bore master, and the larger drums with the IFS Diff but its still not able to even slow me down on real steep ...

Thanks for all the replies guys. And yea Im sure they will sag a bit but they are way off for the moment. After the shock loading statement was raised i thought that would become a fair problem, and air shocks would have very different characteristics to spring and shock id assume thats why all the ...

Yea the problem is i just got new springs and they were made a bit too tall but theres no refund or anything available although the springs are really soft and work well. I thought maybe just for steep declines and things like that i can at least pull the back down for more stability as its a few ...

Hey guys, just wondering weather or not its a real silly idea to have a small winch to pull down the rear suspension in a normal full bodied rig, after buying some coils that turned out to be way to tall for the back of my 4Runner I thought maybe this could work to my advantage if i pulled the rear ...

Yea definitely look into high steer and reduction gears...

I know i have the same prob with springs falling out But i do intend to fix them when i get some springs that suit.

high_lux wrote:whats wrong with coiling the rear end, ??

It's a pretty big job to coil it, but does make the world of difference, i used a kit through locktup worked out about $1500 though it was fairly easy to install just time consuming.

xj33 wrote:going to try 50x50 & 40x40 any idea how long they need to be

Just measure the length of your shaft after the unis and make it about say 100mm shorter i think thats what i did havnt had any probs using those sizes for the last year or more.

My 4Runner used to be very similar the back always seemed lower even after putting some Custom packs of IFS leaves together still got no good results and the back sat lower, got some locktup 3'' springs moved the mounts to suit only had small shackles and it sat much closer to level and worked alot ...

If your set on the locktup gear give them a call Chris will fill you in on all the options and he's great to deal with...

But in my experience coils are better then leaves but the kits they do are really good in either for luxs.

Another vote for Locktup4x4 i have bought all my gear from them currently on my truck and Chris is an excellent bloke to deal with. Snake is just around the corner from me and after dealing with him (before i found out about locktup) i cant believe how much shit he would offload although it wasnt a ...

Hey, After rolling my 4Runner then getting it almost sorted a year later i have a drama with the transfer it wont shift, to elaborate when i rolled it i got flat towed about 1km outta the bush while in 4wd low with the motor hydo locked, after i got it into 2wd did all repairs but it wasn't driven ...

It may put a bit more stress on the pin but due to how its set up it would need a sh!t load of pressure to shear of the pin.
I have had a rear lockka for a year and it was in the car before i bought it with no issues, So i wouldn't stress too much

Hey call locktup4x4 and have a chat to them about the kits they do if you used their 3'' lift kits you will clear 35's easy with no body lift.

May not be the cheapest but more than likely the best...

Short answer 4.55:1.

try using the search function this is asked very often!

Cheers mate, I've spoken to king and dobinson's and both cant offer a spring by the height that i want, they just go off un-weighted height or lift height of the vehicle but cause mine never had coils and i want to keep it at an exact height to match the front leafies for the moment it's kinda hard ...

Cheers mate, Im just going by the assumption that a 4Runner wouldnt be too different weight to a coil surf rear end. But i more so wanna know what height spring to buy that will sit at roughly 350mm (top to bottom of spring) with the weight of the 4wd on it. I dont really wanna have to buy any ...

Bit lost for how to go about getting some coils for the rear of the runner. I know what height i want it to sit and the distance between my coil mounts is about 350mm but how do i go about ordering a spring the right height as it never had coils? I have heard that 80 series springs give about 4'' of ...

Could be wrong but through speaking to Chris recently about this sorta gear and just purchasing a 4 link rear end from him, they're testing a few different trusses/crossmember's that are made locally weather or not they work out is a different story. As i said could be wrong was just general ...

If they are -30 offset and 8" rim does this mean i would need something like a -55 in 10" to achieve the same amount of clearance for chassis and inner guards? No its not a proper measurement of any sort most tyre shops cant even tell you what that means but id assume -30 is probably similar to the ...

Man your never gonna get a straight answer but the short version is everyone with 8'' wide will tell you 10'' wide, your tyres will fall off the wheel, And everyone with 10'' wide wheels will say they've never had a problem and it will allow you to have more offset or mount wider tires. i run 10 ...