Outer Limits 4x4 Board

haha im with mike
correction,15 pollies dead,etcetc

You, and anyone who thinks like you is a bloody idiot, and your attitude contributes largely to the public perception that automotive enthusiasts are all hoons.

Normally I wouldn't bother to reply to someone that writes this sort of rubbish ...

Thanks guys, and you're right Gary, I've only seen the D3s on the road. I think I will try to keep my eyes open for a trip where there's a D3 and a D2 then maybe try to jump in a passenger seat. While I like to think I'd be doing some tougher trails, realistically I probably will not be driving a ...

Wow... It has been a very long time since I've posted on Outers!!

I'm hoping I can call on opinions to help me decide on my next car. I've been away from 4bys for about 4 years now but the bug has bitten again. :D

I've set my heart on something that will be moderately to very capable off-road ...

With my TDI D1 on 33" XTerrains, I managed to break 2 diffs and an axle, admittedly going pretty hard.

I then switched to 35" Silverstones, ARB lockers/carriers and 10 spline Maxi axles. With this set-up the only thing I ever broke was a CV, so I swapped them out for County CVs. That setup seemed ...

Dixie,

When I cut for my Q78s (narrow 35.5") I just cut up to within about 10mm of the line of the natural 'flare' on the guards, then folded each of the tabs under.

You may have to cut more, depending on the width of your tyres, but any less and it wouldn't look as good.

bump - are these still around?

i've fitted quite a few of these kits and what if found works best on my own car and i sell to everybody else is

4-way 50mm lift springs
OME front struts (only ones with the longest travel!!!!)
rancho RS 9000 rear shocks (specific length)
K-mac camber adjustment pins for front struts (only pins ...

"Its funny until someone get's panel damage, then its hilarious"

sorry, had to...

I may have to do the same thing to my old girl soon. Depends on buyer interest $$.

I sold my GV for $6500 - was the best I could get for it after being on the market for 6 months.

Yes the rover diffs with the 24 spline axles and locked should be abit stronger and yes as stated there are many upgrade options.

The toy centre conversion being a good one, and once completed will be stronger than standard lux diffs. Usually the rear hilux centre become the common problem, but ...

They are also easily upgradeable with Toy centres (lockless) or Discovery 24 spline axles (worked for me).

Mine is twin locked on 33s and never had a problem. That and you could buy two locked Rangie diffs for not much more than two open lux diffs. Plus already setup for A-frame rear, coils, discs ...

HRZOOK wrote:RB Zook nearly crashed with me in the car driving around with no shocks


This was in a coil zook though

you guys drove a coily zook without shocks? Bouncy?

It's a dumb idea bIg_ReD_bOiNs. Don't do it. Pony up for some shocks the right length.

I had Ranchos in the back of my GV, with OMEs up front. Personally, I wouldn't bother with the Ranchos again. Go with what Beastmavster suggested.

Maggot4x4 wrote:

driftor wrote:Yeah im planning to bid on the Ute hopefully will get it cheap

So was I

x3

Seems everyone has the same eBay strategy.


I reckon it will go for about $2-2.5k

Depending on how heavy the van is, and how steep the drive is, and how regularly you do this, you may want to consider mounting a temp. towbar on the front of your truck. We had the same sort of issue when I was living in a house with a really steep drive way and used to reverse a 3t boat up. Didn't ...

new vit, yay
no low range, Grimace
diesel engine variant, yay
monocoque body/chassis, Grimace
H.I.D headlights, yay
Stability control, Grimace
Sat Nav, yay
looks like Rav, Grimace.

even tho its a Suzuki, i think they got it all wrong. apparently The new Escudo (vit) should be as capable off-road ...

Now with IRS too

Not quite as bad as a RAV4, think it's sort of in the Nissan X-Trail market.



Yay.

http://www.auto123.com/en/info/news/new ... 41570&pg=1

example:
the local mechanicle joint charges $59.00 an hour......
The mechanic gets $19........
Guess where the other $40.00 goes

The Govt Super Annual Leave Provision etc, have this discussion with my customers daily, Labour rates need to be higher.

Please... Mechanics do alright. :roll ...

I'd definitely go for the Calmini kit - it's worth the money just for the control arms (which you can't buy separately). Apparently if you change the shocks to OMEs the ride improves substantially. Plus it's just so blue and blinging. I've got tough dog springs with a 3" lift in my SWB, with OMEs at ...

I'll agree that the workmanship looks top-class...

But damn that thing is UGLY!!!

Nice one...

I agree with landy_man - join up with a club who offer some driver training, and get out and use it! I did that with the landcruiser club in my first year. The club wasn't for me, so I didn't renew my membership, but I believe the training was invaluable, and it introduced me to a ...

I assume you've got 2 inches in the body and springs or is it more than that?

1 & 3/4 body and 4" coils. Oh, and polyairs in the back to limit up travel. Thinking about them for the front as well.

Looks very

Why note just extend bumpstops instead of using Polyairs?

What you doing for gearing ...

Or for cheapness sake you could just upgrade the rear to 24-spline discos and whack in an airlocker to get teh 4 hemispheres

I can't see it working well. The front section from what I can gather is solid mounted with no articulation whilst the rear provides all thhe flex. It just seems that it would fall over the minute it flexes even moderatley on a side angle.

Or I could be wrong

It looks to me like a central ...

AnthonyP wrote:www.pirtate4x4.com (sic) - you will get alot more help there

Almost as funny as the thread in General Tech asking "white writing inside, or outside on tyres?"

Simo63 wrote:Fightara .. photos sent.

Thanks Simo! Looks

Take it back to see if they will rectify all the problems.
If you no longer have any faith in the original shop then take it to another reputable company and have them go over the car.
Then re-approach the first one to rectify or respond to the problems found. If the problems persist, see in this ...

well you didn't break it last night

but then again you drove like a pussy

I noticed he didn't drive the hill Hypos old man did a massive wheely on

Hahaha he must of been a bit nervous after his little accident

You'd think he'd be used to it by now
How many sleeps has it been for Larry?

Simo63 wrote:
Send me your email address and I will send some pics.

Cheers
Simo

Pics to me too please Simo

andrew@digitalfish.com.au

Hehe.. Got oil leak?

http://members.optusnet.com.au/jabboo/watagans_trip/slides/Picture%20014.jpg

Was good fun, thanks for the pics Anthony.

I went to fix that bash plate last night - I must've hit that rock HARD - the bolts twisted the whole chassis rail out ...