Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Is anyone serious about going? I would be up for a quick trip over.

Kitika wrote:Really? Hmm learn something new everyday!

You can put an ls1 in there. It'll be pretty much the exact same swap as what I did as the 3fe has the h150 gearbox like the 1hz. Unbelievable power compared to what your used to and better economy. Not to hard and it'll cost you well under $10g if you do it all yourself.

The 3FE has an A440F ...

Kitika wrote:The 350 chev can't be engineered unless run solely on gas in the 80.

That's right, straight gas it has to be. I have a twin gas research kit that I want to get rid of as well.

I have a complete marks adapters kit to bolt a 350 chev to your A440F auto transmission that is currently in your 3FE 80 series. The kit includes everything that is needed including engine mounts. Also have the marks adapters accessory kit to bolt your Toyota aircon/power steering and alternator to ...

Its funny I was looking at carsales last night and noticed your LX on there and here it is on outers. I'm going to PM you as I am looking for a cheap tow vehicle for my other 4wd and the supercharger sounds good.

I have some rears that you can have for free.

who is going to supply u all the information about everything u need to kno and in doing so do themselves out of a sale so u can get them cheap from overseas then expect them to tune them all for u??

expect the tuning bill to be very high i would say!!

goodluck with it

What a pathetic comment ...

crankycruiser wrote:X3 on the steering box shaft! it doesnt take much!

been there, wrecked that.. a few times!

I am on to my 3rd steering box as well.

beat me by 1 minute.

Another possible answer is you have twisted the splines on the shaft comming out of the steering box that the pitman arm bolts too. You should be able to see them twisted if that is the problem.

wow 10 min to inflate a 33".......

lol 40 min before u get back on the road....hmmm maybe a god idea if u have been out there drinkin all day...

buy a good one, it will last u forever and with a good high pressure one u should be able to re-seat beads... and be filling up 35's in 2 min

My ARB ...

Panhard bushes will be stuffed. They make look ok but can still be worthless.

If your serious about comp, you shouldnt need to be asking this question.

Thats a constructive answer.


Most comp trucks have coilovers, by pass shocks etc although there are a few out there still running conventional springs and shocks. I would say the consensus is that coil overs are the way ...

pm me, I have a spare one.

I broke my centre difflock into a million pieces so the reason of swapping to part time was an easy thing for me to do. Its an easy instalation and you have less wear and tear on the front drive line.

There is no way I would swap my auto for a manual, it is just so easy to drive offroad, obviously the only issue is going down hill however its only $1200 for reduction gears then you would be slower than a standard manual going down hill with all the benefits of the auto. I'm sure it is going to ...

80diesel4play wrote:

80's_delirious wrote: 8" rim works better for 35"s IMHO

definitely.. 10" means easier to boof the tyre off the rim anyway!

Your not wrong there.

so with a 80 you need to keep your rim offset in i was thinking of running a 4in lift with 35s on 16x10 rims sounds like i should be running 16x8 rims to clear gaurds any ideas

I ran 35's with 10inch rims and a 4inch lift for a while and it hit on the rear guards slightly at full compression ...

Any response on the 'o' ring issue?

its all depends on the rim offset mate and the width of the rim.

There is no way a 2+2 and 37's will work if the 37 is mounted on a 15" 10" rim and has 5.5" of backspace.... Wont even fit on a 2body and 3-4" spring without a guard chop... Or do you people extend your bump stops 3" for a 3" spring ...

On 37's a 4 inch lift is no good unless you are chopping your guards. 6 inch lift will work but will also require slight guard lippinng on the rear including slightly cutting the rear flares at the top. The front will need the inner guard on the outer most section bent in and also at the front make ...

Cranky is correct. I am going to retract my statement that 6inches is a minimum for 37inch tyres. I have been doing some searching and found multiple people running 37's on 3-4inchs of lift. With 8inch wide wheels on full flex the tyre goes up inside the guard however as I am running 10inch wide ...

I was in the States a couple of weeks ago and saw all these cars at the tourist destinations with what looked like a side ways folded tow hitch mounted on the front, it took me a while to realise that they were the tow cars behind the motorhomes. I took these pics because it looked like a good idea ...

Maybe its time to ask how many people have fitted or have had someone fit ARB lockers and then had the O rings leak. Nearly everyone I speak to has had them leak from the O ring at one time or another, how many people carry a set of o rings in their repair kits when they head for the tracks? I do ...

I dont see how they leak air from improper installtion, you dont need to pull it apart to install it into the 3rd member, wack a crown wheel on it and some bearings and fit it. i found when i pulled my broken one apart it had a square 0 ring as in 4 sided haha (not a square ring), the new kit they ...

Maybe its time to ask how many people have fitted or have had someone fit ARB lockers and then had the O rings leak. Nearly everyone I speak to has had them leak from the O ring at one time or another, how many people carry a set of o rings in their repair kits when they head for the tracks? I do ...

crankycruiser wrote:yer mate.. i have a j mac one as well.. the arm on mine is slightly higher but basically the same.. last time i talked to John, he wasnt selling them unless he actually installed them.. but thats not to say that things havent changed...

It looks like a 10min install, did he give you any reason?

A few more pictures. This was done a long time ago now, years before anyone was making castor corrected arms. I still think this is the better option, it might say it doesn't work on the computer screen, but in the real world having seen first hand the improvement this makes both on and off road I ...

It's not my 80, but here are a few more pictures. This was done a long time ago now, years before anyone was making castor corrected arms. I still think this is the better option, it might say it doesn't work on the computer screen, but in the real world having seen first hand the improvement this ...