Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Nine teams contested the 1st CQ Off Road Challenge with the day staritng at 7:30am on the saturday. There were 10 SS's to complete before the 6pm cutoff with 8 out of the 10 being XWC standard tracks but longer. Some hills where driven but most where winching and some tracks contained 2 or more ...

G'day all, Team Confusion is out this year due to cars not being ready and distance/cost. Goodluck to all competing and any 1st timers!

Davo

I got a set done at a local machine shop. Just took in a spare rim and he did the rest. Cost $100 each then just got the studs and pressed them in myself. That was a 1" steel spacer.

Any news yet on where it will be held? If it's too far away our mum's may not lend us there tyre's this year. We might have to drop back to 32's to give you a chance Johnny lol, but where ever it is we will be staying the night so you might want to camp close so you don't have to far to stagger back ...

Too true Andy. I have done 3 now and the 1st year we got our butts kicked and came dead last but had fun. 2004 we came back determined to do better and pulled a 3rd and 2005 got a 4th. And our cars are pretty standard with only 2" spring lifts and 33's. Albiet all with double lockers and winches ...

G'day Dan. Davo here from Team Confusion in Rocky. Is the new venue you are considering further south than Black Duck?

G'day all, I thought i would throw in my 2 bob from my experiances. I have a 96 defender 130 cut to 100". Front and rear air lockers with maxi drive axles front and rear, and running 35" simex and 4sp auto. I have broken countless cv's on mainly the drivers side. That being the short axle side. I am ...

The haltech is on order. should be getting it next week so is the latest one available. I havent thought about throttle bodys as yet. Thanks for the advice though. Very much appreciated.

Thanks very much for the info guys. The body has a 2" lift. Do you know if there will be any clearance issues if i go down the Falcon tbi path? As the 4.4 is already higher than the 3.5.

I have managed to track down a set of adaptors and i have a haltech computer but it sounds like there will ...

G'day all,

I have p76 v8 ready for installation into my 86 4dr rangie. Has anyone got idea's on the easiest way to get the fuel injection off the 3.5 onto the p76?

Installing manifold adaptors prob sound the easiest option assuming i can get a set but is it the most effiecient way of doing it ...

Marshy and Julie, Congrats on another top event. From our point, things ran alot smoother this year with minimal waiting times in between stages. All stage marshalls were clear with instructions and consistant with judging. It was a real shame about the rain but you can't control everything so well ...

Cool. We should be down from Rocky around 4-4:30pm on the friday hopefully and heading back on the monday.

G'day Marshy, We really enjoyed your event last year and are keen to come down from Rocky again. Was wondering if you could send an entry form up as they become available?

Cheers Davo

I'm going. We have about 30 vehicles coming from Rocky-Yeppoon area.

Will have to catch up with the Rocky boys, meet some of them over the easter weekend, I here you made it to the 4wd show last week end you guys must luv travelin"

Love to catch up with guys down south. We will be camping at ...

I'm going. We have about 30 vehicles coming from Rocky-Yeppoon area.

Grab your rears Drew and sleve them with pipe and then use a 20t press to bend them. Have done it to mine but no pics as yet.

ok cool. thought that there may have been.
Cheers

Wouldnt bending them like that cause the front diff to rotate and alter front tailshaft angles which in turn would effect handling and tailshaft vibration?

Phippsy no need to worry about the auto stick. ZF's are a cable shift so as long as there is enough length in the cable you should be right. They are around 1.5m long from memory. The t-bar will just come up with the body.
Davo.

G'day all. I have a ZF auto behind my 300tdi, turning 35's and run 2 coolers both with electric fans for slow work. After having to rebuild mine after overheating i dont take chances anymore. The ZF use's a plastic shim washer which melts when things get warm and then you run into dollars. I never ...

Good stuff. Thanks Michael.

These sloted bushes sound good. Where do they install and how can i get a set?

Yes Drew, Did try 1 there for a while and it did work well but very vunrable. And yes i did smash it and had to drive home with none. So went back to original position.

Landyman yes you are correct. Is totally unballanced. Was thinking of going the Safari Guard 3 link front end to help balance it ...

Thanks guys. Does work well in 99% of situations and doesnt effect on road handling but in some situations with the rear being so free to move eg uphill with the rear right tyre in a hole the front end does want to screw up. In that situation a selectable sway bar like on GQ patrols would be good ...

I used 100mm x 10mm plate to make my towers. Still bolt on so you can go back to standard if you wish. And same angle as original but they come out about 60mm from the chassis to clear the rear tub on a wagon if you choose to install them on it as well. We have run this setup up here on a wagon and ...

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Have done nothing to limit up travel. The shocks will only top out with both wheels compressed and about half the bump stop compressed which is pretty hard to do being solid rubber. I still use standard bump stops as only have the 2" lift. Being a tray back there is nothing to damage at the rear. I ...

G'day all, I use 14.8" travel rancho's on the rear of my d100 with a sailsbury diff. I made custom shock mounts and made an adaptor for the bottom which is basicly a U bracket with a bolt in the bottom to convert from pin to eye. I have OME 2" lift springs all round. On full drop the uni did bind ...