Outer Limits 4x4 Board

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Hi, can anyone recommend a good quality workshop to do some custom fabrication in Perth?
I have an FJ40 that I want to restore to three seats up front and need mounts made between the new seats and the floor.

ute liner on its own isn't enough to stop heat and noise.
I used the raptor ute liner on my 40 but then i've put down closed cell EVA foam with foil backing for insulation followed by 3mm rubber matting.

tried all sorts of fans with shrouds to keep the 350 cool in a 40series. Fixed fan was best, hard to find a decent rebuildable viscous hub for the chevs. Eventually got alloy crossflow radiator which is bigger and conducts heat better than original radiators. THis rule of thumb seems to work: you ...

i believe bigger tank is faster, as long as you remember to fill it up before you start pumping tyres. I think of it this way: if you start with a 30L tank at 150psi plus 4 tyres at 10psi and finish with tank and tyres all at 40psi, with compressor running continuously you save pumping at least 30L ...

In WA a big problem I have found with gas is that roadhouses will have run out or have faulty pumps. On a 5000km trip I had this problem 3 times. When there is no other gas for at least 400km you have no choice but to wait - unless you have dual fuel. The best I get on gas is from my chev is 300km ...

i think its more likely the front is stiff because of poor spring design.
things like bad shackle angle, too many leaves, leaves clamped together too tightly, leaves not tapered or leaves too thick can all make for poor flex.

when i bought my shorty it had the coils as well as a full set of leaves. the only flex was in the tyre sidewall. the coils and mounts on the diffs came off with an angle grinder.

ive had some similar problems with my 40series. i made shroud up which helped heaps. Tried a 16" electric fan, that was ok at idle but pretty much useless at high rpm even when shrouded. settled for a chev viscous hub, with a 10 blade fan from an EB i think. The fan only protrudes a few cm down the ...

I have been with TCIS for a few years and never required 4wd club membership. Even made a claim last year and had no probs there... with TCIS insurance they do require you to be a member with an afilliated 4wd club..... mulisha... i have a modified BJ73 landcruiser MWB its a 1986 model... im insured ...

Toyo make this M504ZP
http://www.toyo.com.au/LTRPDFs/M504z.pdf

my tank is an internal rollbar. have used it for 10yrs with no probs to 150psi but if it ruptured would be scary loud.

can anyone tell me what the aggregate is for their shorty?
cause mine says its only 2045 and i think i may have exceeded that
was wondering if they are all the same?

for me FJ40 swb 350
67L LPG gets just over 300kms @ 115km/hr, ~2200rpm
= 22.5L/100km

with the crosspin in the two halves in the pic don't meet. I measured the crosspin diameter at 20.5mm. Does anyone know if this is standard for toyota?

Can anyone please help me out with a photo or measurements of a landcruiser e-z locker? I bought one direct from the US and two reputable workshops here have not been able to get it working. Apparently the problem is that the hole the crosspin goes through is the wrong shape so it can't unlock. I ...

call a wrecker like wanneroo 4x4 who are exxy but have good stock and get some prices on all your bits then sell for half to 3/4 their price.

Gwagensteve, whereas you identify a 265/75 as equivalent to a 33, a BFG Muddy in a 265 is 810mm in diameter that is under a 32. To get a true 33 on a BFG muddy, you actually need to go a 285/75 which then takes you over to an 8" rim. Rainsey I think he meant the 255/85/16 was a 33" ;) its goes on a ...

well i found out yesterday that my 350 has a burnt valve. its got low compression on one cylinder and has way too much hydrocarbons coming out the exhaust. I figure this means that the heads need to be replaced/reconditioned. The motor is early to mid 80's, stock standard but with lpg. What i would ...

My air compressor seized on the weekend although i keep it oiled on the intake side. When i pulled it apart found that there was no oil in the clutch/bearing side and both bearings appear to be completely chewed out. Anyone know where to get replacement bearings for these? or would it be cheaper to ...

just rang round today and found some for $75 each. not really the cheapest. So from what i can gather bad_religion_au, you have redrilled the spring perches, and relocated the fixed mount toward the front of the vehicle so that the axle only moved back 1inch. Is this right? what sort of difference ...

yeah ive got the small eye shackles, unfortunately the 55s are hard to find these days...
sounds like yours is coming along nicely bumpy, let me know when you get the rust sorted and we'll go for a drive somewhere.

Hi Bumpy I had mine measured up at opposite lock for the 60s springs and they were gonna move the axle backwards by too much (at least 50mm). I can only afford about 30mm with the gas tank and pivoting of the axle. The 75s springs you mention sound good tho, are you getting some more details for ...

Reddo wrote: So i kept the 40 main leaf and created a mixed pack of springs, which are working well atm.

mixed leaf pack eh
can you tell more?

How much is one of these lockers worth EVLHILUX?
Are you buying locally or getting it in from the US?
cheers

I use it but don't know if it is does a different job from normal oil. The only thing I notice is that it seems to keep its golden colour for longer than normal oil when running gas.

here are some measurements i took: my existing 40 rear springs, fixed end to centre bolt 500mm a 60 front that was lying round, fixed end to centre bolt 550mm. This means the rear axle would move back 50mm, which is too much for me as its going to interfere with the gas tank hope this is of use to ...

So are there any tyres in the 33" range that can be mounted on a 8" rim?? Thanks Chris I think you can have 255 85 16s on 6.5-8 inch rim. they are slightly taller than a 33 but not quite a 10.5 wide. bfg makes these too. I found that the tyre and rim manual changed between the 2002 and the 2004 ...

you also need to get the measurements for pin to eye of the long side of the springs as this will determine how far forward and backwards your axles will move. You may find that your wheelbase is going to increase considerably which may be great for my 40 but is that what you want for your 60? these ...

cruiser spring lengths are listed here http://www.off-road.com/tlc/faq/faq.txt if thats any help. 75s rears are longer than 60s rear.