Outer Limits 4x4 Board

That's interesting Maggot. What is the height difference between poly-airs up and down? Do the 38's rub at all, either up or down? With the poly-airs down, I guess the springs are just 2" higher. And, have you extended the bump stops at all?

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:lol: They're currently 265/75R16 on the truck. Couldn't find any pics of my truck stuck, plently of my mates' lux and patrol! :D The terrain is usually rocky or heavily rutted. I've been stuck enough times to know that I need more clearence. Not so much under the diffs, I've nearly got as much ...

Ok. HiJack thinks 2 inches would do it too. What I think I will do is: 1. cut the guards nice and big so there is plenty of room. 2. fit the tires and articulate the truck until the they rub to get my measurement. 3. Extend the bump stops so the tires just clear the body. 4. Go up in lift 2x the ...

Poly-ethyl-ethyl-ketone or PEEK We were going to use it to replace a steel centre gear in a planetary gearset, that's how strong the stuff is. Unfortunately, it wasn't strong enough :armsup: It was over $300 for a 35 x 150mm rod of it :shock: its much cheaper in pellet form though for doing ...

Its a good lookin rig HighJack has there Micka. I would probably prefer to cut more guard and have less lift. I'll PM and get some more details from him. Slunnie, I really like the ride my Rangie has now and would be very disappointed if some mob just threw in stiffer springs. Something to check up ...

I'm doing some research into what would be required to fit 37's under my 4dr Rangie. As stated, I currently have the LRA 2.5" body lift fitted (which is an excellent product for those interested). The rest is standard suspension. LRA reckon that a 36" will fit with this body lift alone and some very ...

Thanks Sic Lux, glad to hear your opinion. I dont really like the idea of rendering a tyre useless just for a simple puncture or something. Then you've got one new tyre and three half worn, which is no good to nobody. Plus it's false economy, I could buy a brand new set of roof racks (rola) for the ...

Yes thankyou Bazzle. :finger: :D I plan to be as far away from my garage as I can. My point was that I can't leave it on there, not that I have to. As the Rangie stands now, it will normally just fit under most carparks. Not all, I find out, I even had an oopsie on my own garage door that left my ...

Full time 4WD is great for not having to jump out into the mud to lock hubs when you're already stuck. But in this case, isn't so handy. If I could mount the tyre on the bonnet, that would be cool. But, alas, the bonnet probably wont hold it, and I probably wont be able to see over it. I love being ...

Of course, if I put anything on the roof (even a pack of cigarettes), it will no longer fit in my garage or under the carpark roof.

I've been looking at the Rola roof rack GLO35, these seem to have the best load rating.

Yeah, Rangies are full time 4WD so it has to be the same. I had a bit of a sleep on it last night I was thinking that a roof rack may be the way to go on this one. But now that you mention it, roof bars might be even better/neater. Anybody know of a good set that would be suitable? (maybe I should ...

That's a good point, but there simply isn't enough room in the back for the mattress AND the tyre regardless of the configuration. Especially when we add a 120L ice box, the water bottle and the tucker box.

City West Plastics in Rydalmere have got all sorts or plastics. Can't locate the number off hand, but we source all sorts of plastic from them. Even Carbon Fibre reinforced Polyethylethylketone .

Hi Guys, Have a question regarding tyre goo (the tyre repair (seal+infate) in a can). I'm soon going on a trek around North NSW and South QLD in my 1988 Range Rover. To cut a long story short, I have oversize tyres on it where the spare normally floats around in the back, no worries. But for the ...

Hey Mick, I thought you went to the big RHS to suit the 'boxyness' of the Rangie styling. What's up with those massive round corners? I understand the functional reason for them, but sorry they look right out of place. :? IMHO some square cut corners would have been much better (like your 'concept ...

Something like this might work for high res:

http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Default.aspx?CatID=1209

just plug a pencil camera composite video out into the input of this device. I don't see why it wouldn't work. I'm sure this thing could run off 12v if properly transformed.

My Dunlop MT2s have never had anything stuck between the bead and rim. Actually maybe once, can't remember so that's ok. Good tread too.

If I let the air out, I could probably fit larger than 33" in the original spot too (for in the future).

I don't really like the idea of blocking the rear vision. But considered it a necessary evil in order to get the wheel out of the way, if I put it on the back. The setup on the back of the red jeep is exactly what I was thinking. Just on the weekend we camped Saturday night in the back, and really ...

I've decided. I'll go with the false floor in the back. Building a wheel carrier also means building a new bumper as well, and that's not quite the scale of job I had in mind (coupled with the carrier). The false floor keeps everything nice and low, I can still see out my rear window, it doesn't ...

:lol: , yeah I can see the look on her face now. I've got a water tank that sits nicely now in the spot where the spare used to go in the back :armsup: not that it has to stay there. I might sit it in the spot and see what space is like. Definitely the easiest solution if it still gives me enough ...

Yep, all sounds about right. I've got a tired old 3.5 in my '88 Rangie. I travel to and from Sydney and Newcastle regularly. It will use about a 1/3 of a tank on average to do it one way which is about 150 k's. 1/2 tank if I'm laffy (daffy) on the throttle or about a 1/4 if I'm nice and steady ...

Yeah, a false floor is a top idea. The rangie, like most fourby's, is nice and tall in the cargo area so there would be enough height for a tyre and my (our) horizontal frame. Two things though, being higher up in the cargo area means less space for manouvering, and I've got a 106L ice box that when ...

Upright is how the standard Rangie one goes. My oversize tyre doesn't fit in the spot anymore because of the reel for the rear seat seatbelt. If I put it in there anyway, and just had it hanging out (resting on the reel instead of under it) it would kill a fair bit of space in the back still ...

there's nothing actually wrong with a swing-away. They work perfectly. My feeling is that they look agricultural IMHO and my mate has a patrol with one, and his rear (one or two) wheels are forever off the ground because his spare is hung up on a rock or somehting. You're right, there isn't anywhere ...

another point to raise is full-time 4WDs. These bad-boys don't have any hubs to lock in or out. Even though it designed to do it (ie differentiate :) )I wouldn't think a differential, even unlocked, would cope well for an extended period of time no matter which way you put the tyres. In which case ...

I think it should be fine. What paint that was going to come off, would have come off on your rag. Thinners evaporates pretty quick and is not likely to soak in. I dont think your paint will be sitting on the floor of you garage tomorrow morning! I guess we'll hear tomorrow!

Hi Guys, Just wanted to pick your communal brain about the can and can't do's of spare tyre carriers. I have a quandry as to what to do with my spare tyre now that is doesn't fit in the standard rangie spot. It sits flat in the back now, strapped down with the toolbox. I'm looking at doing some ...

265/75R16s is what I'm running at present on my Rangie. I've got a set of Dunlop MT2s on and as well as steer lock adjustment, I had to trim the forward edge of the rear inner wells (behind the door). First time I took it out after fitting them they rubbed savage and upon inspection, the return lip ...

Here, in the meantime does this help at all?