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Rangie with 33 mongrels 2 inch lift, welded rear diff, toyota diff centres 4.1, longer rear arms with relocated mounts, long travel shocks, cage ... what class does that make me? ( first class Im sure... )

Mark

I used to make biodiesel and just have to tell you that if you are running it make sure you change your fuel filter really regular.... It is a REALLY good cleaner and will clean out your tank and lines from soap and crap from bowser diesel..... This can cause blockages in the line and filter but ...

quick one... Can a 80 series lockright for a rear go into the front ?...
( not do you think its a good ideea... just will it bolt up?) and if not will it go into a hilux rear?...

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yeah I did think of that but its the mounting and bumpstop locations that I wanted wider although they will be converted to 4 link.... How much narrower than a gq is the mq exactally?

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curious to know whether I can use standard parts to widen MQ diffs. was thinking about 2 inch wider by cutting the housing ( either long or short side) and extending 2 inches then HOPEFULLY using a standard axle from another model that has the same spline that is the right length....
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I wanted to stay away from the holden body on 4by chassis... Surley its a doable thing as they are around and registered.... although with leaf springs

Hey guys,

Could anyone tell me the track widths and any known strength issues on the following... Im looking for the best diff around 62inch track for a hybrid, by best I mean a MQ rear @ $90 is better for me than a GU rear @ $1200 I can afford to repair the $90 one alot ... know what I mean...
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I looking at doing a similar thing to the overlander but fitting GQ diffs with 4 link instead of leaf springs ... do you think it will have any real engineering problems? Ive seen that the original overlander used a dana diff front & rear with a track of 62inch... what would these be out of? and are ...

How can a rangie rust with all the factory oil leeks......

why not just go to autobarn or supercheap and buy trailer spring mount brackets.. they ar only a couple of bucks and some hightensile bolts to suite... they are folded and drilled all you have to do is drill 1 hole in the end for the pin / high tensile bolt and away you go.....EASY and best of all ...

HIJACKED...........................lol

thanks for the replies.... as for the suspension set up Ive been trying to post pics of my idea but basically it is similar to Bill Larmans design in the 80's if anyone remembers that..

Mark

OK lets take the v8 touring cars out of the picture cause Im not thinking of building one of them.. Im looking for a strong readily available unit. the way they will be driven is one facing the other ( front rear facing backwards and centre rotated) the rear does get most of the stress.. and using a ...

Im thinking about building a hybrid 6x6 and was deciding what diff to use... I have heard that the VN commadore diff would rival a 9 inch in strength... Is this true? I have seen these things hold up to massive abuse with over 5lt eng and big / wide tyres.... Surely with all this u beaut technology ...

are you getting it sleeved at brunswick? cause for that I will get mine done.. I got a s/h one the other day for 50 bucks but Ill get the original sleved and keep the sh for spare..Or see if they will do a better price for 2.....lol worth a go..

Mark

well here is my 2 bobs worth... 2 door rear springs in the front and 4 door rears in the rear give a 2 inch lift with fairly soft ride and good artic the 80 series shocks are good for front but to make the front work you WILL have to either make a 4 link up (as i did ) or remove the front radias arm ...

before i mod'ed my front to a 5 link I ran 80 series shocks and removes the front radias arm bolt from the passengers side when I got off road. this stops the bind up caused by the 2 bushes fighting eachother during flex. Again this will wear your bushes quicker .....but after 12 months mine showed ...

I also ment to say you could cool the oil with a trans oil cooler...If you have the volume..

Mark

From what I can remember dont some winches run off your power steering pump?... I dont really agree with this as there is not the oil volume ness for cooling.... But I have tossed around the idea of a second power steering pump conected to a tank... poss small air tank... and fitted with an aircon ...

I would avoid rover arms purly because I just broke both of mine.... 1 at the pin end and one at the other... Im making custom arms with a swing joint at the chassis end and standard bushing at diff end... I will be keeping the standard chassis bush and using a grade8 bolt will be bolting a U ...

I have a similar system on my rangie.. I made a plate that attaches to the spring and a pnuematic ram mounted over the spring mount ( where the shock tower was) This allows me to push the spring down 300mm giving me lift when needed and still having spring travel at full lift... Its neally completed ...

I see him regularly...
As Timbot says hes moved house and settling in... I think hes been preocupied with things of late but Im going driving with him in a few weeks to try out my Bill inspired mods...lol... & ill be trying to get him fired up again.... Dont worry tho he has some ideas that Im ...

when you do it make sure you fit an air cleaner on it preferebly oil soaked and give the intack a dose of castor oil regularly

I did hear of a gr8 trick to make them oil free...

get some slick 50 or even better Bitron and join the suction and discharge together put in some treatment of choice and ...

It that the brackets that fit ?....Or the sigma pump fits on the rangie brackets?

Thanks for the feed back... looks like hunting down a lower left air con is the go.... Just to let you know the air compressor will be inflating my truck airbag in the rear and 2 pneumatic rams in the front that when all pumped lifts the sills to over 800mm clearanceand still rides on its springs ...

Hey guys... I want to know who has done the air cond compressor ( endless air style) add on where did you mount it? what compressor is best? I have a 79 rangie with 3.5 p/s no air con. Are the standard aircon mounts on the bottom of the block pass side? there are some threaded hole here that I was ...

Im not sure if they did but you may wanna try looking at the leyland trucks... again im not sure exatally of the model but I know they had planetary hubs and I know of a guy who started playing around with them with the intention of grafting them onto landy / rangie diffs....

Mark

i like the 1 link... i belive it is called.... that Bill ( daddylonglegs) did on tims jeep bodied rover chassis... basically same set up as "A" model ford without leaf spring... triangulated links running from diff to a centre of chassis mounting point... like a 3 link but the arms meet in the ...

I know daddylonglegs is having computer trouble.... but i will be seeing him later so will ask for ya

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try daniel at tbis fooroad...they are in germany but they have them for 1750 us a set.... shipping around 600aud

will post email soon... not at my comp at moment

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