Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Nice drive! I'm pretty impressed by what the newer paj's can do.

Pretty sure transfer is either ATF or 80w90. Front diff is 80w90 and rear diff is 85w140 LSD. Not 100% on gearbox, think I used the penrite 75w85 last time.

Regarding the cracking, it's common on the GU's for the rear coil hats to crack away from the chassis, often pulling a section of the chassis with them. If it's been repaired and braced properly then it should be better than new but I'd e checking it out pretty closely. Other than that, the 4.2 GU's ...

Rob, I'd definitely say go a 79 Cruiser ute with the TDV8 if you can stretch to it. They really are fantastic to drive and tow 3T easily. Also hold their resale very well as I'm sure you know come end of the lease. Otherwise I think any of the dual cab utes out will do the job if you're only towing ...

My votes with the shorty GQ Patrol as well. GQ's are great value for money, comfortable and reliable and if you find a diesel will be quite good on fuel. Second choice would be a pajero or perhaps vitara.

Rocky's and ferozas are ok as well but harder to find parts for and not as much aftermarket ...

smart move, you wont be dissapointed

Wizard make pin to eye converters for the top mount on the front of patrols which bolts on in place of the OEM tower.

Just out of interest to some, I got a quote in Brisbane for a full set of bolt on King 2.5's for around $3200. Wizard were talking of also getting some 2.5 Fox Remotes with Nissan ...

I did get some good responses on the Patrol 4x4 forum on this one if anyone wants to check it out. I have ordered a set of Fox 2.0 Remote Reservoirs from an Australian Distributor that are custom made by Fox to suit the Patrol mounting system and valved to suit. Not sure what the valving is though ...

G’day all,

Have had a search and in general people seem very happy with the performance of Koni’s and Bilsteins but there isn’t much talk of how Fox’s perform. I realise they’re not very common over here yet but with the Aussie $ at the moment I can get a set of 2.0 remote reservoirs landed from ...

Don't have any solutions for you but I'll be interested to see what the suggestions are as I notice with my GU the highway shakes go away when I have the camper on the back.

In a GU now hey Ian? I got mine tuned at AMMS and was very happy with their work. Stuck to their quote and it was just on $600 for pump adjust, fuel adjust, boost up to 12.5psi and installing a boost adjuster, all dyno tuned with very good results. Would also recommend Mike Topfer at On and Offroad ...

Ah right, so the disc versions are all mechanical or cable operated I take it?

Hi all,

Looking at fitting an electric brake setup to my camper and just seeing peoples opinions on the drum vs disc option. Are most electric brake systems on campers drum setups? Are there any major problems encountered with either, especially when used offroad? Presume as with a car that disc is ...

I was very pleased with the work done on my GU at AMMS. They are over Sandgate way.

Battery World recommended to me that I get a Century Marine Hybrid. I now run one as a starter and one as my second battery and have done for a fair while now and very happy. $179, 600CCA and 75A/H. They handle the vibes well, have a decent cycle if required (runs my fridge for at least 24hrs no ...

Ok, thanks very much Dan. Sounds like that's the way to go. From looking at mine it appears to be a pretty good quality product and certainly at a great price.

i have the same problem - been thinking of getting a die grinder and knocking a blody great hole through the bracket base large enough to slip over the supporting lip on the door mount.

Yeh this seems like the only viable option without modifying the carrier. And Micka1 if you have pics can you ...

Yeh but it was cheap enough and buying one is easy. I know Kaymar do one as well but haven't seen the design and I was quoted $179 from ARB which is ridiculous. Haven't phoned Hobzee no, was just seeing if there's a simple fix first as I thought these were pretty common.

What brackets have people used to mount a hi lift on the spare tyre on a GU patrol? I bought the TigerzII one off Hobzee which will fit the stud pattern of the patrol but won't fit coz of the lip on the factory carrier that the spare wheel supports itself on. Has anyone modified one of Hobzee's ...

This is a very good point Joel. However, the speedo and odometer don't seem to be correlated in their accuracy on my car, is this normal? I have only done one odo test and from what I can remember it was reading approx 10% less than reality. My speedo on the other hand reads 4% low in that at 100km ...

Oh forgot to mention mine does have 3" dump and exhaust. Does kinda annoy me that Joel can get the same figures with 185rwkw and mine only makes 98rwkw That thing must be a beast, can you give me an indication of the setup you're running to make that power?

Haven't been real happy with mine since I bought it. 135k on the clock, 2" lift, 265/75's and its a wagon. Nearly always unladen and my average since purchase is 14.4L/100km but that is mainly urban. Doesn't really get much better on the highway, low 14's usually. Best ever is high 13's and worse is ...

Yes, lowering your tyre pressures will make a big difference offroad and also with your rut issue. 20psi should be good depending on what size tyre you're running. I usually drop mine on the GU to 16psi with no probs though. Plenty of grip then. As for the diff, yes if it has no locker or LSD then ...

Anyone got a picture of one mounted horizontally by the towbar? Also has anyone noticed problems with the extra weight of the jack causing cracking on standard rear door mounted applications? I know GU's can have problems with this anyway let alone with the extra weight.

who is AMMS and where abouts are they located? do you have a contact number?

AMMS are at 92 Connaught St, Sandgate. Ph: 3269 6555. Mark Helmore did the work on my car for reference.

http://www.amms.net.au/index.htm

They do all general automotive work but also specialise in 4wd servicing and ...

Just thought I'd follow up on this one. Was really impressed with the service and work from AMMS, would definitely recommend them. Talk you through everything in detail and always have time for you even though you know they're flat out which gets a tick in my book. Price seemed in line with other ...

I've got my patrol booked in at AMMS on Friday for a dyno tune, pump timing adjustment and boost increase so I'll let you know what I think of them after I get it back.

Agree Redbook is rubbish. For the wagon I would say $34-36k mainly coz of the k's. For the second blokes ute, I would say maybe $32ish?

When I was looking this time last year for mine I never saw one even close to redbook price, its rubbish. I suggest for a GUIV you'd be looking more in $45k region with decent k's on it. I.e. 100k or less. That's when you find one...took me about 8 months of looking to find a decent one albeit I was ...

I was under the impersion you could go 2 inches high than whats plated on the car in qld. So I'm told

No, 15mm bigger in Qld is all that's allowable.

As for the GQ, I'd say in the current market around 6-8k if its pretty clean for its age. I would personally remove the hi-mount and sell ...