Outer Limits 4x4 Board

nice one good to see a tutorial.

I brought a set of manual hubs almost a year ago, still have not fitted them

yes a photo would be good.

Let us know how it goes,I have heard of people "clearancing" the cv's with a die grinder to get the last couple of degrees.

How much down travel do you have ?

could be down to reving at 4000rpm and going 90kph though!!

Sounds like you are stuck in third ?

We have a 91 2.5TD auto LWB, the wife uses it for the school run, its probably the most economical one we have ever owned, it gets around 22mpg (10l/100K)

Try driving a 3.0V6 on 33's, we get 9mpg ...

Flex - you can get flex with a bit of trimming here and there

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I had a 89 Gen 1, at full stuff the 31's tucked up inside the guards (my bump stops were shaved a bit), so the 33's will foul on the front guards at full flex ( I ...

Fist off, I applaude anyone trying to get more lift out of their IFS suspension.

On my own rig, I have done the most to maximise the flex from the front end , and left the ride height standard (the 33's help in the height dept)

The tai kit gets the extra lift by basically moving the whole lot down ...

Will look into bot of those (dizzy and injector connections)

Almost rule out injector conections, as this is a total engine misfire, not just 1 or 2 cylinders.

Previous owner had problem with the dizzy.......

I am picking it is electrical/electronic as it started sudenly, and stopped just as quick, so rules out plugs, leads, coil, fuel pump, fileter etc

This leaves AFM, O2 air and water temp and possibly distributer (crank angle sensor)

Re the clicking - both of our diesels did/do this, you will hear a click after a few seconds of turning the key to on, wait untill you hear this before cranking. sometimes you get some extra clicks, no sure why, on the old truck (Gen 1) it did this while driving, within the first 30 seconds of ...

Any thougts on this ?

Gen 2 1992 V6 3.0

Did a run today, about 22 ks to day on a clay track, got back on the tarseal, about a k down the road put the boot in, and the truck misfires, anything more than the lightest touch on the throttle and the engine misses, cuts out etc, idles fine.

Switched ...

Big Blue, get you front sway bar, rip it off and throw it away !

On the open road pay a bit more respect to the speeds posted on the corners, but you more than make up for it with the extra flex from the front end.

Its not unsafe, just "different"

Heres a link to my gains with different "simple ...

Looks very tidy, whats the plans for it ?

The 2.5TD is very miserly on the fuel and has a fair amount of tourque when on boost.

While you have the head off check to see if the injector pump has started leaking, its a bitch to get at when the engine is back together, intercooler fitted etc.
There ...

Thought I should post up - 91 LWB Exceed, 3.0 auto, 33 maxis mudders. Both sway bars removed, front stops trimmed, front torsion cranked 10 turns to level her up (was nose down)

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590 mm flex at this stage

Here is the flex ...

Did you find the rose joints worth while ?

Hi J top thanks for that, any cert issues with doing that, any photo's ? Did you cut the mounts off the diff and reposition ?

Sounds like a good idea, as the lower mount could do with moving up out ofthe way, and may held the clearance at full flex.

Hi Guys,

Playing around on the weekend getting the most flex out of the standard equipment.

I got 590 mm with front and rear bars removed, bump stops shaved and a 35mm lift on the torsions (she sits level now)

The left front was climbing up the ramp.

At this flex, the 32's had about 1/2 inch ...

re index the bars to allow more adjustment

Not a photoshop wiz like you guys, but you get the idea .

whats the thoughts on doing the ball joint flip, with a spacer thick enough to give a total drop of say 25mm, then putting a 25mm spacer between the lower a-arm and the (dont know the proper name) piece of cast metal that attaches the lower ball joint.

Would effectively raise the front end, not ...

if yours is a diesel, its oil every 5K and filter plus oil every 10K

the 92 3.0 V6 petrol exceed is the machine of choice for offroading if its not a daily driver, power delivery is much better (more and more responsive) for off road driving, but would not like to foot the fuel bill if we used it every day .

The Gen 2 Diesel is not far behind the Gen 2 3.0v, but ...

Hi, My two cents, after having owned a 2.5TD 89 LWB exceed (Gen 1), and currently own a 2.5TD 91 LWB(Gen 2) and a 3.0Petrol 92 LWB EXceed (Gen 2)

The 89 2.5TD (looks exactly like the white on in the pic of an earlier post, except no fender flares) diesel had one down fall, lack of power. If you ...

I was under the assumption that the ball joint flip was done when you cranked the front up 2" to counter the wheels going / \ due to the top arm being shorter than the bottom, and that the flip would help fix the situation and get the front wheels more verticle.

The problems with knock-ned front ...

Hi Guys,

Have a gen 2 exceed that just come off a farm, so have had to strip the carpets out (stink like dead cows).

Noticed that under the middle seat right hand side there is a air-con/heater unit in the floor.
The size of it would be equivalent to around 20 litres.

If this was throwen in the ...

plus if its a factory 2.8, you will also have a factory 30mm body lift

Hi, get the alignment checked, you likely bashed one of the tie rods, the pulling to the left is a good indicator of this.

Also check to see if the wheels are balanced, had a similar exper ance with a truck we brought and that was all the shaking was.

J Top, cheers for that, had thought about removing the bolt but was unsure if it would cause any probs, alot simpler tha the work/cert for a 3 link.

J Top, slightly off topic, you mentioned that you run with the left rear radius bolt removed.

Have you noticed any probs doing this and do you run like that on the tarmac ?

Hi guys,

after any advice, do's, donts etc.

Have a gen1, with bugger all flex from the rear (due to the radius arms) if I remove the sway bar the radius arms can snap at the bushing, and the flex will still limited(due to the radius arm design).

I have seen 1 paj on here (a gen 2 with a front sas ...

Sorry this is almost off topic, but an auto equiped 4x4 can go downhill as well as, if not better than a manual.

I think the technique is called "drive over braking", at the top of the hill apply enough pressure on the brakes to hold you in place with your left foot, and lock your foot in that ...