lots of questions new to board.

Post by **hbar314** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:42 pm

Just found your board the other day and it is way cool. I read through the last 36 pages and have found a lot of information. Still have some questions.

 Could someone explain engineering to me? is it like getting inspected. It seems like you can do much to your rig before the law intervines.

what is a bundera? In all those pages there was only a couple of pics and it wasnt the whole thing.

what is the 18R? ive got the 22r. usa has the 20r also. i have heard of a couple of 21ru's around, but the 18r stumps me.

 Does anyone know of links or people to talk to about importing stuff?
It seems that america got the raw end of the toyota deal. no diesel, there are only two doors on my pickup, and we have had to put up with ifs for so many years.

 if any one know of just some cool links post'em. thanks

Post by **ORSM45** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:51 pm

anything you do to your rig the law will have some intervention.

do you have the 75 series over there?

18R is a 2ltr 4 cylinder engine, i got one in my corona
22R is 2.4ltr 4 cyl, they are in bunderas
21R is a 2ltr too i think just newer

Post by **hbar314** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:55 pm

might as well post a pic of the ol pickup.

here is the link

http://tellico.off-road.com/wwwthreads_ ... arocks.jpg

Post by **hbar314** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:58 pm

no we didnt get the 70 series over here. :cry:

I have a model of one but thats it. Once the 40 series stopped in 83 we lost the short wheel base.

Post by **ORSM45** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:59 pm

cool, how big are those swampers?
wish i had a camera :cry:

Post by **ORSM45** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:02 pm

you did get the raw deal then

ah well the bundera is the SWB 70 but they took a different approach in designing it. it comes with coils at all 4 corners and a bunch of other crap i cant think of.

Post by **hbar314** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:02 pm

31x10.50. just seem biggier in the pic. I like that pic alot.

Post by **hbar314** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:05 pm

just remembered another question. Does anyone run old man emu? i have been looking at it for my suspension but its hard to find good dealers that know more than the customer. I was looking for 4 inch but they seem to tell me the bigest ome makes is 2.5. Is this true?

Post by **hbar314** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:07 pm

to see how raw a deal we got go to the us ebay site and look up the 40 series. people are blowing lots of money for them. i might see one every couple of months.

Post by **hbar314** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:09 pm

Yeah i dont think i have every seen a 45 series in person. Ive seen one 24v diesel 40 but thats it.

Post by **ORSM45** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:10 pm

haha, well i just blew shitloads of money on doing up a 350 chev.

so i guess it evens out. if i ever seel mine i should go to US and sell it

Post by **basketcase** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 7:49 am

thats not true. I have 3inch old man emu lifted springs on my 84 4runner. they go higher, at least 4inch.

Post by **roscoFJ73** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 8:46 am

hbar314 if you need US specific information try cruizers.com and go to the discussion board.,Most of the guys on there own 40,45,55,60,62,80 series and are fairly knowlegble .Your more than welcome to post questions here as well. If you want to look at a list of all the cruisers ever made check this site http://www.brians894x4.com.
Australia is like landcruiser heaven if your into landcruisers.We got about 12% of all the landcruisers ever made in a population of 20million.

Post by **hbar314** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:02 am

basket case who did you get your suspension through? I would like ome, i think they should do well on a toyota.

rosco73 the link wasnt working. hmm guess ill try later.

do yall have hummers over there? just wondering. (hummers not h2, they blow)

Post by **spazbot** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:08 am

Could someone explain engineering to me? is it like getting inspected. It seems like you can do much to your rig before the law intervines.

basically any major mods over here need to be engineered before registration to make sure they are safe, they can be pretty strick on what you can and cant do, some states wont allow a spoa so will.

if you get pulled over here and you dont have a cert for your mods the cops can defect you etc, (prolly the same over there).

we also get nice things like dual cab pickups and the 73 series cruisers which are a mid wheel base 2 door with front a rear leaves.

diesel's are a very common engine over here and prolly the prefer engine, as they produce bucket loads of tourqe etc.

Post by **spazbot** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:17 am

you guys get things pretty good over there though, you got cheap swampers and other rubber over here for a 35x15.5x15 swamper sx we pay $660 ea with the exchange rate as it is, thats $476 usd , thats almost doubble what they can be got for in the US

Post by **basketcase** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:38 am

i got it done at place called suzi sport in brisbane. but they would have got the springs from ARB. check them out.
the springs are for toyota, on aus a 4runner is a wagon version of toyota hilux.

Post by **hbar314** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 4:45 am

spazbot: Over here you can actually get away with a lot. At the drop of a hat people will change motors or just plane start cutting and welding. Making it legal is usually an after thought. Basiclly you just need turn signals, lights and enuogh fender to cover your rubber. (some states have extras but not much). Diesels are the exception over here. Most americans sterotype them as slow, noisiey, and nasty. So most diesels are used in larger pickups. It would be hard to find one smaller than 6.5L.

Very true about the swampers. I pickup mine up off ebay almost new for $315(us) for the set. But there is always another maker of rubber, I would gladey have a toyota diesel.

I thinking now that i might go with all pros 4inch now, but i change my mind alot.

Post by **Surfection** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 10:25 am

I don't think you would regret that decision. From what i've read and seen of all pro springs they work well. Old man emu springs work well, but are sometimes limited by the shocks they sell with the springs as a package, so if you do go that way it might be a better idea to just get the springs, install them and flex it up, then order the right length rancho/procomp/shock of your choice. Good luck with it all and any questions just fire away.

Post by **roscoFJ73** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 2:01 pm

hbar314 that link I posted was wrong so Ill try again
http://www.brian894x4.com

Post by **hbar314** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 6:10 pm

coming home from work is a good example of what im talking about.
I stopped at the light and next to me was a ford excursion ( http://www.dieseldynamics.com/excursion.htm ) talk about ecessive it had the 10 cylinder diesel in it and they are big(!). Of course one guy was driving by himself. urg

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