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What GQ year model is best?

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What GQ year model is best?

Post by Boxhead »

My brother is looking at buying a GQ and he is wanting to know which year and gearbox/motor combination is the best out of the GQ series and what sort of problems should he look for?

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Post by Daisy »

get a pre august 1993 model GQ diesel as they've the heavier pistons as thats good for turbo'ing.. (higher boost)

so..

In a sense...

a February 1993 GQ, with auto or manual (your choice) and a nice colour that doesnt look bad when stratched ;)

OR a late model petrol/LPG (1995/6 GQ)


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Post by bru21 »

also as pathetic as this sounds the 88/89 have a different steering stabiliser setup which is harder to obtain on the aftermarket. wizard panhard and drag will fix it though
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my 88 mod isnt too bad nice solid
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bru21 wrote:also as pathetic as this sounds the 88/89 have a different steering stabiliser setup which is harder to obtain on the aftermarket. wizard panhard and drag will fix it though


Different stabilasir mount is correct, but for std it is in a better spot.
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Post by bogged »

matthewK wrote:my 88 mod isnt too bad nice solid

actually 88/89 mods had issues with cracking diff housings. ask Woop :rofl: :rofl:
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yeah mines solid no cracks yet but then im not doing the hard 4x4 stuff at all
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Post by Bartso »

88/89 had problems cracking their panhard rod mount i've done this and welded it back up never cracked again
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pre 91 wagons cracked diffs on corrugations ... mine did it 14 times!!
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Post by bru21 »

mine cracked 89
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Post by Not For Highway Use »

The pistons may be better in earlier models but the upgrades to gearboxes, powersteer box, chassis around panhard rod etc make later units better. There are fixes available eg bolt on support for panhard rod
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Nothing a coupla welds wont fix :D
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Post by Woop »

Definantly check for body cracks. Some of the common places are:Body mounts at the bottom of the channel section,inner guard on right hand side next to battery,where inner guard meets firewall,seat base mounts,bottom corners of the windscreen,where floorpan meets sill panel in drivers/passengers side footwells, bottom of radiator support panel. The amount of cracking, if any at all in these places, depends on how much hard work the trucks done. Mechanicals are reliable and long lasting if maintained. TD42 looked after will easily go to 600,000km's before possibly needing work. Look for axle housing cracks on early models...

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[ lasting if maintained. TD42 looked after will easily go to 600,000km's before possibly needing work.
Nick[/quote] In that case i will have to keep mine for 45 years to wear it out

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