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is this gap between the bull-bar and body normal?

i am not sure if its ment 2 be that big but when i fitted it the instructions said that it has 2 be 20mm from the flare........... it looks funny tho aye... i might losen the bolts and bring it up closer

HLX40L wrote:is this gap between the bull-bar and body normal?

The gap on my bar is 15mm

I hope this helps.

Dave.

See thats much better I think! I still love the look of that bar

I just fitted dobinsons struts and coils to my 06 dual cab sits up and rides heaps better than standard,I have a V6 with steel arb winch bar,came up 90mm in front end.

I just fitted dobinsons struts and coils to my 06 dual cab sits up and rides heaps better than standard,I have a V6 with steel arb winch bar,came up 90mm in front end.

toymad80 wrote:I just fitted dobinsons struts and coils to my 06 dual cab sits up and rides heaps better than standard,I have a V6 with steel arb winch bar,came up 90mm in front end.

Ouch that must put some workout on your axles

toymad80 wrote:I just fitted dobinsons struts and coils to my 06 dual cab sits up and rides heaps better than standard,I have a V6 with steel arb winch bar,came up 90mm in front end.

what cv angle do you have now?

yeah i'll try to post some pics, rang dobinsons today they assure me thats right and they have sold heaps and had no worries,had it wheel aligned this morning back to factory specs.

OK fellas

I am almost ready to launch the web site but before it gets launched, I'd like to ask you all with the new Lux to submit your vehicle on there with info+pics. I'd really appreciate it.

The site is at http://www.newhilux.net/dev which is temporary until it goes live in the next couple of days.

Thanks for your help

toymad80 wrote:I just fitted dobinsons struts and coils to my 06 dual cab sits up and rides heaps better than standard,I have a V6 with steel arb winch bar,came up 90mm in front end.

Would love to see some pics of this one

Well done to Dave with the launch of his new Hilux Site. Its obvious a lot of hard work and time has gone into this. Lets get behind him and support it.
Rich.

Cheers to Dave

that gap is normal if you have an arb bar

that gap is normal if you have an arb bar

Thanks Rich & Cranker and everyone else who signed up. Too much hard work has gone into it.... wife's been bashing me to come to bed of late :(

Looks like a great site Dave, keep up the good work.

Dave.

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is that myall lakes??

nope it's Western Australia

Looks like Preston Beach maybe. Sth of Perth about 100km

Sorry, no it is WA but at fish creek, approx 20k's south of windy harbour.

alchemist wrote:

xrdave wrote:mmmmmmm........nice

Thanks

On the subject of canopies, how does one seal the tailgate properly?

What i've done to try and seal the tailgate on my lux is this:



This is a strip of one inch wide adhesive rubber which seals the lower gap between the tailgate and the tray. I think it is called rubbertek?



This seal is called pinchwell i think. It seals the vertical gap on either side of the tailgate. It just pushes straight onto a strip of metal that is already on the tray.

This is the cross section of the seal.



I bought all of this from clark rubber. pretty cheap. I haven't had a big run on the dirt since installing these seals but they seem to fill most of the gaps.

nice site youve got going here guys, just wondering a few questions about your modle hilux im thinking of purchasing one, what sort of lift kit has HLX4L got, and hows the v6 on fuel? do you think the new front end is better than the previous ifs model? as i have owned an 03 model and wasnt happy with the ifs. just wondering what you thoughts are cheers.

the new model has coil over shock struts, pretty sure the previous model was torsion bar?

adamant wrote:nice site youve got going here guys, just wondering a few questions about your modle hilux im thinking of purchasing one, what sort of lift kit has HLX4L got, and hows the v6 on fuel? do you think the new front end is better than the previous ifs model? as i have owned an 03 model and wasnt happy with the ifs. just wondering what you thoughts are cheers.

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply only just found this question, the lift in my truck is called a IFS smart lift, fitted and supplied by the Ultimate Suspension in Minto Sydney, the V6 is pretty good on fuel for such a big motor in the car meter reads 12.8 Km/L, but don't forget that's with 33" tyres.

does anyone with a newer model winch use plasma rope, rather than the traditional wire rope?

Looks like it's a fair weight saving, plus a lot easier to work with in the process.

Cheers,

Andrew

Where did you get your rear bar and how much was it if you do not mind?

john

xrdave wrote:pics













I hope this helps.

Dave

Hey John, it's a sports range rear bar. It cost me $870 + paint.

That was 12 months ago.

Dave.

where did you buy it from...wouldn't mind one

xrdave wrote:Hey John, it's a sports range rear bar. It cost me $870 + paint.

That was 12 months ago.

Dave.

go and pick up the 4wd monthly and have a look a guy has put a live axle conversion in and looks a real treat

jbhayman wrote:where did you buy it from...wouldn't mind one

I bought mine from Equipe Automotivehttp://www.equipeautomotive.net.au/
I hope this helps.

Dave.