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GRINCH wrote:

crankycruiser wrote:

mick80 wrote:well has anyone else fitted one up yet?
i was talking to sam keck the other day he said he fitted one to a 05 hilus wich he did a solid axle swap to be really interested to c pics if anyone knows the car.
cheers mick

only my "homebrand" one been on for 3 months now and still loving it!

pics?

well this is my "crankylink"



these are 7" spring that it is dropping outta the hats






BTW they are 38" tyre that it is dropping below the door sills

Man that looks awsome!!! You do some great work to that truck Cranky.

Nice set of extracters Ray

dow50r wrote:Nice set of extracters Ray

dont talk to me bout those extractors!! im not happy with them at all.. or the bloke who put em on.. bloody stuck with em for a while now tho

CruiserCruising wrote:Man that looks awsome!!! You do some great work to that truck Cranky.

thanks mate..

i try

hey ray thanks for showing me what the crankylink is capable off.
the x link is definitely the best mod ive done to date.
im considering going longer shocks as well cause my front obviously has heaps left in it compared to yours 736mm shocks vs 820 but i wanna get a set of custom coils first 5 inch 250pd front 200 pd rear to soften it up a bit more.
what shock length should i consider i was thinking somethink around 770mm.
let me know what you think lad.
cheers mick

mick80 wrote:hey ray thanks for showing me what the crankylink is capable off.
the x link is definitely the best mod ive done to date.
im considering going longer shocks as well cause my front obviously has heaps left in it compared to yours 736mm shocks vs 820 but i wanna get a set of custom coils first 5 inch 250pd front 200 pd rear to soften it up a bit more.
what shock length should i consider i was thinking somethink around 770mm.
let me know what you think lad.
cheers mick

u prolly could go longer shocks.. but how far away is the steering arm from the top of the radius arms when its flexed up?

Hey Cranky how exposed is the front drive shaft with the radius arms on top of the diff?

dunno never looked lad
cheers mick

mick80 wrote:dunno never looked lad
cheers mick

Thats because your radius arms are still underneath the diff, but cranky cruiser has his on top of the diff..

sorry rv i was replying to cranky regarding a question i asked in my previuos post dunno how to quote stuff like you lads
cheers mick

No worries Mick. To quote someone just click the quote button in their post and then reply to their question etc.

Oh my god, look out you got a black panther in your truck, it must of sneaked in last time you went into the high country







those bloody panthers are evrywhere now

RV wrote:No worries Mick. To quote someone just click the quote button in their post and then reply to their question etc.

thanks lad
cheers mick
p.s. hows your 80 going you the lad brett cut down for i think

crankycruiser wrote:

dow50r wrote:Nice set of extracters Ray

dont talk to me bout those extractors!! im not happy with them at all.. or the bloke who put em on.. bloody stuck with em for a while now tho

hey ray i just got a set of extractors i got 100 series 4.5 they come out on the inside off chassis rail problem solved have not fitted them yet
cheers mick

mick80 wrote:p.s. hows your 80 going you the lad brett cut down for i think

sniper wrote:

Oh my god, look out you got a black panther in your truck, it must of sneaked in last time you went into the high country







those bloody panthers are evrywhere now

yer gotta watch em.. he musta slipped in that bastard!

thats a rare tassie panther.. could be a black tassie tiger too!

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gotta be happy with that i wish i lived down there id save the cash and get it done
cheers mick

It's not that pretty anymore

RV80 wrote:It's not that pretty anymore

we use them for what we bought them for lad the other weekend out wheeling slipped back off a rock smashed rear doors in 1000 bucks for another set and done rear diff same day expensive day
just gonna save to chop it down im moving to gladstone so hopefully there is some lads down there
cheers mick

GO THE 80,S

In issue 97 of 4wd monthly there was a new hilux with the IFS cut out and a Dobbin Engineering cross-over brace (which looks to be similer to the x link) anyway it had the 80 series axle set up in the front and looks good..

How about some good close up phots of how its all put together instead of far away flex shots

and some shots of one on a gq lwb please

Is everyone playing possum now or is it stage fright

mac1cruz wrote:In issue 97 of 4wd monthly there was a new hilux with the IFS cut out and a Dobbin Engineering cross-over brace (which looks to be similer to the x link) anyway it had the 80 series axle set up in the front and looks good..

that is one of the dobbins XLinks on that hilux.

for your info

the XLink display is doing the rounds now I think it is heading for BigBalls for the engineering day. If you are keen to see it in the flesh get over there and have a look.

http://carl.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?t=96715

Chad.

only thing is hat its about 4000ks to far to have a look at (we are in WAIT A WHILE) WA

WALKS wrote:only thing is hat its about 4000ks to far to have a look at (we are in WAIT A WHILE) WA

I can send you one,could be there in a week. with funds cleared of course.

There is a 4x4 shop Glenn deals with over there.
I will see if we can arrange to get an XLink over there for you guys to have a look at.

Chad
0418441064

Does the X-link affect the on-road handling of say an 80 series at all? Doesn't make it body roll more or anything? Will still as though you had a normal lift kit?

Also, why exactly does it allow or make for extra flex? Would it work on any size lift? say if you had a 3" or a 2" would it give you more flex if you had one, or only make a big difference once you get up around the 4"-6" lift area?

Just trying to find out a bit more about it all and how it all works and why it works.

Cheers
Todd

Toddles wrote:Does the X-link affect the on-road handling of say an 80 series at all? Doesn't make it body roll more or anything? Will still as though you had a normal lift kit?

Also, why exactly does it allow or make for extra flex? Would it work on any size lift? say if you had a 3" or a 2" would it give you more flex if you had one, or only make a big difference once you get up around the 4"-6" lift area?

Just trying to find out a bit more about it all and how it all works and why it works.

Cheers
Todd

hey lad i broke my rig before i got a real test but i drove 60klms to where i went out not highway roads twisty shit ones and it drove normal to me front swaybar on no rear.

itll work as good as the shocks you run ie the longer the shocks the more travel .
itll work on any lift 2-8 and beyond its simple.
crankys got a 7 and crankys running 820mm shocks.
ive got a four and im running 736mm shocks
the way i see it the principle is the same its mounted the same on a 2 or a 8 inch lift uyou could put it on a standard 80.
hope i helped lad you have to think about what you want to do with your truck do you want flex like me and cranky.
if yes buy one.
cheers mick