Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Got my Claws fitted on the weekend (96 Widetrack Feroza). Gotta take her for a test run soon to see what sort of scrubbing I get.

Looks a whole lot better than with the old worn out muddies

Clearance to the sills is now nearly 1/2 a metre. To the lip of the guards is around 870mm.

Wouldnt happen to be mine would they??

Yep, thanks Jimmy.

Excellent how things worked out. Gildo is only a couple of minutes down the road.

Thats some fine looking shackles on the rear

And still going strong

Looks sweet mate.
What sort of lift, offset rim etc have you done to get those babies on there?

Rear is extended shackles (about 3 inches longer than stock), then an extra spring in the rear leaf pack. Still have to get some decent rear shocks as i broke one of my old ones, so currently running Ford Falcon rear shocks...limits down travel a little

Front, wound the torsion bars up about 2 inches.

Wheels are ROH Trak II 15 x 8. Can't remember what offset they were....


I'll probably have to do a bit of a body lift, but the claws are a smallish 31", so I reckon I can get away with 1" lift which means I can use the existing bolts.

That's hot

Nice one mate we'll have to go to the forest soon to try it all out.....

Who is from Melbourne ?

Should orgonise a cruise to go and have some fun Toolangi is good lots of bog and up hill tracks to try and not to bad if you get into trouble.....Let me know if you are keen....

Yep, I'm up for a trip soon.

Gotta get my pitman arm and Idler arm bush sorted and i should be right to go.

yeha, that looks nice... I just got mine lifted too, but i'm still running crap tyres tho.
Have you found the front end is stiffer once its wound up... you get more clearance under the middle which is the feroza's biggest problem... but now the front doesnt articulate cos its too stiff.... ?

I'm in bendigo btw.

I come past Bendigo every week... but in the work Camry

Might have to catch up some time.

Mine still seems to articulate ok, remove your sway bar and shave your lower bumstops, and you should notice a good improvement.

Once I've done a bit of testing, I may do a small BL so I can drop the front end a tad if I find articulation is affected too much.

I'll post more info as i get the time to try things out.

have you checked your speedo for accuracy yet? i found useing a satelitle navagation doobie that with the 31 x 10.5's my speedo was ~6 k's out. 100 the speedo was actualy 106.



looks hawt BTW!!.

yep - that speedo error seems about right - mine was seven out but when you take differences in actual tyre dia into account - i think its spot on.

Mine seems to be about 10% out. But I've got her booked in for pitman, idler and wheel alignment tomorrow, so I'll take her for a spin on the freeway then and see what the Navman says.

Got to have a little play in the mud on the weekend

Sorry no action pics, have to get some next time I have an adult passenger. Had Little One along, (3 1/2 and she's been hassling me to take her wheelin' ). Had a play in some nice little mud holes around Wombat SF, close enough to the road that I could walk out if needed...

Claws performed awesomely in the mud, but gotta say they're a little scary on side slopes, although I didn't air down much, so will check things out a little better next time when there's another vehicle along just in case...

much done in the way of suspension lifting i am looking at getting a set for a 1990 Roza but didn't know whether or not they would fit underneath.

Chris

how are ya boss nice set of hooks ya got there. im also running a set of 31x10.5 pirelli scorpions with a 65mm torsion bar crank up and reset rear springs get no rubbing in the arse end but the front scrubs at times.

what make of bar is that that you've got i'm looking for one but cant find any out here in nz

cam

I still get a little rubbing (not a heap) at full compression on the front with wheels at about half lock. At this stage lift is wound torsion bars at front, extended shackles and extra leaf in the rear.

I will be doing a body lift soonish, but mainly so I can wind the front down a little to make the ride more comfortable and take a bit of pressure off the idler arm bushes.

Bar is a genuine Daihatsu one, came with the vehicle. I've gotta say, I prefer the ARB type bar though.