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Buying aftermarket parts for a patrol.

What is the best supplier?

Air lockers
bull bars
lift kits
dual batteries
draw systems
winches
snorkel

Is there a site/supplier that sells all this stuff for a good price?

i've been building asierra for a while and thinking of gettin a patrol.
there was heaps of stuff for the sierra's in the states and was much easier and cheaper than buyin over here.

Is it the same for the patrol

not many patrols in the states..

as for best supplier?? mmm quite a few suppliers on this board, and everyone else has an opinion. my experience is that it depends what you need, where you are, when u need it...

all o fthese items could be bought off Hobbzees... see EBAY.

BBM Rick wrote:

Only if you setup a shop in QLD.

superior engineering.... dont know much about his staff but mick is great to deal with for just about anything mechanical on a patrol.

boab are also good, except i cant find where they have gone now...

BOAB have gone online only from what i'm told

I would use Suspension Stuff for suspension stuff myself and I'm not biased. As others have said, Patrols are not popular in the states, I get emails from guys in the US.

Cheers
Suspension Stuff

4WD Stuff wrote:I would use Suspension Stuff for suspension stuff myself and I'm not biased. As others have said, Patrols are not popular in the states, I get emails from guys in the US.

Cheers
Suspension Stuff

I can tell you that dealing with shane is great and easy, i will buy more products off him again when i need them.

I am in sydney and the prompt shipping of products and the constant following up he does from point of sale to reciving and after is great.

Remember when you buy shiz from the states, the parts are designed for LEFT HAND DRIVE CARS, and also, warranty on parts, its a bit hard to prove you didnt install it wrong, had these roblems, never do it again.

Really need abit more info of what you want your car to end up doing. As there are a large number of varibles.
But heres some ideas for you.


What is the best supplier?

Air lockers - ARB, TJM for Air locking diffs, Detroit or lockright for auto unlocking.
bull bars - Off the Shelf ARB, TJM both do Alloy and steel winch or non winch. If you are after a tube style bar. Nmae your location and I am sure we could point out a place in your area that builds them.
lift kits- Lots of varibles in this one and what you want your suspension to do. From $100/cnr for shocks upto $4000/cnr. I like Konis been running them for years and been very happy. But they aint a $100 shock either.
dual batteries- there all very similar in what they do. You just need to work out if you want a cranking batt or a deep cycle as the AUX. Also what sort of quality in the AUX batt. I like the std $130 NZ70ZZL by most manufactures. They seem to last awhile. I dont think theres a need for the fancy spiral cell things.
draw systems- Really comes down to how much you want to spend. Just remember if your going to have a fridge fitted. If you are planning of having it ontop of the draws. Just think how hard it will be to get stuff out of it.
winches- Most will say buy Warn, as even a crap warn is better than a chinese winch. You will have to do some searching on that one. I have ran PTO's and they have been fantastic. More than one 500m winch and no flat batts.
snorkel - off the shelf there are only 3, Safri (sold thru ARB), Airflow(I think sold thru TJM) and Airtec. I had a Safri in a GQ and it worked well and looked good.
Alot of people are fitting custom snorkles these days, most use alloy tube around 4"dia. But they are also trying to get the most power out of there cars.

Hope some of that helps.

MARKx4 wrote:
I can tell you that shane is great and easy,

Thats funny, its not the first time Ive heard that

Skegbudley wrote:

BBM Rick wrote:

Only if you setup a shop in QLD.

BBM Brissy is On Track in Slacks Creek, check em out at

www.bbmoffroadbrisbane.com.au

Oh, and PAD