Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hi,

Longfields: I have already done this before, and today i have gone back to locktup4x4 website to check out those 80series longfields again, and they are now $1700 a set i cant see myself spending that much money on some cv's, what do you all reckon? just keep visiting wreckers for used?

Crawler Gears: what else is there out there for an 80series besides marks adapters which only does 25% reduction?

Cant you get rock crawler gears from BBM Motorsports!

Unsure of the price and %reduction though!!

gtir300 wrote:Cant you get rock crawler gears from BBM Motorsports!

Unsure of the price and %reduction though!!

will find out tomorrow.

BBM aren't doing rockhopper's anymore for the 80 series.

Have a read of this.

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic162 ... &highlight

Dual T\Cases

raptorthumper wrote:BBM aren't doing rockhopper's anymore for the 80 series.

Have a read of this.

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic162 ... &highlight

i wonder who's got those gears now?

I put a cruiser crawler box in from Marks
About 140% reduction
How slow do you want to go ???
Doesn't effect highway driving at all
Cheers Dan

MUD000 wrote:I put a cruiser crawler box in from Marks
About 140% reduction
How slow do you want to go ???
Doesn't effect highway driving at all
Cheers Dan

yeah, but that particular box is nearly 4k

udm wrote:

MUD000 wrote:I put a cruiser crawler box in from Marks
About 140% reduction
How slow do you want to go ???
Doesn't effect highway driving at all
Cheers Dan

yeah, but that particular box is nearly 4k

+ fitting
I should have mine back in in the next week or so
Cheers Dan

udm wrote:

MUD000 wrote:I put a cruiser crawler box in from Marks
About 140% reduction
How slow do you want to go ???
Doesn't effect highway driving at all
Cheers Dan

yeah, but that particular box is nearly 4k

And you have to have a body lift to fit it in, and they did have probs with them i think.

I have a bodylift & it didn't need it misses by a mile
They now have a machine to make the saft in 1 piece so no more problems now
Mine worked fine until the saft broke
Will tell you how it goes when I put it back in
Cheers Dan

udm wrote:Hi,

Longfields: I have already done this before, and today i have gone back to locktup4x4 website to check out those 80series longfields again, and they are now $1700 a set i cant see myself spending that much money on some cv's, what do you all reckon? just keep visiting wreckers for used?

what do you mean already done this before?? you already had longs before or what?
on the locktup site it says $1700 but that is for CVs and AXLES for just Cvs its $600. but its worth getting the axle and cv set!!

Evan

relax dude...

i meant i had already done the research not long ago, and the price for cv/axle set was around 1100, a now they have put them up to 1700... but have now found some interesting prices at www.longfieldsuperaxles.com

udm wrote:relax dude...

i meant i had already done the research not long ago, and the price for cv/axle set was around 1100, a now they have put them up to 1700... but have now found some interesting prices at www.longfieldsuperaxles.com

Its all about the aussie dollar mate.
Everything has gone though the roof in price that is imported.

$750 US at the moment is $1190 aus. Freight for the 80s i am not sure as i haven't been doing it for a while but would be at least $250US = $400aus i think it could be more?
add them together and you get $1590 + 10% sales tax $159 = $1749.

And with locktup the Warranty is less complicated as they are the distributor here.

Dave

bulldogy wrote:$750 US at the moment is $1190 aus. Freight for the 80s i am not sure as i haven't been doing it for a while but would be at least $250US = $400aus i think it could be more?
add them together and you get $1590 + 10% sales tax $159 = $1749.

And with locktup the Warranty is less complicated as they are the distributor here.

Dave

Actually it could theoretically work out far dearer than that. Customs can also charge Customs Duty(Tax), GST(Another Tax) and yet ANOTHER TAX called a Declaration Processing Charge.

So the $1700 from Locked Up is not so bad.

Micka wrote:

bulldogy wrote:$750 US at the moment is $1190 aus. Freight for the 80s i am not sure as i haven't been doing it for a while but would be at least $250US = $400aus i think it could be more?
add them together and you get $1590 + 10% sales tax $159 = $1749.

And with locktup the Warranty is less complicated as they are the distributor here.

Dave

Actually it could theoretically work out far dearer than that. Customs can also charge Customs Duty(Tax), GST(Another Tax) and yet ANOTHER TAX called a Declaration Processing Charge.

So the $1700 from Locked Up is not so bad.

I was being conservative best case lol i know what charges can be laid.

Was doing the basic to show it is still more from longfield than locktup without any backup.

just buy the longs.. its worth it.. even for 1700

The staff of Locktup are great too, you won't be sorry if you decide to deal with them

I have made several purchases through them and they have been fantastic on service including after sales

Double Post Sorry

crankycruiser wrote:just buy the longs.. its worth it.. even for 1700

X2

I concur, their service is better than many!

lump_a_charcoal wrote:I concur, their service is better than many!

"Ditto"

be careful with the marks dual transfer set up, have heard of a few major problems, one of them a mate who had it go back several times and in the end ripped it out and got his $$ back or some of them anyway. in this case the week after it was installed they drove to the cape and it didn't make it, let alone into 4wd before it shat itself for the first time then 12 months of dramas.

imo, diff and crawler gears and be dome with it

You've prob heard this a hundred times but here goes....
Personal experience, im a thru an thru 60 series driver, and if you hav twin lockers (or just one) you put so much less stress on CV's cause you eliminate the run-ups and momentum to get you over obstacles, just crawling over is getting the job done.
Stop hitting obstacles so hard and you will save on CV's, sounds like you go thru them like stubbies!!
Invest in a Lockrite lokka if you dont wanna spend the money on ARB, TJM or Detroit lockers, mine has been put thru some shit and still holds like a champion!!
Keep up the good work buddy
Wozza