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derk

if you look up the nzta site the book says (or used to say) that the vehicles braked or unbraked maximum tow rating dosent apply, what does apply is you have to be able to stop in X distance at X speed. If your towing on a car licence you cant exceed the maximum weight for that class (still 5000kg I...

derk

if you have any temp concerns you'll have to do as grey ghost advised and install a stand alone temp gauge, Toyota gauges wont show you or give an indication of engine temp they have a flat spot in them to indicate cold, normal range or too late :D Engines work harder climbing hills so you would exp...

derk

The other way to get the caster angle right is to lower the height of the axle stand under the diff pinion

theres no need to chop up perfectly good radius arms its piss easy make the links out of a length of tube mate then you get them all at the correct length to work for your application

derk

^^^ thanks for the reply and info

derk

I don't know much about the current doc staff in the tongariro conservancy or their current relationship with the 4wd community but is there an element of doc grandstanding against an isolated event or a perceived event to make a stand against 4wds or is there really on going issues of longer term n...

derk

15 or 16 is only rim size not overall tyre size mate so nah it doesn't work like that :D , there is larger range of tyres available in 15 inch than 16 inch on the NZ market and 15 inch tyres are usually a little cheaper than 16 inch because of their more readily availability, but some people have to...

derk

go down the car yard and take one for a good test drive to see if its what you want mate

derk

busting cv's in patrols is nothing new hence the little mod to get toyo longfields cv's in there but I think that's gone by the way now you can get rcv cromoloys off the shelf, and the axle housing are also well known for bending a bit of gusseting and trussing on the swivel balls and main housing g...

derk

Hi, I've got a Ramsey Winch here and want to know if they are any good, what it's worth etc. realistically its worth very little, you can wait for a supercheep special and go and buy a brand new 9000 lb winch for about 400 bucks so that makes the resale of old second hand winches respective of thei...

derk

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yeah mate like he says the stalk would be a smart place to start

derk

don't worry about that jap joker mate he tries picking internet fights with everyone, just ignore it and everything moves on

derk

as most of the above replies get the biggest longest highest bus you can find mate the more room you've got the more shit you can squeeze in to make it a more enjoyable experience :D , LWB GQ Saf, 80 (100 or 200 if your rich :D ) series cruisers work well and drive distances ok, was a few years back...

derk

85County wrote:how did you get on with the rear diff being a centre pumpkin?

80 series is offset mate

derk

bnt mate rotors are pretty cheep these days should cost you 50-100 bucks a pair depending what pricing they decide to give you

derk

must be a bit more than just bearings and seals in the aussie kits if they are flogging them off for 500

derk

How does something like this http://www.mrpositive.co.nz/dual-battery-12v-85a-solenoid-kit/ vary to a winch solenoid? I take on keeping it simple and I had thought simply wiring a solenoid between two batteries was relatively simple rather than rewiring all accessories to the 2nd battery, installin...

derk

as above posts your overthinking and complicating it mate, keep it simple and conventional, a simple vsr and rewire your camping accessories to the aux battery and you wont ever look back, if your alternator has a reasonable output try and get a reasonable quality vsr (BEP etc ) I've seen the smoke ...

derk

it sounds like nothings wrong with the truck and you just want a bit of insurance against a cracked 1kz head, an egt gauge and learning to drive off it would give you better results

derk

Mattrade wrote:The plan is to have a flatbed on the back. And if all goes to plan to cert it and use it to transport my Suzuki to 4x4 trips.

Shit that might be an interesting ride going around corners with all that soft flexy suspension travel

cool project mate

derk

either vehicle you should piss in with that budget, take your time to shop around and buy the one that's right for you

derk

Radiators aren't big ticket items anymore mate you'll pick one up for around 300 bucks, unless you buy a toyo one from japan pretty much everything else comes from china now and should work fine, if you buy an alloy radiator make sure its a fully welded one, most of them are but just make sure befor...

derk

that's a bit unusual for a front mount radiator mate air rises so there shouldn't be anywhere to trap it, did you run the engine for a bit with the cap off so the thermostat could open and burp the air and circulate the coolant

derk

Lchundy wrote:Thought about part time
Chunky mud tyres rwd on wet roads bit of grunt can be dodgy specially those shiny patches.

slow down and drive to the conditions mate its a tall, high COG 50 ton cruiser on big tyres not a sports car

derk

tidy looking truck but that price is what you would expect to pay for a good diesel cruiser not a petrol one, keep looking mate :D ohhhh well there is some at that price but heres 3 that want over 20k http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/toyota/auction-961850056.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/mo...

derk

Lchundy wrote:Anybody know what genuine CVS are worth or a good quality aftermarket brand?

factory 80 series CV's are relatively strong but with those 37" Treps some chromoly Longfield™or RCV's™ would be a worthwhile purchase

derk

dangerous wrote:well... what a you guys reckon... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =949755957

tidy looking truck but that price is what you would expect to pay for a good diesel cruiser not a petrol one, keep looking mate

derk

as the above posts mate water ingress causes the shaft to rust up and bind onto the drum, just do a gentle winch with the freespool open/or removed and it'll break free easily

then you can pull it all apart and clean and lube everything up

derk

hi some more pics would be great please and could you measure between the 2 front door cards just so I can work out if they will fit. I think the 68 is a bit smaller but not sure. how much do you want for the seats if they will fit. the early and late seats don't even come close to fitting mate the...

derk

grytvikken wrote:Hi I HAVE A PROBLEM THATS BEEN DRIVING ME NUTS FOR A WHILE NOW.

I had brakes working perfectly before the pad change but now I cant get
any pressure at all.

changing the pads doesn't have any effect on the hydraulic operation of the brakes, what else did you do when you changed the pads

derk

nothing to do with nz1000 is it

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