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- Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:58 pm
- Forum: Drivetrain / Suspension
- Topic: FJ40 front springs what to use?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4150
Re: FJ40 front springs what to use?
if your going to pull the coilovers out and go to standard coil springs you can pretty much use whatever you want and weld the new mounts onto the chassis at the point that gives you the desired ride height your wanting
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 9:10 am
- Forum: Tyres
- Topic: GT Radial komodo extreme
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6576
Re: GT Radial komodo extreme
they'll all be bald after 10k
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:58 am
- Forum: Tyres
- Topic: GT Radial komodo extreme
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6576
Re: GT Radial Komodo wear vs. Silverstones
So does anyone know how these tyres wear.... better or worse than Silverstones???? From what I'm hearing, the Silverstones seem to wear very quickly they wear extremely poorly, any aggressive wide void large block tyre wears rapidly on and off road, you don't get aggressive offroad performance and ...
- Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:11 am
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: Best place to buy synthetic winch rope?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4740
Re: Best place to buy synthetic winch rope?
^^^ yeah winch.co.nz sold more than their fair share of inferior ropes, probably sweet for the occasional user or townie poser but not good for much else
- Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:39 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: Best place to buy synthetic winch rope?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4740
Re: Best place to buy synthetic winch rope?
never tried that UHMWPE stuff but you can generally rest assured warren doesn't sell junk products at 4wdbits his products are good and he provides consistently good aftersales service if you do run into problems with a product, I've been through a lot of winchropes over the years and found the Chin...
- Tue Oct 04, 2016 11:25 am
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: Best place to buy synthetic winch rope?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4740
Re: Best place to buy synthetic winch rope?
if you want a reliable rope buy from an amsteel or similar dynema dealer/distributor, if you want the cheapest rope get one of those Chinese ones they make out of munched up recycled plastic bags
- Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:12 pm
- Forum: Mitsubishi
- Topic: Pajero Idle fault
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5859
Re: Pajero Idle fault
running a diagnostic tool across it may save a lot of time trying to guess the fault
- Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:59 am
- Forum: Jeep
- Topic: Speedo correction
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5707
Re: Speedo correction
if its an analogue speedo the easiest way is to make up a new sticker with the 10, 20, 30 40 etc in the correct places and stick that on the faceplate over the old numbers, you'd be surprised how original and good or better you can get it to look with a bit of time spent on paint or whatever program...
- Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:16 am
- Forum: Having problems?
- Topic: firing order v6 3ltr hilux 1993
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4214
Re: firing order v6 3ltr hilux 1993
its all on the first page of google mate lots of pictures and diagrams
- Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:38 pm
- Forum: This weekends achievements
- Topic: September 24th 25th
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9392
Re: September 24th 25th
its not uncommon to find them floating around they get knocked loose when people jam the axles back down the housings
Re: Lighting
they are called "work lamps" mate and they are permitted on most classes of vehicles including whatever you've got, its all detailed on the nzta site if you go back and have a look
- Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:07 pm
- Forum: Toyota
- Topic: 2005+ model Hilux who has one
- Replies: 2
- Views: 914
Re: 2005+ model Hilux who has one
Bruce Hughes did some good mods to his '05 lux
- Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:03 pm
- Forum: Tyres
- Topic: Silverstones
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3203
Re: Silverstones
date code mid 13 was definitely the larger mould
- Fri Sep 16, 2016 1:06 pm
- Forum: Planning a trip?
- Topic: ORE Westcoast Easter 2017
- Replies: 78
- Views: 35604
Re: ORE Westcoast Easter 2017
is easter 12 days next year
- Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:33 pm
- Forum: Diesel Engines and Modifications
- Topic: TD42 Head, Headers and 'zorst, EGT.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6051
Re: TD42 Head, Headers and 'zorst, EGT.
unless you change your mind and force feed it don't go expecting too bigger percentage gains in performance, the joker from trundles in taranaki who used to be on here has played around with those engines a lot and knows lots of tricks it wouldn't be a bad idea to google him and have a yak about wha...
- Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:30 pm
- Forum: Body/Armor
- Topic: J Dodds Ltd - Transport Certification
- Replies: 16
- Views: 22130
Re: J Dodds Ltd - Transport Certification
their contact details are all on their website mate
- Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:57 pm
- Forum: Diesel Engines and Modifications
- Topic: V8 diesel conversion in an 80series
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11673
Re: V8 diesel conversion in an 80series
bare in mind you could buy another running 80 series for what you could likely end up spending buying/rebuilding/replacing/upgrading the engine in your existing truck.... just saying
- Sat Sep 10, 2016 10:44 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: QD32 ideas
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9106
Re: QD32 ideas
to keep it in context anything except a 2.4 hilux would leave a 2.8 hilux for dead
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 4:59 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: Chinese 'ARB Knock-Off' Air Compressor - Quality
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11272
Re: Chinese 'ARB Knock-Off' Air Compressor - Quality
any compressor you should be running a pressure switch, whether your Chinese one comes with one or not I don't know, they are readily available in 85-105 psi. Don't get too excited about trying to pump your tyres up with it you'll be able to get a bit of air into your tyres with it but don't expect ...
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 4:46 pm
- Forum: Suzuki
- Topic: Installing an Air Locker in the front of an Escudo
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3198
Re: Installating an Air Locker in the front of an Escudo
setting the diff up ie installing C&P and setting preload, mesh and backlash isn't a DIY job and can easily result it the diff eventually going "bang" but installing the diff into the truck once its been set up is an easy DIY job
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:44 am
- Forum: Land Access / DOC legislation / Regulations
- Topic: taieri track message on facebook.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9939
Re: taieri track message on facebook.
TJ wrote:No I don't, unless it's proper name is used.
if the "t" is missing from "Waitawheta Track" you wouldn't know what track they are referring to?
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 11:11 am
- Forum: Land Access / DOC legislation / Regulations
- Topic: taieri track message on facebook.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9939
Re: taieri track message on facebook.
nzfwda don't have any authority to close tracks they are only negotiators with controlling bodies and messengers back to their member clubs
- Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:40 pm
- Forum: Petrol Engines and Modifications
- Topic: Holden V8 5.0 VP EFI Won't Go No Spark ????
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6654
Re: Holden V8 5.0 VP EFI Won't Go No Spark ????
just commodores forum in Oz is the place you want to be looking if you haven't already been there mate
- Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:09 pm
- Forum: 4WD Parts
- Topic: pto hydro pump
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11730
Re: pto hydro pump
you can run them off a P/S pump but they run as slow or slower than a cheap electric winch
- Sat Aug 13, 2016 10:20 am
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Nissan PTO winch - winding the rope on the top of the drum
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3076
Re: Nissan PTO winch - winding the rope on the top of the drum
the drum is just a cast cylinder and effectively symmetrical so reversing the rotation wont make the drum any less strong the thing that breaks them is the way you load them, as posted above somewhere you'll have to lift your fairlead so its guiding the rope to the top of the drum not the bottom and...
- Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:10 pm
- Forum: Daihatsu
- Topic: gearbox hard
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3440
Re: gearbox hard
when its up at operating temperature the oil is hot and thins down and makes for easier shifting, you could live with it or try an oil change if you haven't already tried it there could be any grade of oil in there?
- Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:38 pm
- Forum: Planning a trip?
- Topic: N I places suggestions
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7974
Re: N I places suggestions
eggs are readily available in the NI you could have left the chooks at home mate
- Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:25 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: Suspension links
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8435
Re: Suspension links
are all the bushes flogging out or just on the left hand radius arm you chopped up, if your only using standard shocks and aren't using extra travel/flex you could try putting an unchopped radius arm back in that side, must be something going on with the geometry if your flogging stuff out in the ma...
- Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:44 am
- Forum: Land Access / DOC legislation / Regulations
- Topic: Public Access vs Club Access
- Replies: 62
- Views: 29187
Re: Public Access vs Club Access
next thing the pcbu inventers will be telling us you cant go out and mow your lawns on a Sunday or take the rubbish out without a pcbu, health and safety plan, signing the H&S register and a bunch of other requirements they are still busy trying to think up
- Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:48 am
- Forum: Toyota
- Topic: 40 Series disc brake conversion brackets
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2080
Re: 40 Series disc brake conversion brackets
if they pre-drill them there are 2 different brake backing plate bolt patterns for 40 series full floaters 4 bolt and 8 bolt so would pay to check what one you have before you order