Hi can anyone help with a link to a drawing of how the front hubs are attached on a 4x4 Dyna truck. The hub & wheel came off mine coming down a hill back of the farm. I am going to have to repair on site to have any hope of getting the truck out of where it is buried in mud in the dark (thick bush ...

Wadding depth in a vehicle’s specifications what does it mean A couple of years ago I bought a new 70 series Landcruiser based on 700mm wadding depth and off road promise. I have learnt a bit about wadding over those years that I thought I would share. Firstly the factory standard snorkel is all s ...

I have a 4.5 V8 diesel and whish I had got the older model the V8 has the alternater mounted very low so will suck in all sorts of shit if going though mud or water more than axel deep
40 k and the list of warrantry claims so far
Alternater
new shocks
new battery
diff lock servo (twice)

Having owned a 2005 Hilux and a 2008 70 series cruiser both from new neither are are tough as the old ones the Hilux was faster on road and would go places with only a LSD that the heavy cruiser with twin diff locks wont go but is to light weight for serrious offroading heaps of problems keeping ...

Thanks for the advise snorkel is on order but Safari seems to be the only one making one for the Jimny and their factory burnt down delivery could be months. this wagon is the Miss's one to take kids to school each morning not for serious offroading she floats it across the river as it is before ...

Hi looking for some advise on what is the max tyre I can fit on a stock standard 1999 Jimny that has to do a river crossing on the school run every morning looking for max height rather than width

Yes think you are right I can't find anything suitable and I can't see anywhere to move alternator to so far only solution seems to be don't go through water more than ankle deep. This is soposed to be Toyota's tough go anywhere truck. 18 months old and 30,000 KM the dif locker replaced rear shocks ...

On the current model 70 series with the 4.5 V8 diesel the alternater is mounted low just above the front diff the moter is shoehorned in and I can't see anywhere else to move it to Where it is it is underwater every time you do a rivercrossing which happens to be every time I go out my drive so at ...

Access to my place is across the Pakihi river which was in flood a week back I tried to cross anyway in my 4x4 Dyna bent a con rod which took a hunk off the block discovered a crack in the head while it was off Does anyone have a cheap 14B laying around? any sugestions on what would fit I have been ...

Yes LSD oil has additives relating to the heat and friction of a clutch that doesn't lock up with a dog type clutch as in these diff's those additives are the wrong one's ?

I just got the bill for a service on a near new 70 series which has factory electric diff lockers The dealer has charged $86 for LSX LTD slip diff oil shouldn't a vehicle with diff lockers over open diff's use standard diff oil there isn't a tag on the diff stateing LSD oil as is normal practice if ...

Freewheeling hubs what’s the down side of leaving them engaged all the time I’m thinking of moving up to a 70 series Cruiser from my Hilux. The Hilux is a 06 base version it has part time 4wd but no free wheeling hubs “or auto disengage diff” at first I were a little concerned about Toyota's penny pi ...

I've heard of but never seen winchs that fit into Hitch type tow bar mounts with a mount each end solves most of above mentioned problems also means you can plug in a towbar up front to manuver trailers

are you from opotiki? ive been up some of pakihi.but dont think i went up any paper roads i ended up at a lodge at the end. have you been up the motu? I have a block of bush 8 ks up the Pakihi valley about 3 k's back from my block opposite side of the valley from the main road starts at the bridge ...

Their is an interesting looking paper road that Iwould like to explore CHH have locked the gate to it for safety reasons which might be valid if they were logging but I don't think they have been doing anything up their for years does anyone know what rights they have to lock out the public to paper ...

Those taupo made ones look the go has anyone used anything simillar in shingle? It would be a lot of work to make one and find out only gets enough bite in clay The ones on the cruiser site don't look heavy duty enough to me I can't see a 14 inch spade (350mm) holding against a 1400 pound pull at ...

I want to build myself a ground anchor mainly for use in shingle river beds can any point me to a web site I could down load plans or even photos I could base it on

Thanks

No ADD on it that only comes on the SR5 models No electronic disconnect like the Rodeo yes it is brand new and shiny so I am guessing I won’t be letting anyone SAS it but excuse my ignorance what is SAS I have fitted a snorkel have got a winch bar and winch coming going to have to get the grinder o ...

Just bought a new Hilux the base model does not come auto freewheeling hubs I didn't take much notice thinking it would have manual hubs but no it doesn't any sort of freewheeling hubs at all is this going to be a problem regards to diesel milage and tyre wear or have things improved over the years ...