Hi, If you can find a manual they have less problems seem to occur most in the Auto's and Towing. Part of this could be the trans cooler is in the radiator and blocking some of the flow. If the KZ is not getting up to temp then it is likely the thermostat has been pulled, this is a sign it has been ...

Check those leaf springs, there is something odd one may be kinked or bent, this would shorten one side wheel base of the truck and poss cause some of your issues. The other thing is look at where the spring perches are located on the diff (from the front of the spring, then from the chassis ...

cheers guys, just messaged tom from tomsoffroadandcustoms to see about getting coils and full cage, yea if i wasnt doing that id be going coons in the back with RUF and hi steer probably, ill see what tom comes up with. OK if you are going for coils you will get a way better (more comefortable ...

What do you want from the vehicle? Ride quality and handling? Grind everything off the diff get mounts and arms made and fit Coilovers. More time consuming but cheaper option swap prado running gear under the Hilux taking as many mounts off the chassis as poss. OffRoad Hack Hunting truck? rears up ...

I chose to make my winch removable as it is a dd, but when I looked at mid mount (back under te tray) I was going to mount it backwards to go around a pulley and back forward but could not get a straight line without getting too close to the exhaust. How often do you winch backwards where you are ...

The police in CHCH save been seen monitoring the stockbanks on trial bikes. From the link I have emailed the below makes it fast and easy if any ULR is deemed dangerous it can be closed under this law it only takes one serious accident for this to happen as a knee jerk reaction. Email contact s ...

Rochound I have an odd question but... You made the front clip removable so you had access to the engine, but it does not look like you have made the exo removable. so here is the question, can you still remove the front clip with the exo or is it Sawzall time then remove the clip? Or do you have a ...

Maori land As noted, the land access provisions provide special protection to Maori land as defined by Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993. For minimum impact activities, before entering onto Maori land, in addition to providing 10 working days notice, a permit holder must ensure that reasonable efforts ...

check the kingpin bearings, I had a bearing going and this allowed more movement in the arm loosening the nuts. Bigger wheels have the same issue as out of balance the torque on these nuts even with the cone washers and locktite loostened them. Jaffa made up 6 stud arms Rockhound added a 5th stud ...

Right new dates have been sorted it is now running on 17th Oct that is about 5 weeks away.

See you all there

Has anyone been up this way to see what has happened further upriver? There is a lot of damage to the riverbed and some "land wave" style formations that will wash out to sea as soon as the river floods. Beware of pea gravel in the river if you go have a look fut it would be interesting especially ...

Sheffield Mudplug has been postphoned until further notice This event will be going ahead but due to the ongoing earthquakes, ground conditions, the number of spectators and heavy equipment being used elsewhere the event dates have been put off. More details and a new date will be anounced on m ...

On the above topic of Ad medium filum aquae rights this is a direct quote form a government document: "An aspect of land law, originating in Britain, is the concept of ad medium filum aquae (to the middle line of the water). Where a river abuts a property and connection is not interrupted by a legal ...

I have also made the NZJBA (Jet Boat Association) aware of the issue and management plan as this draft document does not have any mention of their continued use of the river. Jetboats are classed as a vehicle so would also be restricted under this agreement and they are interested in the "alleged ...

Okay fellows here are the points I raise against their recommendations including the sections the relate to. Access MOTORBIKES/ATVS RECOMMENDATION FIVE THAT THE WORKING PARTY RECOMMEND TO THE HURUNUI DISTRICT COUNCIL THE USE OF A BYLAW TO RESTRICT THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF MOTORBIKES TO BETWEEN THE ...

Sorry Al, combined and others. I brought this back up because of the issue and the fall back option (that is what it looked like from the position I was in), I also advised the NZ4WDA of the issue to bring as much lobby pressure onto this as possible from their membership. This does not excuse ...

very nice work, a couple of questions
Where did you put the computer?
How did you get the loom into the cab?
What have you done for the exhaust?

Well right now the draft plan is in place and under it ONLY the combined club has access, to be fair to combined I do think they pushed for everyone to have access but by them putting up the fall back option (for themselves) the loudest voices have said use that. It is a great spot and in summer ...

The Waipara River Working Group has now completed the Draft Plan. This is urgent. At this time there will be just 9 days to make a submission. 5th to the 27th August. The council has met to adopt the document as a draft. Emails now might have an effect. This is way to short and we need it to be ...

There are a few differences between the older and newer engines, I know of two people to fit the newer 2.4's because that is what they had but there were a lot of little things they both had to change.

They both made the swap happen tho.

Yeah I hope it works as well Smokey. It has 2 fans on a 4 core alloy rad with full shroud. I didn't have a lot of joy with the radiator setup last time so I had to put a rear mount in as well as the front one. I don't really want to go through all that again, so fingers crossed I guess If it is ...

Post up some photos of the play area would you Jase.

Welcome, one thing you need to know is take pictures as you go and do your own build thread.

Nothing is perfect the Prado has a solid front axle the Pajeros have ifs. Nothing against either it depends how hard you want to go.

Look at the chassis rails where you will be mounting them, if they are parallel it could move forward and back if the chassis narrows like Rockhound you will be sweet. I have seen both types plates drilled and tapped, clamped like Rokhound and directly welded to chassis. Directly welded (was a poor ...

In a light 4wd like a Suzuki it may not work this way as they skip over the top, what I have found with mud is if you lower your pressures it has a wider footprint that sucks up more loose mud, and by the time you have you have spun the wheels enough to find grip you just dug a wider longer channel ...

This is a discussion document and pretty generic, obviously bead locks secindair inner bead locks tubes and weight of car and obviously tyre construction (something I missed). Some 4wd tyres have thicker stronger beads, hard to fit and remove but they are harder to have spin on a rim also. My ...

Lift Kits and Lift Kit Suspensions What should I do? You see them all the time: lifted 4wd's coasting down the highway, sitting atop towering suspension lift kit and sporting a set of tires so big that even dog's would not chase them. If you’re the curious type looking to lift up your own rig, a m ...

Should I fit traction aids? Are they the answer? What was the question? Many people believe that a 4WD and traction go hand in hand… you can’t have one without the other. However, your vehicle’s standard (or open) differential is designed to allow each wheel to turn independently, thus eliminating bi ...

What size tahs do I need? "What are the biggest tires I can put on with what my suspension lift?" A: It depends on why you want taller tires. If you want to look cool, slap on the biggest set you can fit under the guards and ignore the rubbing. If you want better off road ability, read on. I suggest ...