I need new suspension but I'm not that hard out off road and although I've found heaps of info on 50mm lifts etc I've also seen people say don't lift any higher than you need to, and I dont think I need a 50mm lift... or do it? Firstly, just about little bit about my situation then a couple ...

Gidday guys,

I'm no mechanic although fairly mechanically minded, just thought I'd ask if replacing a steering damper is as easy as just removing and replacing....? Will it effect anything else like alignment etc?

Cheers for any wisdom

A new seal is of course the best solution, but I haven't any way of getting hold of one today. I've gone the half-arsed cardboard route as I thought silicon wouldn't hold up to heat. I've only ever used silicon for waterproofing in marine enviroments so I'm not really up with it. Thames is my ...

Flagged work today and just spend some time on the hilux. I'm only a newbie so only did little stuff that nice and easy. Flushed the radiator, blablabla and found a small leak at the block, where the top hose attaches. I pulled the hose off and went to check the thermostat between that little elbow ...

Tried to grease my drive shaft today (ON THE TRUCK ) but it doesn't seem to let any grease in. The grease nipples where dirty as hell with caked up grease and I had to wird brush them and give them a good clean before I could get to em so they might be clogged up? They U joints all have old dirty ...

Well I finally made up a nice big square marine ply block for my stock bottle jack this morning. It's much closer to actually doing some lifting so its not maxed out and far far more stable to boot! Cheers for the idea guys, now I might as well go to work,,,, or maybe I'll flush my radiator instead.

What about for a manual?

Cheers guys, I'll have to do the blocks of wood for the time being I guess. The hi-lift is now on the list but its gonna have to be after the bars and unfortunatly the bars are a bit of the way down the list until I have all the basics like tow hooks etc covered. sheesh what have I got myself into

Cheers for the TJ O guess I should do the tire rotation too, whats the deal with tyre rotation, is it Rear Left goes to Front Left or do you cross them over ie, Rear Left to Front Right ? I should do the greasing too, but for now I've gotta find whats the deal with the bloody great grease leak ...

Had to change a flat today for the first time since buying the truck. I positioned the little bottle jack directly under the U bolt bracket for the springs and by the time the wheel was off the ground by about an 30mm the jack was maxed out.... this can't be normal can it? This was on pretty much ...

Cheers for that guys, I've got er sussed now. Got an old 3lt hand pump from the father in law, works sahweeet. Not much help this time but at least it'll be easier next time.

Theres a question, how often do you change the oils in the diff and gear box?

I've just gotta slip out for a sec....
Cheers for that NJV6!

Yea stupid me:oops:
Turns out its a lot easier if you get gravity on your side and just tilt the truck a bit sideways, say by driving it up the side of the deck.

Cheers for the help, I would have got around to the smaller bottle eventually.... long week

I'm (as my name suggests) pretty new to this and I want to change the oils in my truck. I can do the engine oil no probs, done that plenty of times but how do you change the oil in the and gear box? I've been under and had a look and I can see where you drain it but how do you poor the oil in the ...

Thats a big help thanks Steve ride 'comfort' (a relative term in a Hilux ) I REKON, but I'm sure getting the front off the bump stops will help too Are the flat top U bolts easy to come by or can you just make them? I've still got factory shocks (and everything for that matter) so a set all round ...

I knew I'd seen pics of that MU somewhere before. I guess that blows my little educate myself first plan. I guess he's probably the same guy on trade me too....

I'm in Whangamata and most of my mates around here are easy to get on board for a home brew or ten so might give it a bash with them. Only thing I'm worried about is getting half-way there and then having to stop to them sobber up. I've had a good look over that guys site and I'll flick him an email ...

Sorry but also meant to ask, is there anything I need to be aware of ie, do I need to mod anything else like brake lines etc, do they make different springs for use with or without winch anything like that.

Cheers.

I need to replace my flattened out leaf springs on my 89 hiulx. While I'm at it I think I'll take replace the shocks too, seeing as how they've got 250,000k and 18 years under their belt If I buy a set would I be best to have the work done or give it a whack myself. I'm reasonably mechanically ...

It sounds pretty good, I was thinking of joining a club or similar so I could natter away to people with a bit of know.
Either way it may just be a cool day away from home, and the lawns.

That'd be wicked if I could get parts from people on here, not to many 4x4 parts here in whangamata. And the ol' truck could do with a few parts! Especially if I keep backing it into fences like I've just done how about joining some of us at Petes Place on 2/9??? Sounds like fun although my truck is ...

cool! stuffed/ worn out parts are just an excuse to replace them, and if your replacing them you might as well beef them up a little eg broken things = cool mods! what part of the country are ya in? I'm on the Coromandel in Whangamata. I like the cool mods idea, all though I'm sure my wallet wont I ...

Gidday Guys, I'm Ryan and I'm pretty much a complete newbie to this 4x4 stuff. I bought my first 4WD a little over a year ago to allow me to drive off road to my favorite rock fishing spots. Problem now is, the drive to the fishing spot has become more fun than the fishing and all I wanna do is dive ...