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That just looks expensive...

1989 Toyota Landcruiser BJ74 13BT 3.4L Turbo Diesel Toyota (Aisin) Hi Mount Winch with 40m of 12mm Synthetic Rope Spring Over Axle 75 series rear with modified leaf packs all round CrMo CVs Factory Difflocks Hi Steer Kit with Tough Dog steering damper Tough Dog Big Bore Adjustable shocks all round ...

Evening All, Interesting comments - most folks I know who are going off the beaten track have a handheld unit. Some I know are into geo caching too. They all swear by a dedicated handheld device. For my two cents on this my old handheld used AAA batteries. This meant I could easily carry spares and ...

60 leaves in the rear - longer, flatter springs. Seems to have more down travel than up travel.

Also extended the bump stops and added and anti-tramp bar to stop the spring wrap.

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Awesome part of the country

Looking sharp... I did shiver when I saw the forklift holding it up for the new springs and lockers going in. I have a BJ74 with a spring over. Plenty flexy... But is has longer 60 series leaves on the back and a modified spring pack in the front so the springs are essentially flat and not as ...

Just as tucktrucker says.. the crimped end piece is your high/low limit
My second car was an 87 Pulsar with a CA16DE in it with the ubiquitous wire dipstick.

Chur thanks evo

Evening, A question for all you auto sparkies and wannabes out there in ORE land. Situation My daily driver is an 05 Mazda Tribute, it has steering audio controls from factory. I recently installed a Philips car audio double DIN touchscreen unit. It has inputs for these controls and can "learn" the ...

I used to a Suzuki SJ413 soft top. It was the big block, 1324cc of pure power. But when the whole truck weighed in at under 1100kg you didn't need much power. I had a whole heap of fun in it, although found that I spent much of my day in either one rut or the other on the track, occasionally ...

Good point mudsurf.. Didn't even think of the wily old insurance company aspect...

Another (dodgier?) way is to borrow a set of the certed wheel/tyre combo? And fit them for WOF inspections... My cert plate only specifies rim size (15x8) and nothing about tyres. (33x12.5x15) My WOF guy was lamenting the other day about half of the forestry company Utes that come in for WOFs on ...

The fire at that studio, and other places.. Most likely caused by a Li-Po (Lithium Polymer) battery pack. I would think anyhow. These little things are crazy powerful for their size but can go a bit nuts when things go wrong. Li-Po batteries are commonly found in R/C models and toys... As for ...

Sorry about slow reply Mehrts.

Rod length is 1078mm

Yep. I have the LH rod end bearing ball joint thingy and a complete brand new tie rod...

Hey Mehrts I needed a new LH tie rod bearing for a WOF late last year, went to Blenheim Toyota. $50 or so trade price, anyhow it came with a brand new tie rod. Let me know if you want dimensions etc. I can't use it as I have an aftermarket Hi Steer kit with bigger sized everything.. And yep, Toyota ...

Rust free front doors?

How much you got in mind?

Cheers, Matt

Welcome .. Let the addiction begin! One piece of advice I thought particularly helpful when I started out; Seat time, get plenty of seat time find out what your truck can and cannot do. Find out what you are comfortable with too. Near vertical winch walls are not everyone's cup of tea no matter what ...

Jerry - they are standard 70 ones..

derk - perfect, great spotting thanks. think I might buy now...

Howdy all,

with toyodiy no longer able to display images..

Try this place; http://toyotamarket.ru/jp/

Russian...

Afternoon All, I am after the backets that go either side of the radio (stereo) - mine are missing... Here are a couple of links to pics from the parts catalogue. http://toyotamarket.ru/jp/781120/007/4/8601/1/86212/ http://toyotamarket.ru/jp/781120/007/4/8601/1/86211/ and a pic of sort of what they ...

Every rod has to have a talking.. Looking good ..

I would be keen on seeing some pics of these installs too please.

Cheers,

Matt

Not sure that I would alter pre-load torques based on tyre size.

Basically more pre-load equals more lateral load on the bearing and too much will cause it to run hotter than normal. Hot bearings not good..

My 2.5cents..

Cheers

Hear hear.. Well done that man.

Awesome work Mike - thanks for making this site so easy for us numpty types to use.

THis will get the purists confused..

Cruiser body on Datsun Patfari running gears. .. Kinda looks cool though.

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Interesting my truck, I bought it already certified, has 15x8 listed on the plate. At the last WOF inspection they wanted to pull it up for having modified rims, which it was certified on, as the offset has changed from when they were manufactured. Which is true, but they only reason they noticed ...

Looking awesome...

So everything sounds good on paper..

What I will say as an owner of a Toyota HiMount (Japanese 8274) they are both bloody big winches!

See what the installation and operation guide says...

http://www.warn.com/truck/winches/src/images/59/38292D7_rs.pdf

Only thing I can think of is that you will place the mount bolts into a shear load set up... Potentially...