It is likely the bush in the mount at the free pool end is worn. It is a case of how much movement if it only 0.5mm should be OK. Grease it every trip you use the winch and should be ok

May want to check rear drive shaft length as may need a drive shaft spacer especially if you go for upgraded and longer rear arms

johnny262 wrote:You missed this one, same dealer

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 607415.htm

If I was closer I would go and test drive this one just to know what and mint unmolested 20,000km gq drove like.

Nissan Pto drive goes in the same direction and speed no matter what gear you are in

Good tracks for a standard truck. If it's dry, All terrain tyres are OK too. If wet, be aware of the river level through the Caves - trucks without a snorkel may need to be careful to avoid holes, and the Napoleons Hill climb can get a bit slippery... Thanks for your info. Heading up that way at ...

How geared up a truck do you need to tackle these track at the moment ? We are touring so not in tough trucks.

Very interesting reading as I was about to try the Mudstuck beadlocks but reading this they do NOT meet the requirements for cert, then being a waste of cash.. :( They are imported modified or manufactured that way overseas and sold as new istem so not sure they would come under this anyway. They ...

Has this been on TV yet? Does anyone know when this is going to air.

It is easier to connect with and have discussions with people you know, and that can be helpful because they know your truck and setup. Is so much easier to do photos etc But that where it ends. . This forum is way better for advise and being able to search knowledge and share /discuss the good and ...

If it is the same weekend as Manukua, may an idea to rethink the date...

And there is a night run on the 23 rd May

Teams even at Possum Pallace In Oct and Manukua winch challenge in Oct/Nov not sure when

Has there been any real progress or are we still at the planning stage ??

Heard a rumour logging company have gone bust, so if that is true then there will be more to fix??

you stated that the bolts should be tightened in a opposite method Where? MihiT wrote: As an engineer, that horrfies me. Is that standard practice??? Typically anything round with PCD bolts gets tightened in a criss-cross pattern. if you can imagine a clock you'd tighten them in order: 12, 6, 3, 9 ...

Yep i started to do it that way but found that the adjacent bolts were finger loose after torgueing the bolt up. The most reliable way that ive found is what i described above. Ive been running beadlocks for several years now with no issue. Well, the proof is in the pudding, so I guess if it works ...

I start the first part doing it opposite with bolts at 12,3,6,9 just until they start to get tight. Then use more bolts and go round and round that way you are not putting much strain on bolts as you are only doing up a little bit at a time. If you go opposite you are much more likely to strip ...

^^^^ It's not relevant if your going to A Frame it. Get up with the play Law has now been tested so in order to not get finned it will need valid registration and wof unless you are towing it temporally on the road. And temporary will not be interpreted as ever once in a while when you go for a 4wd ...

Well said TJ.

Can recommend John Barley. Defiantly worth talking to them. Most insurance policys that cover you for proper off road use will only insure you for market value and that normally includes depreciating any parts fitted for mods. So a $1800 ARB locker that is 3 years old will be valued at less than ...

For the truck driver would think he was not far wrong as taking into account the width, angle of the bridge and the corner, he would need to be fairly wide on the entry to allow for the rear wheels and length of rigid vehicle. Don't know the road and the lens distorts thinks so it is hard to tell ...

Wheel alignment on a safari isn't worth paying for. The only adjustable part is toe-in / toe-out. Wheels should be parallel. So with wheels pointing straight ahead, measure the distance between the front of the tyres, and then the rear of the tyres. Measurement should be equal. If not wind the tie ...

rear axle can go up into rear pillar and front axle, gearbox & transfer one can go to top of fire wall or if you are worried go inside.

How deep water are you thinking of going through?

simple but nice video to shoe drive shaft angle and out of phase effects

http://youtu.be/gmV4qwLfOMY

Saf's are only high pinion front (small diff) they wont fit in the rear, what sort of lift have you got you might need some gearbox spacers to lower the drivetrain? You can swap the internals of the rear into a front carrier housing to make a high pinion rear. Just a 3" lift. I have got drop boxes ...

Have SWB Safari and going to change Radius arm bushes and just wanted to check the wheel alignment after. Running 35inch Simex tyres mainly off road (although do drive to track as has WOF ) so given the tyres, type of tracks driven and the fact that only toe in/out can be adjusted, probably not ...

Im hearing ya fellas, for sure pinion angles need to be matched. Im running +16mm lower rear arms already, uppers haven't been touched yet . And yip, cross gbox cross member could be spaced down a little more too. High pinion is another way of achieving the same end result of no drive line ...

Eye balled the bearing caps on the drive shaft side, looks in line. So assumably its in phase. Will know fore sure when it comes out for replacement. When you take it out would be a good time to check your "pinion angle" on the diff compared to output on Transfer case. Think I read somewhere should ...

I too have 3 inch lift (or had as has now sagged) and 16mm gearbox spacer with no problems. You could try spacing your gear box down another 6mm to 16mm.

Do you know your lift is 3inch? What is the length of your springs in the vehicle including spacers etc?

I am running Dueler 697 AT on my ute, mostly road going and have done 30 k, happy so far

Bump Still looking

Does not need to be that flash just needs to hold air and have enough tread to be legal. Can pay $$ or beer. Auckland or ideally close to Auckland best as happy to pay money for tyre but add freight just makes more expensive.