Madaz's V8 lux

[Madaz]

Still some mud up there though....








After the pictures were taken it rained for the rest of the night....

[IcedJohnno]

What does the device the Saffi is towing do?
Is it a portable winch?

[PR]

Intresting way to keep the whale light

[Madaz]

What does the device the Saffi is towing do?
Is it a portable winch?

Yeah, its a prototype that one of the guys is working on, theres a few little things to work out - then it should be awesome

[Madaz]

Poached this from the Laurie Sanson thread, and thanks to Chris for posting it up ( And sorry for the holes i left for the suzuki drivers )

http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg27%20...%20-speed.flv

[Mattman]

The link is incomplete Madaz.

Matt.

[Madaz]

Try this one:

http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg27 ... -speed.flv

[GQTROL]

Truck seems to go alright...thought you was gonna get stuck on the exit though!

[J_Dub]

friken nice, i do like this machine....

[Madaz]

Truck seems to go alright...thought you was gonna get stuck on the exit though!

I think every one else thought we were gonna sink into it and dissappear

[Madaz]

Before the Norwest Comp......

[Madaz]

After the Norwest comp.....








Awesome comp though, will definitely be back next year

[haynzy]

very nice rig there m8, did you race challenge class or club

[vvega]

seen this truck in person
it is considerably more awsome than it looks in that pic's
congrats tim .. good to see all the hard work paying off for you :d

[Madaz]

Challenge Class

[LOLYF]

Stop being so modest! He got second place in his first winch comp and was playing with the big boys

Well done

I was marshelling club class so didn't get to see to much of your rig but from what i did see it is a credit to you, very nice.

[jeremy]

Well done guys!
A few pics we got of you guys on your last stage...

[Madaz]

Probaly not the best of photos, but heres the latest silly thing ive done to the hilux........
Ever wondered if a Nissan GQ front diff head would fit into a cruza housing and give you a high pinion diff without going to a 8" hilux sized one?




Will see if it survives the Northland Comp........

[Bulletproof]

Probaly not the best of photos, but heres the latest silly thing ive done to the hilux........
Ever wondered if a Nissan GQ front diff head would fit into a cruza housing and give you a high pinion diff without going to a 8" hilux sized one?



Will see if it survives the Northland Comp........

Why would you want to sacrifice clearance with a Big diff head ? All the latest cruisers have the high pinion 8 inch at the front.

Cheers Richard

[Madaz]

Why would you want to sacrifice clearance with a Big diff head ? All the latest cruisers have the high pinion 8 inch at the front.

Cheers Richard

I would take rather take strength over ground clearance any day of the week, and by putting the nissan head in I managed to shave 25 mm of the cruza diff housing, it must be pretty close to having the same ground clearance as a hilux diff now.

Cheers

[vvega]

what do you have under your diff
with 35" bfg's that measure 34.5"@28psi i have 315mm from the lowest point to the ground @45 psi lol not that helpfull really

[mroffroader]

what do you have under your diff
with 35" bfg's that measure 34.5"@28psi i have 315mm from the lowest point to the ground @45 psi lol not that helpfull really

Are prado diffs bigger?? I have prado axles under my vitara and i have 36" iroks which measure more like 36.6" and I have about 310mm?? I thought they were the same as lux's?

[turoa]

what do you have under your diff
with 35" bfg's that measure 34.5"@28psi i have 315mm from the lowest point to the ground @45 psi lol not that helpfull really

Are prado diffs bigger?? I have prado axles under my vitara and i have 36" iroks which measure more like 36.6" and I have about 310mm?? I thought they were the same as lux's?

no they are the same size. you must either have a broken measuring stick or are a mathmatical retard

[vvega]

what do you have under your diff
with 35" bfg's that measure 34.5"@28psi i have 315mm from the lowest point to the ground @45 psi lol not that helpfull really

Are prado diffs bigger?? I have prado axles under my vitara and i have 36" iroks which measure more like 36.6" and I have about 310mm?? I thought they were the same as lux's?

no they are the same size. you must either have a broken measuring stick or are a mathmatical retard

you have 36.6 inch tires and have 310
i have 34.5 ish tires and have 315
so with ruffly a 2.2 inch bigger tire you still have less ground clearance under the pumpkin

so 1.2 inch + 5 mm = ruffly 35 mm more clearance than you

so in theory aside from gaining mass's of unsrung weight hes only lost 10mm of ground clearance at the lowest point by shaving a inch off his pumpkin

but then if you shaved a hilux housing ......
if you have a measured 35" tire and a 9" ringear the best you could hope to get is 13" of clearance
and that is 330. mm ... no allowance for anything
340.mm for a hilux 8"

hope that helps

[vvega]

and hes using a cruiser housing not a 40 series one .. my bad

and before someone says.. you dont need a 9" ... i just blew my 8" rear

[xorph]

Wow that diff swap is very interesting, Did you break the old diff?
what was required to fit the diff?
did the axle shafts need modification? did you have to cut off the old diff bolt flange and weld a new one on?


Cheers, Matt

[Madaz]

Wow that diff swap is very interesting, Did you break the old diff?
what was required to fit the diff?
did the axle shafts need modification? did you have to cut off the old diff bolt flange and weld a new one on?


Cheers, Matt

I would like to say that it was a difficult swap, but i'd be lying-
Made a spacer to move the GQ head back a small amount and spigoted that into the cruza housing, and I borrowed a gq front locker which I put the side gears out of my old locker into.
Seems to work at the moment, but havent given it a good test yet.
The ozzys seem to do the conversion quite a bit into 80 and 100 series diffs and theres a bit about the swap on outerlimits.
Only did it to get rid of the double cardin joint that I was running on the front driveshaft.

what do you have under your diff
with 35" bfg's that measure 34.5"@28psi i have 315mm from the lowest point to the ground @45 psi lol not that helpfull really

Measured it with my 34.5" tires on and got 310mm to the ground.
You would definently get more out of a hilux diff.
But whats important is that I have 25mm more clearance than what I started with.

Cheers

[vvega]

i think the 5mm is really hear nor there
def sounds like a fantastic idea .
its good to see people thinking with there heads and using inovation rather than there wallets to improve there trucks

[Madaz]

Santas turned up early for the hilux this year......







Let the drinkin begin......

[meatc]

Hmmmmm More Power (insert Homer style droole here)

Nice