"Why not" project SWB LJ71 start of ongoing proje

adventures_more · Post by **adventures_more** » Wed May 09, 2007 6:38 pm

wjw - i think you may live the street that i am working in at the moment, see a 4x4 very similar to yours every morn'n . you would'nt live off a street near Fendalton rd ?

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:04 am

Used to live in Wroxton Terrace, off Idris road, am in the process of moving upto St Albans, but I still take the same route to work.

And I meant here as in NZ, not here as in the forum ;-)

takes alot to get kicked off here ;-)

adventures_more · Post by **adventures_more** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:19 pm

well there you go , its the same street after all , i'm a chippy workn like 5-10 houses down , do you have 33's on your truck at the moment ? looks lower than last ime i saw your truck .

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Thu May 10, 2007 7:39 pm

its got 35's on, but last time you saw it, it may have had the 32's??? could also be the tools in the back or just the settling of the springs ;-)

adventures_more · Post by **adventures_more** » Sun May 27, 2007 9:31 pm

Bill >>> have you put your lockrites in your diff's yet & if so whats the front like when you drive tight tracks ?

I have dropped my 13BT ,14BT or 15BF conversion , my original plans were to keep it light & if i drop a B series in it , it will be a friggn tank . I realised if i spend shitloads $$$ on it & won't ever see it again when go to sell it as moving back to OZ sometime next year , if not the next & who knows i may come back as the outdoors is wicked here .

will be doing the driveline 1st as it needs it , then work up& who knows . seeing Clints 1uzfe coversion & others gives you ideas as they're all alloy engines & gettn rid of road users tax ( diesel ) over here would be great .pain in ass a bit as don't have my gear over here , bugger all if that !

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:23 pm

Not in yet, still waiting for the rear one from the USA (I lent one to someone who has ordered my a replacement, that still isn't here yet!)

Ask IcedJonno, he responded to you in another thread, he has a SWB KZJ78 with lockers front and rear.

IcedJohnno · Post by **IcedJohnno** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:34 am

Have a Lock-Right 4 pinion auto-unlocker in the front end of my KZJ-71.
Can state with conviction that it makes absolutely NO difference to the turning circle in my rig. Every time I drive up and down my ski-hill on the summer only track I use all the lock I have on seven hairpin bends. I have to drive very precisely to turn each corner in one go and that did not get any worse after fitting the Lock-Right.

If I have the Electric rear locker engaged it is quite a differnt story however although on Ice or deep snow with the chains on all round It turns as though the e-locker wasnt there, except for the added traction of course.

I do sometimes have difficulty getting the front end out of deep clay ruts if I need to drive across them, but I think a conventional front end would still give grief given the state of my 1/2 worn BFG MT's.

Go the front locker first as they pull you through stuff.

adventures_more · Post by **adventures_more** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:44 pm

Iced- cheers for the info mate , looks like locker all round or even lsd rear

adventures_more · Post by **adventures_more** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:54 pm

#### PROJECT DROPPED ( awhile ago )####

Now saving up for a late 80's - Mercedes Unimog 1300L Project ( to build as an expedition 4x4 ) , "Get the best & forget the rest "

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:08 pm

not much point in nz. it wont fit on any of the tracks

adventures_more · Post by **adventures_more** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:24 pm

reason why i am gettn one , make my own track's , only problem is - every other 4x4 that gets bogged behind me, will want me to pull them out ! "AWESOME OFFROAD " especially with a few mods !