Cloggy_NZ wrote:Yep, don't let the weekends events get you down to much if at all.
Teething problems only, all of which are relatively easily fixed.
The bent steering rod could have been avoided, just a moment of inattention. But to prevent this just put a bar in front like I have done. Keeps all the steering bits in front of the diff protected. This is an afternoon's work and would cost next to nothing, all you need is about 1.2 mtrs of 50x50 box.
The trackrod is a design mistake. If you are going to get one made get one with a kink in it to keep it out of harms way. Brian Howatt can make one of these for you. There is a reason yours bent twice. The first time you might have hooked on something. But with our bush repair there was no chance of getting it perfectly straight again. The large tyres you are running and probably more importantly, the large outwards off set on the wheels puts a large strain on the rod especially under conditions when it bent the second time, under hard brakes down a steep hill.
If I where you I'd try and find some standard steel Disco wheels and sell the 8 spokes to some unsuspecting poor soul on TradeMe. Jules Lee at TwoOffroad in Auckland sell the Disco rims for $50.00 each.
The diff is easily strengthened by fitting a Salisbury as you say. But finding one at a reasonable price might prove more difficult. Other options are fitting Hilux diff centres ($200-S300) and getting Howatt to make you some bullet proof axles ($300). One other reasonable cost effective way to strenghten it is to find a 4 pinion out of a LR 90 on which they were an optional extra.
yes im looking at all the options thanks heaps cloggy
Turoa wrote:Unfortunately, there arent any pics of me being stuck in the river, or of "gay pride" written on the side of Mr O's zuk.
i dont own a zook
, still cant work out why it gets more mud on the inside than the outside 
. The Lwb managed to get around all the tight corners except for trying to back around the corner out of the creek at the bottom of fawk hill, Jumper sorted that out by towing my arse end around the corner 