Offroad-Express

DaveM wrote:Yeah, dobinson coils are very good IMO. I have run Tough Dog, OME and TJM in my Safari's, and gone back to my original Dobinsons.
Get the numbers off them and look up what rates they are to see if they suit what you want.

Cheers DaveM have just ordered a set will see how they go

wopass wrote:

BIG GREEN 40 wrote:hows things see you drive a good truck

yea its ok.... seems to work allright

gonna do some more mods on it in the next couple of months to make it a bit better

good stuff big tyres more grunt lock the diffs

BIG GREEN 40 wrote:

wopass wrote:

BIG GREEN 40 wrote:hows things see you drive a good truck

yea its ok.... seems to work allright

gonna do some more mods on it in the next couple of months to make it a bit better

good stuff big tyres more grunt lock the diffs

they allready are... been there done that... something else needs to be done now...

wopass wrote:they allready are... been there done that... something else needs to be done now...

Oh man that's got me thinking.... Rear disc brakes? Coils? Cup holders? Mirror ball? (soooo many possibilities).

I know - Blower for the 350!!!!

Bet you wont spill the beans

wopass wrote:good stuff big tyres more grunt lock the diffs

they allready are... been there done that... something else needs to be done now...


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Not yet. You 40 series boys haven't done big tyres yet.

Bean's have been spiled ,,But I have been swarn to secrecy..Mirror ball and cup holders,,HAHA,,Wait ? it already has cup holders..

mudzilla wrote:Bean's have been spiled ,,But I have been swarn to secrecy..Mirror ball and cup holders,,HAHA,,Wait ? it already has cup holders..

Come on boys we are a freinds here big tyres how big is big 36s are a bit better most nissans will ever run and whats with the mirror ball you boys up north do have funny ideas do you have them instead of a side mirrors

I think MNC must be having a disco dayz flashback with his mirror ball idea

36's arent very big

BIG GREEN 40 wrote:
Come on boys we are friends here, big tyres ? how big is big ? 36s are a bit better most nissans will ever run

these rockcrawling boys go extra large on thier tahs, just check out roks rig


and I have yet to see anyone game enuf to supersize thier tahs on a 40 (in nz anyway)

its only a matter of time someone will one day

skid wrote:

BIG GREEN 40 wrote:
Come on boys we are friends here, big tyres ? how big is big ? 36s are a bit better most nissans will ever run

these rockcrawling boys go extra large on thier tahs, just check out roks rig


and I have yet to see anyone game enuf to supersize thier tahs on a 40 (in nz anyway)

its only a matter of time someone will one day

36" have been big enough around here (so far). Differant story for the Rock Crawlers I imagine..

turoa wrote:36's arent very big

Yea well you cant get big foot into where we go driving here in nelson but for a certed truck that you drive there and home 36 ET2s take some beating that green 40 i had was not to much of a race car on road with them so would not be to keen on 40s you say 36s are not big what size are you planing on running on that landy

BIG GREEN 40 wrote:

turoa wrote:36's arent very big

Yea well you cant get big foot into where we go driving here in nelson but for a certed truck that you drive there and home 36 ET2s take some beating that green 40 i had was not to much of a race car on road with them so would not be to keen on 40s you say 36s are not big what size are you planing on running on that landy

Only 35's on my landy. Quite small but alright considering its supposed to be my road car when its finished. My hilus runs 37s

mudzilla wrote:I think MNC must be having a disco dayz flashback with his mirror ball idea

You just wait, everyone will have mirror balls, smoke machines, & the three light system (Blue, Green, Red) in their trucks soon - its all about taking your 4x4 experience to the next level (and trying to do some cool new mod no one else has thought of yet )

so really 36s are not that small in nz are they just big enough to leave big holes so the clubs with the 33'' tyre rule get stuck

And that is the attitude that got them banned from some clubs in the first place .

If you observe "tread lightly", there should be no need to dig holes at all on 36" tyres.

It doesn't matter what V8 or whay size tyres trucks run ,if they dont have the balls they are going nowhere.

With most people image is what counts when they are parked outside the supermarket.

Just look at the facts ,of what benifit is it to have a personalized plate or stickers on the truck. How does that make it perform better ?

Cheers Richard

rokhound wrote:And that is the attitude that got them banned from some clubs in the first place .

If you observe "tread lightly", there should be no need to dig holes at all on 36" tyres.

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rokhound wrote:And that is the attitude that got them banned from some clubs in the first place .

If you observe "tread lightly", there should be no need to dig holes at all on 36" tyres.

Yep i was taken the micky we drive 35s 36s and leave less mess than the club here funny you say tread lightly but the clubs alow 20 od trucks to drive a track then onto a public road and yep what a mess ask your self

skid wrote:

rokhound wrote:And that is the attitude that got them banned from some clubs in the first place .

If you observe "tread lightly", there should be no need to dig holes at all on 36" tyres.

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All you do is dig at people go away

Bulletproof wrote:It doesn't matter what V8 or whay size tyres trucks run ,if they dont have the balls they are going nowhere.

Do you ever get sick of this "balls" crap?

rokhound wrote:And that is the attitude that got them banned from some clubs in the first place .

If you observe "tread lightly", there should be no need to dig holes at all on 36" tyres.

I agree completely , with big tyres a person should walk a track without damage.

My self and Pat Pretty got the Nelson ruled changed so the trip leader determined tyre size ,so in the Nelson Club any size tyre is acceptable as long as the trip leader OKs it.
I have actually been invited on the Nelson trip to the coast next weekend even though I am running 35s.

I resigned for different reasons

Cheers Richard

it does have a cup holder actually roll of duct tape inbetween the seats holds my cup of coffee just perfect

and i was thinking of getting some BLUE AND RED NEONS AND MOUNTING THEM UNDER THE TRUCK that would be sooo fkn cool ! !

and 36s are all i need to do everything i do.

as for the rest im not telling

in fact, only finished product will be showen. no build thread, just done.

Bulletproof wrote:

rokhound wrote:And that is the attitude that got them banned from some clubs in the first place .

If you observe "tread lightly", there should be no need to dig holes at all on 36" tyres.

I agree completely , with big tyres a person should walk a track without damage.

My self and Pat Pretty got the Nelson ruled changed so the trip leader determined tyre size ,so in the Nelson Club any size tyre is acceptable as long as the trip leader OKs it.
I have actually been invited on the Nelson trip to the coast next weekend even though I am running 35s.

I resigned for different reasons

Cheers Richard

once KIWI midi is going again we will have to do a drive keen to see the lux going my brother in law has the red 83 lux on 34 swampers with the short deck we all prety keen kiwi lads

BIG GREEN 40 wrote:

rokhound wrote:And that is the attitude that got them banned from some clubs in the first place .

If you observe "tread lightly", there should be no need to dig holes at all on 36" tyres.

Yep i was taken the micky we drive 35s 36s and leave less mess than the club here funny you say tread lightly but the clubs alow 20 od trucks to drive a track then onto a public road and yep what a mess ask your self

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Have done the odd 4x4 trip with over 10 trucks,not my scene, 3 or 4 is ample or on my own

furnace wrote:or on my own

yeah, ah, na. on ya own can lead to all sorts of strife.. (look at the weekends events! ) of course its up to the individual whether they're some joe gumby or just a standard johnny punchclock..

groups of vehicles with very similar abilities is the key.. large or small.. in that way one vehicle doesnt inhibit or hinder others....

niblik wrote:

furnace wrote:or on my own

yeah, ah, na. on ya own can lead to all sorts of strife.. (look at the weekends events! ) of course its up to the individual whether they're some joe gumby or just a standard johnny punchclock..

groups of vehicles with very similar abilities is the key.. large or small.. in that way one vehicle doesnt inhibit or hinder others....

Never had to many problems being on my own [ done so for over 25 years ]you do have to be a little more careful,did a 4 month trip doing 4x4 tracks all around the SI last summer no hassles just be prepared..also a bit of training also helps..to many 4x4's spoils it for me,i do like the odd trip though and a bit of a yak every now and again..4x4ers are more than welcome to call in if over my way
ps i'm neither,joe gumby or a johny punchclock,i probably go 4x4ing a lot more than most,at least 2months solid every year not including days off..i've also done a couple of months in WA 4X4ing and off road motorcycling ..mostly on my own [ with long suffering partner ]

Bulletproof wrote:It doesn't matter what V8 or whay size tyres trucks run ,if they dont have the balls they are going nowhere....With most people image is what counts when they are parked outside the supermarket....Just look at the facts ,of what benifit is it to have a personalized plate or stickers on the truck. How does that make it perform better ?

Everyone knows that by attaching a personalized plate and having heaps of stickers all over your truck makes it far more capable offroad Rocks become afraid of you and crumble in insignificance under your wheels, mud bogs part to let you through (like Mosses and the Red Sea), and trees bow in front of you as you pass acknowledging your status as the bush master...

Or maybe its just a way of showing your personality... and even though my truck already had all those stickers over it when I got it there's no way I'm taking them off cause it says - "That's over the top - just like the driver!"

wopass wrote:it does have a cup holder actually roll of duct tape inbetween the seats holds my cup of coffee just perfect ... and i was thinking of getting some BLUE AND RED NEONS AND MOUNTING THEM UNDER THE TRUCK that would be sooo fkn cool ! !

Hahahaha Nice. perhaps you should mount the mirror ball under the body to spread the lights from your neons

On a more serious note, If you do some new mods Ben it would be good to see progress photos up here with a build thread, even if all done at once when they are finished. That's the exact reason I got involved on this site in the first place - to get inspired by you innovative engineers out there.

theres a guy in welly who started a club because he thought he new everything and didnt like it when he wasnt in controll or had the best truck, so one of the rules he made for his new club were no bigger than 35" because he doesnt have the power to spin anything bigger

cool__bananas wrote:theres a guy in welly who started a club because he thought he new everything and didnt like it when he wasnt in controll or had the best truck, so one of the rules he made for his new club were no bigger than 35" because he doesnt have the power to spin anything bigger

That is it mate what is the best mod you can do to you truck yeeeeeeeep big tyres its not the fault of the owner that has the know how to fit them as we no you cant just buy 36x12.5 simex and put them under a isuzu mu I KNOW I TRYED you have to do your research and mods to do it .
I have nothing against the shinys but do not vote out the big tyres you may get the bug one day and find your self out of the club because of a rule you helped vote in