D.B's 80 Series Bus

[86-surf]

The crusier likes flexy time!... Damn that thing flexes like theres no to morrow!. Would look better if it had bigger wheels:D

[wjw]

On that note, i need some Pin to Eye adaptors to get my front shocks to fit, are they available of the shelf from anywhere in NZ??

For $25 the rancho distri adjusted my shocks, which means they're covered under warranty...

[IcedJohnno]

But wasn't it him who buggered them as well Bill?

Nice Flex DB now how can I get this with my 71

[wjw]

But wasn't it him who buggered them as well Bill?

Yes but they replaced them at their cost.

[DieselBoy]

nice man! if your from hamilton i seen this driving threw town the other night, one tough truck, it had some nice lookin steelrims fitted tho were a pic of them?

Yep, the VX lives in the Tron, quite often seen posing outside Starbucks on Ward Land

Will have to grab a pic next time i have the muddies on

take the pass side front bolt out of the radius arm and the shock and do it agin

Well, seeing as i was measuring the distance between shock mounts so i could start to track down some longer replacements, i naturally had no shocks connected and no swaybars connected so i could get maximum articulation in order to correctly size my new shocks. You can still see the shocks in the pic's, but they are disconnected at the diff.

I have never tried the radius arm bolt trick, always ment to on the safari, but never got round to it. Seeing as this is a soft roader poser truck, i don't think i will ever bother.

Besides, articulation is over rated if you have lockers

[DieselBoy]

DB i am reading this with inters ase my truck ha had this all done i im keen to learn how it was done.

also could you take some pic of you rear bar from under neath as that is just wot im looking for.

Due to the front diff beening repaired at the mo im looking at differant bars for the vx.

Jono

Hey man, i didn't notice this post previously

Its not so much a rear bar, its just two replacement bumper end-caps. You pull the plastic bumper ends off, and bolt these on in place. You can see it more clearly in the recent pic's i have put up.

As for where i got them from, well, i went to pick up adjustable panhard rods from some guy off TM, and i was talking to him about my intentions with the truck and the list of things on my to do list, and he mentioned he had some ugly bumper ends sitting in his shed. I said that ugly was good, and they followed me home

I can't decide if they are an off the shelf item, or if someone has had them made. They aren't what you would expect from your avaerage DIY effort in the garage at home, theres alot of folding, and not a visible weld in sight. They guy thought they may be an ARB product, but i think the are a tad ugly to have the ARB lable attached

[DieselBoy]

I need a 60 series diff head with an open carrier if anyone has one

[wopass]

I need a 60 series diff head with an open carrier if anyone has one

what for ? ?

[DieselBoy]

So i can increase the lash in my drive line but with the added benefit of an increase in traction from the rear axle

Fiiiiiiiiiinally got my winch mounted and wired up and working. Couldn't find a factory 80series winch mounting plate any where so had to build something. It works, buts needs improving some more. Go the 10,000lb Chinese Runva

[DieselBoy]

Some updated pic's with the new shocks under it: (crappy cell phone pic's)









The Eye to Pin adaptors Ben and I made


Doesn't look like i have lost any flex even though the shocks are fractionally shorter than i needed. I don't even need to extend the bump stops either. Saying that though, i haven't flexed it on the muddies with the new shocks. Its possible the tyres may rub on the inner gaurd or flares, so they may need extending yet.

[niblik]

mint db..

so when you guys comin back down?!?

[skid]

noice

but it seems to be progressing further than something that was destined to be the tow wagon

[DieselBoy]

Fitted a snorkle



Follow the link to the tech section for the monster write up

viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10142

[wopass]

nice one dude !

was wondering what you were up to and that other dude in the snorkel pics....

[niblik]

whos the sexy bitch in the pic on the left with glasses on the head?

good form on the 80 db.. shes lookin real nice.. great wee wagon for rollin offroad pimp styles..

[lockie]

what are the extended lengths of those shocks you got on your wagon there DB?

[DieselBoy]

what are the extended lengths of those shocks you got on your wagon there DB?

700mm extended, same shocks used front and rear.

[DieselBoy]

Couple more flex pic's.........

Have removed the front radius arm drop box's in favour of offset bushes. Since doing that i have had to trim some of the inside of the flares off in the front due to increased front flex:







Seems to work pretty good now

[tpft]

yo dude,
hey whats this thing handle like on the road?
does she get a bit of a lean on around cnrs?

[DieselBoy]

Definatly doesn't handle like a car

Its all in the shocks, i have the rears set as hard as they can go (equivalent to a big bore gas charged shock) and the front set softer. The hard rear end takes the roll out mostly. These are a big rolly truck to start with, and even after all my dodgy suspension butchery it handles better than stock.

Basically the bigger more heavy duty shock you use, the less roll you get but the harsher the ride.

Spring rates are another factor aswell. Basically hard springs mean less roll but rougher ride and less even weight distribution between the wheels during articulation.

Soft springs leed to more roll, but a more even weight distribution between wheels on the same axle during articulation. Roll can be combatted by shock settings/type.

Your safari would have a rear swaybar disconnect thingy in it, so you won't need to worry about roll to much

[tpft]

My safari handles like a sherman tank, did bodylift thing at weekend and already had suspension lifted.
was going to just run my old blunt 33,s of zuk and get some new ones for that, but could really stand 35,s.
(point was to use up my old 33,s from zuk, not buy more tyres)

i live up a faily windy road, and it gets messy in the tight windy stuff

i got to admit, having the lj80 as well, i wonder if i ever get around to doing much offroad stuff in it
its just so fawkin big and heavy, and we all know i,m not the best at missing stuff..................
idea was to take the kids on shiny trips, least thats what i tell the missus

your seemed to be pulling pretty well when u past us on the way up north, can,t remeber seeing you back off in any of cnrs, but must say pretty fawkin impressed by that articulation.

wondered why guy don,t use more airbag setups, mates pro stock car can jump a couple feet off the ground with a flick of the switch, could be real handy for getting out of bogs.
big height for main street posing and offroading , low for sidlings and highway?????

gyuess the fiddy will be getting its big axles soon?

[wopass]

im still in shock......

you took the cover off the Raana

[niblik]

you took the cover off the Raana

i spotted that... i want fella.. looks mint..

[MNC]

..you took the cover off the Raana

Yeah that does look mint Reckon it could leave a heap of rubber on the seal

[wopass]

i want fella..

i allways wondered about you....

[niblik]

i want fella..

i allways wondered about you....

lolin.. ben you farker!!

edit: 'i would like to be the owner of that rather prestigeous looking torana'

[MNC]

i want fella..

i allways wondered about you....

HAHAHAHA - Classic

[petefj40]

edit: 'i would like to be the owner of that rather prestigeous looking torana'

I second that! We can't see much, but I love that model torana.

[tpft]

im still in shock......

you took the cover off the Raana

perhaps u could move that holden looking thing (read vauxhall viva) its obstructing veiw of the 4x4

[petefj40]

I'd rather see the fine lookin holden than the 80 series, but i guess this is a 4x4 thread.
And hey, are you a pom or something? In the UK they call them vauxhal. But we aren't in the UK.