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Well, the wife said the pram didn't fit in the back of her 2 door and that she needed something bigger. So I got her an 80 Series - pram should fit now

I saw you bidding on one recently, factory manual - factory difflocks??????????????

Hey you told me the lexus 40 was gonna be the famiy wagon. The wife would love it

Andrew1706 wrote:I saw you bidding on one recently, factory manual - factory difflocks??????????????

I've been looking for a while but hard to find one in our price range...

This one is auto and was advertised as having diff locks but it doesn't. Not really an issue as it's just going to be a shiney family wagon/tow bus.

gimmemud wrote:Hey you told me the lexus 40 was gonna be the famiy wagon. The wife would love it

Mate, if it ever gets finished

Yip, the 40 will be getting the 4 seater treatment

Wagon has the 3F-E 4.0ltr petrol engine.

The petrol wagons sell alot cheaper than the 4.2ltr Diesel that everyone wants and since we wont be doing many kms in it I reckon after road user charges and a big difference in price this is the way to go. Time will tell...

Welcome to the 80 owners club

Good stuff dude

welcome to 80s r us!!!!

it may be a shiney but a OME suspension kit will transform its on/off road manners

sweet bro!!

missed your call the other night, was a bit crook

wopass wrote:sweet bro!!

missed your call the other night, was a bit crook

Yip stoked to finally get in the 80 club

Was calling to let you know.

badnuz wrote:welcome to 80s r us!!!!

it may be a shiney but a OME suspension kit will transform its on/off road manners

It's a NZ new truck and seams to sit a little higher than the imports already. Its got 4 new munro shocks and i'm just about to replace the sway bar bushes. It rides pretty nicely already although I had thought about some new 2" lift coils just to top it off... need to be convinced it's worth it first

Reckon i'll get some black 15x8's and run 33x12x15's which should easily fit (although would need to cert it which is a pain).

MNC wrote:

badnuz wrote:welcome to 80s r us!!!!

it may be a shiney but a OME suspension kit will transform its on/off road manners

It's a NZ new truck and seams to sit a little higher than the imports already. Its got 4 new munro shocks and i'm just about to replace the sway bar bushes. It rides pretty nicely already although I had thought about some new 2" lift coils just to top it off... need to be convinced it's worth it first

Reckon i'll get some black 15x8's and run 33x12x15's which should easily fit (although would need to cert it which is a pain).

why need cert

I run 33s and never had issues with WOF or anything

skid wrote:why need cert

I run 33s and never had issues with WOF or anything

I might be wrong here (hope I am) but I thought you were only allowed to increase tires size by 5% without getting a cert.

31" standard going to 33" = 6.45% bigger.

If I'm wrong here please let me know. I just dont want to risk any issues with insurance due to this.

Was also thinking of getting at least 8" wide rims from standard 7" - not sure on the rules here though...

interesting...
I did the calcs when going from 31s to 33s on the vx, and it came up as a 4.77% increase?
that was using the following: http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalcul ... ion=submit

i really wanted an 80 but had to settle for a 60 due to lack of funds ya lucky fella

Jacko wrote:interesting...
I did the calcs when going from 31s to 33s on the vx, and it came up as a 4.77% increase?
that was using the following: http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalcul ... ion=submit

OK so had a look on that site. Think that would be because it is saying a 31x10.5x15 is 30.97" high & a 33x12.5x15 is 32.52" high = 1.55" = 5% which is just OK.

Would think this could cause problems if you get a 33" tire that is bigger (as not all 33"s are created equal).

If someone could confirm going to 33's and wider rims (as long as tire within guards) doesn't need a cert that would be awesome.

just do it dude


to be sure though

open your drivers door and look for sticker with factory tyre size on it

mine is 275/70 R16 which equates to 31.2"/10.8" R16



for the record, I run 33s on a 15 x 8.5 rim with a -34 offset, they run fairly flush or just a weeny bit out the guards

can take pic if you wish

skid wrote:just do it dude


to be sure though

open your drivers door and look for sticker with factory tyre size on it

mine is 275/70 R16 which equates to 31.2"/10.8" R16



for the record, I run 33s on a 15 x 8.5 rim with a -34 offset, they run fairly flush or just a weeny bit out the guards

can take pic if you wish

Liking the sound of that setup - dont see many 8.5" rims so I might look for either 8's or 10's

What are the rules on increasing rim width?

im running 33x12.5x15 STT Coopers on 15x8 and they just sit within the flare.... nothing mentioned at my last wof, and my speedo reads more or less the same as my mates 06 Hilux.....

badnuz wrote:im running 33x12.5x15 STT Coopers on 15x8 and they just sit within the flare.... nothing mentioned at my last wof, and my speedo reads more or less the same as my mates 06 Hilux.....

yeah, thats another thing, I found my speedo reads fairly accurately at 100kph with the bigger tahs

yep bigger tyres helped my speedo on the 80 . when the speedo shows 165 kmh the gps shows 163 .close enough for me

sig wrote:yep bigger tyres helped my speedo on the 80 . when the speedo shows 165 kmh the gps shows 163 .close enough for me

I HAVENT HAD MINE GOING THAT FAST

badnuz wrote:

sig wrote:yep bigger tyres helped my speedo on the 80 . when the speedo shows 165 kmh the gps shows 163 .close enough for me

I HAVENT HAD MINE GOING THAT FAST

coz you're a barbie girl

speedo? what speedo?

mines getting a 2" lift this weekend

mroffroader wrote:speedo? what speedo?

mines getting a 2" lift this weekend

and will still have gay jew wheels

mroffroader wrote:speedo? what speedo?

mines getting a 2" lift this weekend

Mines a petrol so doubt the speedo has ever 'stopped' for any period of time. Being NZ new I'm confident the 288kms are genuine

skid wrote:and will still have gay jew wheels

Seams to be the main thing that lets them down cosmetically - those shyt factory mags... At least thats easy to fix

MNC wrote:

skid wrote:and will still have gay jew wheels

Seams to be the main thing that lets them down cosmetically - those shyt factory mags... At least thats easy to fix

Its got different wheels on the back and the standard alloys on the front going to get a full set of standard alloys because i actually kinda like the look of them

springs i bought off trademe for $100 turned out to be more like 3" lift so need some bigger rubber now to fill the void

GO THE 80!

MNC wrote:OK so had a look on that site. Think that would be because it is saying a 31x10.5x15 is 30.97" high & a 33x12.5x15 is 32.52" high = 1.55" = 5% which is just OK.

Would think this could cause problems if you get a 33" tire that is bigger (as not all 33"s are created equal).

If someone could confirm going to 33's and wider rims (as long as tire within guards) doesn't need a cert that would be awesome.

Put all that shit in writing to your insurance company so theres a written record of it on the policy, all the mods including stuff that dosent require certifying get sent to my broker and put on my policy

Sadam_Husain wrote:

MNC wrote:OK so had a look on that site. Think that would be because it is saying a 31x10.5x15 is 30.97" high & a 33x12.5x15 is 32.52" high = 1.55" = 5% which is just OK.

Would think this could cause problems if you get a 33" tire that is bigger (as not all 33"s are created equal).

If someone could confirm going to 33's and wider rims (as long as tire within guards) doesn't need a cert that would be awesome.

Put all that shit in writing to your insurance company so theres a written record of it on the policy, all the mods including stuff that dosent require certifying get sent to my broker and put on my policy

That's some good advice. They cant say anything if you've told them and they keep debiting your account for premiums.

Nice!