the lux gets a remodel

[vvega]

so after a year of hacking the shit out of my truck i decided to stop pissing about and build what i wanted.. sort of
i wanted to build a tig welded tube truck .. but well honestly .. i dont have the spare time to mount such a epic feat so ....
ive spriped out the bits i liked from my lux and started again with a chassis

there were some requirments for me to be happy with it
Had to have the later cab and a wellside
Had to bin the leaf springs
Had to be way way lower
had to have more power

so basically the plan is as follows
ln106 body
double trianglated 4 link ... front and rear
13" stroke airbags
vvti 1uz .... with a couple of hairdryers bolted on (tdo4's)
link extreme ecu
rad still in back
pto and hydrowinch

so after a bit of time pecuring parts... it has started



more pics to come as soon as work out how to get them off my phone

[Dace]

Good shit Wayne, gonna watch this with interest

[gimmemud]

You are a crazy crazy man. Got a time frame for all of this?

[turoa]

double trianglated 4 link ... front and rear

are you planning to go hydro steer?

[vvega]

na keeping it as simple as i can ... in a sense ... is there a reason i should ?

[vvega]

You are a crazy crazy man. Got a time frame for all of this?

back end is all mounted up .. just waiting till monday so i can get rod bolts and spacers
everything moves good so happy enough there

[turoa]

na keeping it as simple as i can ... in a sense ... is there a reason i should ?

well probably unless you're not worried about bump steer

[vvega]

the idea of the bags is so that at highway speeds ... it only has 2- 3" of up travel
even with the leaf springs it had massive amounts of bump steer
so im hoping for a improvement ... not elimination

[hosehustler]

Hiya Wayne,
never met you but i'm sure I will one day
Down south we will love to see pics of your build and tech as well, cheers for posting
Tim

[flyingbrick]

Here is Wayne water blasting the cab. There is another pic but its pretty much X rated.


Here is Wayne cleaning up some welds on the shortened/sectioned wellside.


Here is Wayne plasma cutting some gussets for the new crossmember. Doing it American Chopper styles with no protective equipment at all


I cant remember what this was a pic of

[haydgq]

Hey Wayne that's looking good man and your really getting a bit done eh, How does that deck look behind the cab and is it the same width.?

Ill give you a call tomorrow night as will start tidying up that wiring during the week after work to try and get some order in the dash area and to try and fit the heater/glove box etc and also see if you sorted that pin config for the Alt so I can plug that puppy back in.

Anyway keep up the good work and once again thanks for your help its appreciated bud

[flyingbrick]

oooh, i can answer this.

tray is wider than cab.

But he's doing cool shit to make it work.

[haydgq]

oooh, i can answer this.

tray is wider than cab.

But he's doing cool shit to make it work.

Sweet it will work out nice in the end and the later model tray being one peice saves all the rust probs that the earlier ones like mine have.

Heres a link that you might of seen wayne, Its a awesome Lux from oz based a 80 series chassis and made quiet low and flexy and running a 350 chev.

http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/show ... 85&page=30

[vvega]

na keeping it as simple as i can ... in a sense ... is there a reason i should ?

well probably unless you're not worried about bump steer

cheers mate
ive had a chat to jafa and youve both convinced me that 3link and panhard is the way to go

starting work on that tonight
much apreciated guys

[vvega]

ok so a new direction in suspention
... so nows the choice
air struts i.e fox or coil overs .....

has anyone used air struts at higher speeds ?? do you have pitching issues ... or massive body roll issues ???
can with oil wieght changes and valving it be balanced out ?

cheers to anyone with a bit of first hand knowlage

[IcedJohnno]

Talk to Pommy Rik err HiRiklux. You might have to PM him as he's not on here much - to see anyway.

I was talking to him about these the other day. He had air struts under the back end. Took them out cos they got all pitted on the shafts from rocks. I think from stones sprayed off his Ginormous tyres but not sure. I know he liked the ride thou. He said they made a HUGE difference.

[vvega]

ok after much deliberation and thought .......
coil overs it is ...
so i gave warren @ 4wd bits a yell and ordered 4 of these


should be here in about 4weeks ... comming over on a boat
so warrens sent me some 2.5's to use to fab everything around as to not slow down suspention progress

so basically the setup is now

double triangulated rear end
3 link front with pan hard
18" coil overs with dual rate springs
.. now just need somone to buy my mudzilla's so i can get the next upgrade

[MNC]

...so basically the setup is now

double triangulated rear end
3 link front with pan hard
18" coil overs with dual rate springs
.. now just need somone to buy my mudzilla's so i can get the next upgrade

Mate you dont do things by half do you

I wish I had 18"

OK, spill the beans - what rubber you going to be running...

[flyingbrick]

I wish I had 18"

OK, spill the beans - what rubber you going to be running...

Bro with an 18incher i'd say he'd be wanting a tripple XL with double wall thickness for strength and maybe ribs for extra pleasure.

[MNC]

I wish I had 18"

OK, spill the beans - what rubber you going to be running...

Bro with an 18incher i'd say he'd be wanting a tripple XL with double wall thickness for strength and maybe ribs for extra pleasure.

Yeah I didn't think those comments through properly did I

[gimmemud]

Sell the mudzillas? You just bloody got them

[wopass]

ok after much deliberation and thought .......
coil overs it is ...
so i gave warren @ 4wd bits a yell and ordered 4 of these


should be here in about 4weeks ... comming over on a boat
so warrens sent me some 2.5's to use to fab everything around as to not slow down suspention progress

so basically the setup is now

double triangulated rear end
3 link front with pan hard
18" coil overs with dual rate springs
.. now just need somone to buy my mudzilla's so i can get the next upgrade

seems to be a lot of cash being thrown around wayne...

[vvega]

yeap its real eazy to pay stuff when they give you account numbers

[Fakey]

What size are your mudzillas an how much are you wanting for them?

[flyingbrick]

yeap its real eazy to pay stuff when they give you account numbers

Do you remember the other day when you gave me your account details and i put money in.

Even a monkey could do it.

[DieselBoy]

Bwahahahahaha, hold on while I go get my pop corn !!!!!!!!

Still think you should have just made some coil overs man, you got the skillz!!!!

Or you planning on some off road racing?? Taupo 1000 entry 2 years time???

Remote resivour are pretty much a waste of time on a 4x4 unless you are doing endurance type events, where oil cooling inside the shock is an issue. The increased oil volume provided by the remote resiviour allows the shock to work harder for longer periods of time with out the oil changing viscosity and reducing the damping characteristic's of the shock.

In a 4wd, the syspension cycles slowly over the ground as the object is to keep all four wheels in full contact with the ground at all times in order to maximise the available traction. The slow cycling of the suspension does not generate the type of heat the would necessitate a remote resviour type shock.

Was it because they where the only shocks that had the right travel characteristics????

[vvega]

the difference in cost between remote .. and not makes it a mute point.... its like 20 bucks a shock on these
and yeah .. i could have made some... but whats the point when you can add 40 bucks onto the cost of the shock... and get one already done ... with the tender lockout and dual rate slider in there
same with the price difference between a 12"-14" and a 18" setup .. i have to make hoops anyways so the 20-30 dollars per shock i would save buy using the shorter ones i mean ... whats the point

part of it is wank factor .. lets be honest .. but so is the turbo v8 powerplant

i wanted to build something that " could" actually be used for taupo 1000 ... if i so desired not just looks like it could

oh .. and id really like to jump this one ......

cheers pete

oh and hows jail bro ?

[flyingbrick]

These safe alot of pissing around- eg you can get exactly the right spring rate (and dual rates) wanted and dial in exactly the right valving and preload etc. Probably going to be easier for wayne to fit these and setup than me with having new spring perches made and etc

And also no need for him to fk with limiting straps or cones to keep springs captive.

Lucky bastard.

[haydgq]

C'mon guys pull finger and get the pics up

[vvega]

sadly progress had to stop while we installed the dyno









been a hard slog but between the worksop turning into a swimmingpool .. the switchboar exploding and getting those massive vents off the roof
i think its safe to say us boys have had a great time doing it

on a side note
chemset from ramset could posilibly be the most awesome shit ever ... as seen by dan and pete