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Hi every one . New to the 4x4 world only been out to play a couple times i drive a 96 3.1td Isuzu mu (its a Honda though) with 2'' body lift , extended shackles , torsions wound up 2'' , 6000lb winch , 33x12.5x15 hankook rt03's , basic recovery , custom dents ,
plans are to add snorkel , front lokka , lsd or air lokka for rear , wanting to do thompsons track te-aroha side in the upcoming weeks

hi there mate , welcome, have you done front balljoint flip yet , that helps with dropping those front wheels into holes for traction

WRNGLR wrote:hi there mate , welcome, have you done front balljoint flip yet , that helps with dropping those front wheels into holes for traction

Hi WRNGLR i was going to do bail joint flip and remove the sway bar this weekend then take it out for a test see if the front will flex a bit more . will be more stress on the cv's wouldnt it ?

You drive a honda
Just joking, mu's are kinda cool

zukmeista wrote::lol: You drive a honda
Just joking, mu's are kinda cool

I laugh at it all the time it go's places other hondas dont when i get more experience off road then i will upgrade

Username wrote:

WRNGLR wrote:hi there mate , welcome, have you done front balljoint flip yet , that helps with dropping those front wheels into holes for traction

Hi WRNGLR i was going to do bail joint flip and remove the sway bar this weekend then take it out for a test see if the front will flex a bit more . will be more stress on the cv's wouldnt it ?

I had an MU 2.8 only went about 40 mm on the torsion bar wind up and flipped ball joints never had a problem for the 2 years I abused it , sold it and got Jeep Wrangler, ofcourse turning full lock into a bank and trying to climb up it would put a bit of stress on any CV I would think.

Username wrote:Hi every one . New to the 4x4 world only been out to play a couple times i drive a 96 3.1td Isuzu mu (its a Honda though) with 2'' body lift , extended shackles , torsions wound up 2'' , 6000lb winch , 33x12.5x15 hankook rt03's , basic recovery , custom dents ,
plans are to add snorkel , front lokka , lsd or air lokka for rear , wanting to do thompsons track te-aroha side in the upcoming weeks

Hey Nice truck there mate, welcome to the Mu club

Yeah you will do well at Thompsons track, I did that track in the long weekend.

Drurban wrote:

Username wrote:Hi every one . New to the 4x4 world only been out to play a couple times i drive a 96 3.1td Isuzu mu (its a Honda though) with 2'' body lift , extended shackles , torsions wound up 2'' , 6000lb winch , 33x12.5x15 hankook rt03's , basic recovery , custom dents ,
plans are to add snorkel , front lokka , lsd or air lokka for rear , wanting to do thompsons track te-aroha side in the upcoming weeks

Hey Nice truck there mate, welcome to the Mu club

Yeah you will do well at Thompsons track, I did that track in the long weekend.

Thanks mate it's doing its job so far . i have heard to many storys about thompsons track on katikati side from locals over the years and read the forum . i live about 1km from thompsons track rd have not been in that side yet

only thing i would say is the winch might be a bit light for your truck,. esp when really in the shit. But is better than nothing and you can always double line pull.
Those mus are pretty good wee trucks and are quite strong driveline wise.

Username wrote:Hi every one . New to the 4x4 world only been out to play a couple times i drive a 96 3.1td Isuzu mu (its a Honda though) with 2'' body lift , extended shackles , torsions wound up 2'' , 6000lb winch , 33x12.5x15 hankook rt03's , basic recovery , custom dents ,
plans are to add snorkel , front lokka , lsd or air lokka for rear , wanting to do thompsons track te-aroha side in the upcoming weeks

Hey mate, I'm new to 4x4 as well and live in Bop. would be keen to do some runs at Thompson's. I got a 97' wizard, lift 2" body and susp.

[/quote] Hey mate, I'm new to 4x4 as well and live in Bop. would be keen to do some runs at Thompson's. I got a 97' wizard, lift 2" body and susp.[/quote]

Hey mate will hopefully be going up Thompsons next weekend . Have you been up Whakamarama ? will be heading up there 2moro arvo to explore the side tracks & test new winch rope . There was the pines track up thompsons track road Katikati side but that is now closed

Is the pines closed now? Gutted, I used to like going in there. Whakamaramara is a good little tiki-tour, if a little short. Havent been up there for a while. Most people can only drive as far as the big bog not far past the 2nd 'clearing' that you come too. Apparently a few play areas up there tho i havent been into.

Dont forget to take a standard recovery form up thompsons with ya mate

3VILC wrote:Is the pines closed now? Gutted, I used to like going in there. Whakamaramara is a good little tiki-tour, if a little short. Havent been up there for a while. Most people can only drive as far as the big bog not far past the 2nd 'clearing' that you come too. Apparently a few play areas up there tho i havent been into.

I will go up thompsons 2nyte and double check last time there was a sign no trespassing private property and gate was paddlocked . i was up Whaka in the weekend it is short . when i was up there found some tracks that i need to get my boots on and go for walk they.

Sadam_Husain wrote:Dont forget to take a standard recovery form up thompsons with ya mate

I take it thats for the Katikati side herd to many storys from locals to do that in mine yet will do it if i had new winch and Diff lock snorkel , spare cv's alternator
or
im thinking of selling Mu and buy a trailer truck already set up
ready to play

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3VILC wrote:Is the pines closed now? Gutted, I used to like going in there. Whakamaramara is a good little tiki-tour, if a little short. Havent been up there for a while. Most people can only drive as far as the big bog not far past the 2nd 'clearing' that you come too. Apparently a few play areas up there tho i havent been into.

I will go up thompsons 2nyte and double check last time there was a sign no trespassing private property and gate was paddlocked . i was up Whaka in the weekend it is short . when i was up there found some tracks that i need to get my boots on and go for walk they.

You know the bog I'm talking about? I think someone doesnt want you past there, I seen last time I was down there someone had dug a side track around it, and someone else had put large tree trucks across it. "most" of those side tracks i've walked down just get too narrow to drive down. There is a supposed play area up one of them but havent been very far down it, only to winch out a mate who'd wedged himself into a tree going downhill

Went for a drive up Thompsons track road afterwork last nite and the pines track is closed signs and gate locked up .

ah man thats not cool

Good on you...I had a MU for 8 years,it gave all the tuff trucks a very good run for there money...lol..
It was lifted 4"old man emu suspension all round,2" body lift,ARB Bar work,ARB Diff locks front and back,Warn winch,snorkel,33" Simexs etc etc,this little truck would go any where..i think there is a photo on here some where .
I sold it and built a VX Cruiser with the same sort of mods plus cut to a ute [ dare i say it but the MU was better ...lol.. ] ,which i have now sold and i have a Wrangler which i haven't done that much to [ lifted,winch,snorkel and a few bits and pieces ]
The little MU's are a great little truck
PS A little bit of useless information.. the guy that owns my little MU is the guy that crossed the Cook Straight in a Toyota van a few years back...lol..