Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I paid $195 ea for 285/75R16's.

Thanks for the replies.

Got them ordered and will be on the Patrol in time for the weekend.


Cheers.

Just wondering if anybody has run the Nankang Mudstar tyres.

Looking for a cheap daily driver tyre, that will still be ok for general touring.

They are cheap as chips, hence why I am asking.

I don't need to be told how good BFG's, MTR's, MTZ's are. I know how they perform... I just want to know ...

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For $120 I would get a new one.

GQ TD42 have them.
Easiest place to get them is a wrecker, but cost a few $$ normally.

CV joint.

Have had a lockright lokka for about 4 years. Turbo diesel patrol. 35 inch simex.

Done a heap of decent work in it, and never done a CV joint.

My old man is similar in a FJ62 Landcruiser, with only 1 CV breakage in about 10 years.

That winch above is my mates......

It is off an old army unimog which had been garaged for the last 20 years. Apparently it had been modified to a 10,000lb high mount. Still 12v.

He brought it off ebay when ebay was new for $500.

Got it serviced prior to fitting it to be told it was pretty much ...

hammer and a fat screwdriver.

Had a mate running couragias on a 2.8 GU patrol. Saw them working pretty hard in the otways. Was very impressed with their mud clearing abilities.
He does a fair few kays living in county vic, and is getting good wear out of them.
Bang for buck I don't think you could go past them.

mat_p wrote:i have a mate with a big lifted single cab hilux and his plates are HYLYF

I see that running around a fair bit. The plates do make it stand out a bit more than usual.

They shoulda started re-moulding 35's. They'd have made a killing i reckon

i think you hit the nail on the head there....
or bigger? why not 37, 38 or 42s???

I emailed them about 2 years ago in relation to making 35's, and was told they would not do them as they could not get enough used 35's ...

No more mongrels.

http://stawell.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/motorway-tyres-factory-closes/1235126.aspx


Motorway Tyres factory closes
MARCUS MARROW
5/08/2008 8:22:00 AM
Staff at Stawell's Motorway Tyres factory were left stunned last Friday after the company's owners announced they ...

my old gearbox used to do it in 5th.
My new $200 box has started to do it in 3rd (after a couple of years though...)

drop boxes.

Mark2 wrote:Searching previous posts, most people seem to take the oil feed from a fitting near the passenger engine mount. My question is, is this the same fitting used for the alternator feed - if so, I presume a T fitting is needed?

Correct, pyrtec etc cary the bits your after.

1: YES

2: Anywhere from $3000 up depending on performance you are chasing

3: Yes ( I think)

Froon wrote:I've been pulled over once and had some arse of a cop go over every inch of the car, gave me a 'warning' about no mud flaps, wheels outside flares, no spare tyre and a bent tie rod...

Must have been a real arse of a copper to only give you a warning?????

Of course the viscous fan spins all the time
yea but it shouldn't drive flat out all the time, i can hear mine start and stop on the highway over the wind noise! - and feel the corresponding power drop when it kicks in up hills! d'oh Also on cold start it spins hard for a few minutes and then you ...

13 hrs to go...
Only $3650.

Looks in good nick.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nissan-Patrol-4- ... dZViewItem

Dan K wrote:but as I drove up a hill it really dropped all its load and and shuddered to a stop. Checked the Engine Oil level and nothing left.

Sounds like some serious $$$$

The prices are straight off the http://www.4wddirect.com.au/ website.

Looking at buying a kit similar to below. I will use heavy duty coils as I carry a bit of weight when I go away. Its from 4wd direct and includes shipping.

Has anybody used EFS shocks or the Trekmaster Coils, and if so how are they?? Also are these decent prices, or could I do better.

GQ/GU ADJ ...

got a 2nd hand LRA tank, sender, no pump or lines for $100 from On Track.

Unfortunately it is the seal at the back of the gearbox, not the transfer which means i will have to take off the transfer case to get to it.

Has anybody had to change this one?

Thanks.

I need to change the rear g'box seal on a GQ.
Before I start I'm just wondering how easy/hard it is to get the seal out and in.

Cheers,
Thomo

the inspection plate is not in the MQ's or MK's.

I know in the GQ the two rear bolts are longer than the rest of the bolts, so make sure you check those as well.

exactly 2 inchs longer than the originals

$195 for a second hand GQ air con compressor at Halls.....
You can get new sanden ones for $300 delivered....