GU GVM upgrade

[the evil twin]

Jeez, bringing it forward would be a nightmare I reckon.

Tail shaft isn't a real biggee I s'pose.
I (well, Brunny's) had to do that front and rear when the 4L85e Tranny went in to replace the 5 speed Nissan box on mine.

Bugger dicking around with all the suspension geometry, that would be a prick of thing to get right assuming you still had enough wheel well clearance

[JoeG]

Looks like lots of work
However I've got a 950mm chasis extension so bringing the diff centre forward not an issue also rear tray overhangs chassis by 200mm so may be ok as is
We are off to the centre next week so this project will have to wait till September when we return.
Thanks for all the help and Ideas
Will let you know when it starts and what happens
Bye for now
Joe

[BigRAWesty]

Enjoy the trip mate..
It may be easier to try find a complete chassis and the cut chassis off in front of the springs, then cut yours the same spot and graft it across..
If you have a chassis extension, by grafting across you may be able to move the diff back a few hundred millimeters to get it more central to the weight..

[mudski]

How much over are you compared 2 your rego papers on your Tare weight?

It was under the GVM which is 3000kg. But that wasnt taking into account seven people at 80kegs each and two full tanks of fuel....

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[BigRAWesty]

It was under the GVM which is 3000kg. But that wasnt taking into account seven people at 80kegs each and two full tanks of fuel....

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Mine comes in at 2850kg Wil some recovery gear, half load of fuel and no body in it..

[BillsGU]

I have mine booked in next week at Statewide for an upgrade. I just don't want the problems of being stopped on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere and told I can't go any further. I looked at a number of options and the cheapest and easiest is to upgrade the existing Patrol.

Maybe I should never have gone on the 4WD Club trip to the weigh bridge!!??

[BigRAWesty]

I have mine booked in next week at Statewide for an upgrade. I just don't want the problems of being stopped on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere and told I can't go any further. I looked at a number of options and the cheapest and easiest is to upgrade the existing Patrol.

Maybe I should never have gone on the 4WD Club trip to the weigh bridge!!??

If you don't mind me asking.. how much?

[NissanGQ4.2]

It was under the GVM which is 3000kg. But that wasnt taking into account seven people at 80kegs each and two full tanks of fuel....

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I was referring to the Tare weight of rego papers compared to tare weight of what you car is usually loaded at with out the extra's.

Mine comes in at 2850kg Wil some recovery gear, half load of fuel and no body in it..

I was referring to the Tare weight of rego papers compared to tare weight of what you car is usually loaded at with out the extra's.

How does that compare with the Tare weight of your Rego papers Kallen?

[BigRAWesty]

I was referring to the Tare weight of rego papers compared to tare weight of what you car is usually loaded at with out the extra's.




I was referring to the Tare weight of rego papers compared to tare weight of what you car is usually loaded at with out the extra's.

How does that compare with the Tare weight of your Rego papers Kallen?

Doesn't state that on our papers

[BillsGU]

If you don't mind me asking.. how much?

They have the Patrol for a week. They remove the rear diff housing and weld on the laminations. I get new Lovell rated springs and cell foam shocks. Tower braces. LPV bracket and LPV adjustment. Offset castor bushes. Wheel alignment. ABS bracket. A couple of other bits I can't recall just now and most important an engineering certificate and a placquard that is fixed to the car to certify the new GVM.

Total cost is $3780.00

Plus they give me a loan car for the week to travel back to Albury and then back again to pick up the Patrol.

As I say - the alternatives (other than selling the Patrol and the caravan and sitting at home watching my toenails grow) are much more expensive as they all involve buying another vehicle of some type.