Welcome to the Nissan Patrol forum. To post a question and to see less adds on the forum then you will have to register
first. We are an easy going friendly forum so join in the conversations and feel free to ask any questions.
Become a forum sponsor for only $20 and see no adds with faster page loading times and many extras benefits.
Thought I'd dredge up my first post!.. sorry to those rolling their eyes.
2 reasons. Thought I'd chuck up a few of the old build pics as it came together and also thought I'd give an update on how it's been fairing.. especially after 2 or 3 years in and around Coober Pedy and some of the worst roads I've ever been on. I'll try to keep it short.
Lessons learnt;
Make sure you do the swing away bearings up tight as you can so the bar still swings. Much tighter than your normal bearings. Smashed my first bearing to bits on a rough road.
Fixes I've done;
Rejigged the standoff where the wheel mounted to the upright (not sure where the pics went for this). Was initially just butt welded but it started to break the wall out of the tube. Cut it all out and ran it through the middle.
Added an extra brace on the inside right. Braces the wheel carrier mounting point and the right wing to the chassis mount with a bit of H/I beam. Don't know if it needed this but it made me feel better.
Not sure if I'd do it again, but I'm still pretty happy with it now.
Oh, and apart from reversing into/over my old solar panel one day and scratching some paint off it's otherwise holding up really well. No signs of failure to date.
Last edited by 0-TJ-0; 11th April 2019 at 07:24 PM.
Reply With Quote