Intro

[Lux85]

Hi guys,
just a bit of background. ive been into 4wds since i got my licence 10 years ago. i own a hilux that im in the process of putting gq axles under with coilovers at all 4 corners. thought id join up to have the opinions of other fellow 4wders if needed. Hope everyones having good fun driving their trucks and keeping the shiny side up.
Tim

[AB]

Welcome to the forum mate, feel free to ask any questions and join in the conversations.

[Maxhead]

Gday and welcome to the forum mate






.........on the move

[growler2058]

Howdy probably better off losing the lowlux and buying a GQ mate ;)

[Lux85]

cheers for the welcome, i was wondering how long it would be until someone said to lose the lux. i figure i got the bost of best worlds, narrow body of the hilux with the width and strength of patrol diffs. my tow car is a D40 navara so i almost got a patrol. lol
Tim

[Lux85]

*best of both worlds.

[growler2058]

*best of both worlds.

Ahhhh but what about the toughest tnsfr and g/box as well. Then theres the near on indestructible TD42.
Anyway if ya goin troll diffs, go the GU mate the front one is stronger

[Lux85]

yeah thats true, already got the gq all braced and under the truck, was going to go GU but price was a bit too much, got front and rear gq diffs with a factory vaccum locker in the rear for $600. GU was about $2000 then locker on top, hopefully with the light weight of the lux it should be ok. theyve gotta be a lot stronger then the hilux ones. i hope (fingers crossed)

[NissanGQ4.2]

Welcome to the forum Tim

We won't hold owning a Hilux against you......................well not much anyway :)

Great bunch of members on here always willing to help out where they can, enjoy the forum and what it has to offer.

Cheers

Todd

[Lux85]

cheers Todd, ive browsed the forum a few times and there seems to be a lot of knowledge and plenty of people happy to help out, so i thought i should join up

[growler2058]

yeah thats true, already got the gq all braced and under the truck, was going to go GU but price was a bit too much, got front and rear gq diffs with a factory vaccum locker in the rear for $600. GU was about $2000 then locker on top, hopefully with the light weight of the lux it should be ok. theyve gotta be a lot stronger then the hilux ones. i hope (fingers crossed)

Maaaate will outlive any other 4wd diff. Lightlux wont fork em thats for sure even with a savage gen 3. If mega hardcore may do front CV's

[Lux85]

yeah thats what i thought, worst case i'll carry some spare cv's or upgrade the cv's. cant be as bad as the lux cv's, used to break one almost every time i took it wheeling

[healy]

Welcome to the forum mate

[Clunk]

Gday Lux, welcome aboard mate.............. Here's a question for you, wouldn't you negate the advantage of having a narrow bodied lux by fitting the wider tracked GQ diffs?

Don't stroke it, TAP it!!!!.....

[wildgu6]

Hey Tim, Welcome aboard mate
Great lot here with tons of advice, adventures and experiences.
Hang around and Join in where ever you feel comfortable.

Enjoy, Cheers Pete




TAPPN OUT

[Lux85]

by using the gq diffs i end up with the same width as i had with the lux diffs and wheel spacers, i was destroying cv's and king pin bearings because of the added strain of the wheel spacers. by having a narrow body i dont hit the cab on as much stuff as you would with the width of a patrol cab.

[Dhuck]

Welcome to the forum mate

[Gecko17]

Welcome to the forum mate!


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[my third 256]

hi and welcome to the forum a great mob of people here and a lot of very usefull information
best wishes with your patrolling
stephen

[threedogs]

Hi and welcome "what about that teeny weeny little bitsy steering tie rod ends that snaps at the blink of an eye,lol
But I digress Plenty of tips and info here on man trucks, jump in anytime and enjoy.
Pics would be nice, we all love pics

[Drew]

Welcome :bananarock:


“The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up.” - Albert Einstein

[Lux85]

haha, gotta have a weak point somewhere i suppose. yeah i'll get some pics posted when its all finished