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Three places:

First is Pitstop4x4 at Murrarie in Brisbane - they have done a few of these and know they're stuff specifically around Patrols and Chev motors.

Second is the bloke who did mine:...

Here you go mate.

424 Maroondah Highway
Lilydale, VIC 3140
(100 metres East of Lilydale McDonald's)

Phone: (03) 9735 9099
Fax: (03) 9735 9055

A Turbosmart manual controller cost me about $75 (can get cheaper ones I think). A link below to show how it's done - very easy, but just make sure it goes on the right way - careful not to throw...

Hi Aaron, Everything Tony said is spot on mate, and yes your front and rear dif ratios go hand in hand mate, you must address both ends.

My understanding of the 2.8 is its a good torquey engine...

You have 4.6:1 gears at the moment, 4.3:1 may suit you better but will make the engine work harder so you will "seem" to loose power.
How will it affect off roading - it will be completely stuffed...

Hi Aaron,

This is a bit out of my field but I was just reading on another forum about a guy who had a similar problem with his 2.8td and it ended up being a loose bolt on the crankshaft balancer....

Yep, that is the best way to do it.
If you find doing all that a bit daunting, then just pull the vacuum hose off the actuator and block it.
I normally just fit a ball bearing into the hose and...

Four bolts on the inlet to intercooler where the vacuum actuator is.
Best to unplug the intercooler fan and sensor, remove 4 bolts and take the whole intercooler with mounting frame OFF.
Then you...

No, no need to drill a hole for the RD28, just remove the butterfly valve pre-cooler.

It is for increasing the preload on the rear brakes when carrying load. The more you load up the back up with weight, the more the back end drops and the spring tensions and adds preload to the...

Here's some pics mate - hopefully clear enough. Essentially you need to raise the bracket the spring loaded brake tensioner goes onto (attached to the plate my finger is on, which is the plate/flat...

sorry mate, can't help ya but hopfully someone will come along soon who can, but it is late, so you may not get an answer for a while.... just hang in there