wont b selling till after tax time. like i said spent my lift money on my kids motorbikes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver
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wont b selling till after tax time. like i said spent my lift money on my kids motorbikes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver
that's fine - I'll have fully convinced myself it is necessary by then :-)
Alright my cruiser is sold and will have the money over the next fortnight. Now id like some help on what to spend it on. I'll have roughly $2650 to spend.
1st on the list is a set of 4 33 bighorns for $1040.
diff lock is $400
spotties $220(roo lites)
dual batteries price unknown
2 types of roof cages.
http://tigerz11.com.au/products/FULL...RACK-2.2M.html
http://tigerz11.com.au/products/CLAM...ALUMINIUM.html
whats better?
need a new hub seal kit(think thats right the inside of the drivers wheel is leaking)
autocam is $350
brush bars and sliders $200.
What are your thoughts? i'm just trying to get a list of what i should get and then work out what to buy from there.
I think my list would look like this.
seal kit first, if taking the beast off road. sorry if you know all this, but here goes.....What is usually going on is that the seal that keeps oil in the diff, and grease in the trunnion/cv space of the housing fails, letting the diff oil level drop, and also dilute the grease. This is if it is leaking onto the back, ie diff side of things. It if it leaking out of the hub/free wheeling hub, it could be the problem above, or if grease consistency is what is leaking, could just be that the hub is leaking. If you are tempted to do the seals, then you might as well think about clean and repack the cv, check/replace king pin bearings also known as trunnion bearings....then take a peak at the wheel bearings, and since it is all apart, how do those brake rotors look? The pads? oh, yeah, might as well service the caliper sliders if they need it :-) There are threads about most of this on here
Do you need to roof rack to get away? If so, that might be next, on my list anyway - we take too much stuff :-).
Then tyres - unless present tyres are hopeless for what you want - then maybe move it up above the roof rack. No point having a roof rack if you can't get to where you want to be, or you can get there ok, but then can't play. It may be that a bit of discipline will show that the rack is unnecessary. Hasn't for me, but hey :-)
After that, I guess it would depend where you like to play :-)
Yeh its leaking on the diff side out the hub. i read a recent post bout it and am going to buy the kit you posted up although i might opt for the one with new wheel bearings as well for $200.
In regards to the roof rack i will hav 4kids plua the wife and me so space inside the cab is limited. If you can use a gu third row seats and only have the one fitted i could get away without one but no one has done it so dont know if it will work. I just need the space for tools, recovery gear and fridge on the day trips as i gave the trailer now for extended trips. I would luv to get away without as it will leave more money to spend elsewhere .
With the tyres i have 31inch buckshots which do well but id like to use ghe extra size of a 33inch tyre to my advantage add a locker to that and ill go most places the bigger trucks in the club go as i do luv the harder stuff.
Alright picked up my 33s today. Got a set of 5 for $800 on rims. Spare is brand new with a tread depth of 16.5mm and the rest are at 15mm so i'm not complaining with that buy. I sold my rims for $500 so reall they only cost me $300. Also bought all the pipe to build my sliders and brush bars which will happen at the end of the month as my mate who is doing it is quite busy.
On the other hand i have bad news for the old girl. Once the tyres were of and having a good look under the old girl we have found the front springs are or a different car and are to small which would explain why the back is so high compared to the front. The rear springs seem to alright though so i dont know what the go is there. Also the rear main seal is leaking so time for the gearbox to come out and replace it as well as the spigot bearing and thrust bearing. If the clutch is alright it will be staying.
Hub seal kit and lokka have been ordered so once they both arrive i'll install them both at the same time.
Alright after further investigating with my brothers car side by side turns out the springs are correct and are 2inch. turns out the problem is the back springs. I think they are 3inch instead of 2 as there 40mm higher then my brothers 2inch springs in the back of his car. Now the problem is i was gona just throw in some 3omm coil spacers to get the extra height but what other issues am i gona run into? I dont want to upgrade the springs unless i can get some real cheap because i plan on doing a 4inch lift come tax time.
Anyways heres some pic with the new 33s.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...5-10155135.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...5-10155154.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...5-10155737.jpg
Just taking the rear seat and the usual carry around chains straps etc was enough to lift the rear on mine quite a bit.
Doesn't take much.
Mine sits that high loaded with toolbox with all my chains straps, jacks etc in it.
Well ordered a new rear main seal, spigot bush and thrust bearing. Should be hear early next week. Will be removing the gearbox tomorrow so once the parts turn up they can fit straight in.