Personally I'd use branded rubber over the cheap silicone hose sold these days. Besides you can't just use your old worm drive hose clamps on silicone, it will chew through the silicone the first...
Personally I'd use branded rubber over the cheap silicone hose sold these days. Besides you can't just use your old worm drive hose clamps on silicone, it will chew through the silicone the first...
g'day mate and welcome aboard
if you unlock the hubs on the tar it is easier on the steering gear and needs less effort to steer when getting around carparks .
Just be careful with the small gear lever with hubs locked all the time. With the Patrol, 4wd is for softer surfaces only, such as dirt roads...... As everything from front to back in the driveline...
As others have said, I would always unlock them for highway driving - Not because of any damage that may occur, but just to decrease fuel usage and driveline drag a little, and I mean a little ... it...
The old gq did 400,000k locked with no issues..
If you don't go bush a lot, just lock 'em in for a few minutes every month or two, to keep everything greased.
I'd just make the effort to get out a unlock the hubs personally. There would be bugger all in a fuel usage increase, but the unnecessary wear and tear would concern me more.
it wont matter too much if you leave them in
yes it will increase your fuel bill, but not by alot
just remember to make sure you are in 2wd when on the bitumen
Well done mate.
Thanx for uploading this information.
This will help me and many others to do something useful in spare time and improve the vehicle mechanics by improving
the electrics.
I see...
They are gone mate. Keep your old hoes if they have any life in them as spares. I carry old hoses stashed in the rear quarter panel behind the trim. Fan belt and air on belt goes in there too!
Stick with oem rubber mate. They will outlast every other option.
Hi LRGhost welcome I'm new here too (that new the typeset still drying on my intro post)
that Rig of yours looks pretty cool too :)
Looks awesome to me mate! Very nice indeed. :)
Hello and welcome to the forum .
Colour reminds me of all the Yellow board of works NSW range Rovers years ago
Jump in anytime you like and enjoy