2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara Driving on a Patrol forum... :D

[happygu]

I have Dan from KPD4x4 coming up to visit us today to try and sell my boss the performance chips for the ZD30 patrols. Im also looking into a different bushing system for the rear leaves as with the weight in the utes they urethan bushes flog out way to quickly.

Take a look at the Unichip from DieselTech in Lilydale.....well worth a look.

Mic

[Alitis007]

You want to make a bet?? They will flog out in 2/10th of f/all with all that weight on the back. We have an idea for replacement bushes that I will share once I have the engineer design and price it

Depends how they're set up. Unless your making a copper bush like the early MQ / MK anything you put will deteriorate unless you make chassis mounts with load springs on top on the normal leafs so the shackle bushes can function correctly, some off a light truck even ( if you have worked on ) the old F150 trucks that Aus post used to use and a few canters i work on have this twin spring setup.

[bohuler]

Depends how they're set up. Unless your making a copper bush like the early MQ / MK anything you put will deteriorate unless you make chassis mounts with load springs on top on the normal leafs so the shackle bushes can function correctly, some off a light truck even ( if you have worked on ) the old F150 trucks that Aus post used to use and a few canters i work on have this twin spring setup.

Any more info on those copper bushes? We we going to go down the line of bronze bushes but if there is copper ones avalible that might be a better idea.
Dave

[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

[Alitis007]

Any more info on those copper bushes? We we going to go down the line of bronze bushes but if there is copper ones avalible that might be a better idea.
Dave

Your better off calling your suspension specialist like Pedders or Whiteline coz all i know is that they are available for some early models like 1977 Dodge canter, 1980 - 86 Patrols just to name a couple

[bohuler]

Coolies thanks for that ALitis007. I will make some calls today and see what happens. I still have my bloke designing something special so I will see which one works out best.
Dave