Mudski GU Build Thread

[mudski]

Have you checked the body mounts since you did them. Maybe they need a retension. . .

I just printed off the spec sheet, again and am getting under there now with my torque wrench and will check them.

[nissannewby]

Panhard bushes? Is the panard adjustable.

[threedogs]

I take it this noise [clunk] is there all the time wet/dry weather
Missed my torque wrench and was lucky enough to pick a 1/2" drive
bent arm Warren and brown for $80 near new in its box, priceless

[mudski]

Panhard bushes? Is the panard adjustable.

Adjustable and new bushes less than six months old....
I just got under and checked the body mounts. They had losened. Not a lot but I retorqued them again. I checked the radius arm bolts again. One radius arm bolt, rhs rear of the diff I nipped up but was still very tight. Will see tomorrow on the way down to the coast if its worked. I am hopeful.
I think a change in radius arms will be on the cards down the track. Anyone selling some hybrid arms? lol.
One thing with the top panhard bush bolt I don't see is right. It has a small step in it, from the shank to the thread. This step is right where it goes through the bracket on the chassis. making it a sloppy fit though the bracket. The bolt isn't worn either. I might get a longer bolt and change this over.

[nissannewby]

In new are they the ones that came with it? Is it superior?

[mudski]

In new are they the ones that came with it? Is it superior?

The panhard? Its a Toughdog arm. I replaced both bushes with OEM ones.

[Ben-e-boy]

If. I was to change my arms, is it worth going the Superflex hybrid arms, or just the hyrbid? I will be running a sway bar and probably get the Superflex sway bar too. As the one on it hangs down so much it hits everything and the Superflex is straight. No loop.

I so hope its the mushroom bushes....

The superflex sway bar still hangs low. Any hybrid arm is a better at that end, if you aren't chasing big travel don't worry too much about the superflex arm

[nissannewby]

The panhard? Its a Toughdog arm. I replaced both bushes with OEM ones.

Is the locknut still tight?

[mudski]

The superflex sway bar still hangs low. Any hybrid arm is a better at that end, if you aren't chasing big travel don't worry too much about the superflex arm

Yeah I just looked again at the superflex sway bar. It does have that bend in it, but all the way across, not like the conventional bar which just loops under the exhaust. Wonder how much the Superflex loops down by.... I probably could just remove the entire sway bar when I go out in the scrub. Only took a few minutes today to remove it.

Is the locknut still tight?

Just checked. Yep.
We'll see how it goes tomorrow after re-torquing the body mounts.

[mudski]

You can see the how much the sway bar hangs down from this front end shot.... I need to cut off and re weld that washer too seeing this pic....


Also made some rubbers for the bottom of the front springs. From some bloody tough 6mm rubber from Clarke Rubber. Worked up a sweat cutting these out. lol


and the size differences between the OEM drag link, a heavy duty one and the Superior 4340M one. Kind hard to tell in the pic but the weight difference is massive....

And the pic is upside down again.