Refit my tow bar from when I fitted up the long range tank, painted the rear step and rear plastic trims. installed now trailer plug. Ordered all the piping to build a 3" exhaust.
Refit my tow bar from when I fitted up the long range tank, painted the rear step and rear plastic trims. installed now trailer plug. Ordered all the piping to build a 3" exhaust.
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1989 GQ LPG / PET TB42 LWB WAGON 4'LIFT 33's
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timbar (15th September 2016)
trying to get well enough to get to Georges so he can service my Auto.
This has been going on for a couple of months now, might feel better
when the weather picks up, Geurge has been very flexible about it, LOL
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
Been thinking about your problem then it dawned on me you have two things going against you.
First is your weight, youll never stop in the same distance as a wagon.
And second is the drums on the rear, but mainly the weight.
Id be looking around for a disc to disc rear end then do what @nissannewby said
with the brake proportioning valve. but IMHO you'll never stop like a wagon.
You will get it to stop safely I feel lol
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
@threedogs I may have been misunderstood. My brakes stop me reasonably well & safely. Of course any improvement is welcome but I’m not about to spend big bickies to achieve it. The issue I described was about the ‘feel’ of the brakes, & was also prior to my camper conversion with an empty pod, so a fair bit less weight at that time. It was a shock experiencing Patrol brakes after the Troopy. Of course little has changed since then other than the replacement front discs & pads do pull me up quicker, still with little feel compared to many other vehicles, but I have become accustomed to them. I can lock up the wheels if I want to. Amazingly the brakes in stock form, (except for an adjustment of the front rear bias) & with the camper conversion completed & fully stocked as for a trip (ie max weight) the brakes exceeded the specified minimum system pressure & managed the required stopping distances in the engineer’s dynamic braking tests. They are better than that now. One day I’ll fit braided lines as I expect that will improve feel, but there are a number of other priorities first.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies
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threedogs (16th September 2016)