Hilux 4x4 Forum

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Altyd Bennie, altyd!

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Prepping for another Colt recovery!

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Some Vleesbaai action pics! http://www.meistre.co.za/gallery2/d/9511-1/IMG_4085+_Medium_.JPG http://www.meistre.co.za/gallery2/d/9561-1/IMG_4062+_Medium_.JPG http://www.meistre.co.za/gallery2/d/9549-1/IMG_4117+_Medium_.JPG http://www.meistre.co.za/gallery2/d/9529-1/IMG_4260+_Medium_.JPG Getting read...

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I bought a R3K Karcher the next day and cleaned it myself

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I eventually bought a 2.5kg dry powder model.

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Here's the first few official pics of my Hilux. Took the first 5 pics at the camp site at Vleesbaai this weekend. The pics were taken with my Sony cheapie camera, but my friend's wife had her new Canon SLR there and took about 800 pictures, so there should be a few good shots of the lux coming soon!...

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I just had a look and took some measurements, that fan unit won't fit on my bakkie

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Leon, ek sal hom sommer deur die condensor mount, tensy jy brackets wil maak, maar die belangrikste is dat hy styf teen die condensor sit.

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Here's a post I made this morning about electric fans on 4x4community:

http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/sho ... 395&page=2

http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/sho ... stcount=13

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As I posted on 4x4comm. earlier, Kenlowe makes exacty what I'm looking for. A 13" high output fan with 50% better cooling ability than the standard jobbies.....and the standard Kenlowe is already stronger than the 12" and even the 14" fan Hot4Cold sells and I currently have in my bakk...

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7MGTE wrote:Go check out http://www.hot4cold.co.za, they should have what you are looking for.

Nope, they only sell what I already have, looking for something better.

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A friend had the centre bearing replaced on his lux 3 or 4 times by a local propshaft company, then he switched to the OE item and never had problems again until he eventually sold the bakkie. This is one of those parts where it's not always a good idea to use a pirate part. If it's an OE part, take...

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Bennie, I think it's the fan set-up rather than the radiator itself. With the smaller radiator and different fan set-up, the fan came on much sooner, but kept the temperature down for longer. I spoke to Pierre Becker(Freakazoid), and on his patrol the fans pull the temperature down from red to norma...

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I bought my current fans from Silverton, but I think it might the same as those at Midas. Will have to go see. I was also thinking of getting a bigger custom radiator from CHE, but I have no idea what it will cost :?

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I've currently two 12" fans on the 740 radiator in my lux. The fans are 65mm thick, but I've got space for something 90mm thick, so I'm looking for 12" fans that have a bit more power than the aircon fans with a maximum height of 90mm. Secondly I'm looking for some 8" fans to mount on...

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benhur wrote:"My only question is: How good is the interoperability/integrability of these two systems?"

Not good at all!!!!

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Yes I am home tommorrow, no I haven't done anything else on the bumper yet, hopefully soon.....just gotta get some money in before the end of the month :cry: I packed the hilux this afternon and it's ready for my trip to Vleesbaai next weekend....down to 2 huge bags of wood on the roof :mrgreen: ......

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The best part of the suspension is the huge difference in on road comfort. I think I should have taken a heavier front spring, because with the weight, the torque on the front axle and the offset caused by the axle move, the springs probably won't last very long, but only time will tell.

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No problem at all...it was very windy, so it wasn't really that nice and we weren't there very long. It was me, Anton in his Touareg and Ralph Clark in his colt. The hilux did very well and I went through some very interesting places. With it's incredibly good approach angle I can put it againt a me...

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The programming is the easy bit, finding something that can work with all the engine's original features is another story!

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Ewald, I was about to order the Spitronics system for my V8, and then I heard a rumour that although the Spitronics system is being sold, it's not yet fully developed and there are still a few bugs that need to be worked out. That to me is a big problem. I know they will help if there are problems, ...

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d4d wrote: Bennie I lost you there with the "kicked the habit" ??

....smoking

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Also check your wheel bearings. A loose bearing will make the disc wobble(with the loose wheel) and slowly push the pad back and then it needs to take up that slack when you hit the brakes. It will also make your brake pedal feel spongy.

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Very good looking lux you got there. It looks exactly the same(and same perfect condition) as the '97 2.8D I had :D :D :D

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1 x 0-6 bar pressure guage (can also get from your local instrumentation supplier) I used Rhomberg. I also use a Rhomberg as well, but a 0-2bar guage, because I never inflate my tyres over 2bar. On the lux the 35" tyres are 1.5bar on the road and the 33's on the cruiser were at 1.8bar on the r...

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The ARB compressor cuts out at 7bar, so I'd say a hose with a 10 bar rating. We use Festo pipe with about the same rating in factories which usually has a plant pressure of 5-7bar.
An 8mm hose(ID) should be sufficient for your needs.

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I'm going to play with the Hilex at Jagtvlakte on Saturday afternoon.

Eventhough it is still seriously down on power, it should like the terrain ...and I MUST test the new OME springs(being fitted tomorrow)

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Cookie Monster wrote:I will do Barto how is she going?

Not very well at all unfortunately, but I brought it home for a while. I will use it to go to Vleesbaai at the end of the month and then take it back once I've made up my mind about a few things......

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I'll get a price from the stealers and compare.
Justin, we're going to Jagtvlakte next Saturday afternoon, try to pop around there and check out my lux.

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I need to replace the pads on my SFA, not upgrading right now, just straight replacement.
Which make do you guys recommend? Not sure what make the currect ones are, but they are extremely noisy!

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Yip, I've seen that bash plate on Bryan's bakkie, a very good piece of kit as I've already mentioned. Justin, I'm goig to Bavs tomorrow with the lux and then I'm bringing it back to PE for while, so you'll see, touch, smell and HEAR it soon. It's still way down on the power, and still don't know whe...

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There's a flimsy factory type bash plate on my SFA under the engine attached to the underside of the chassis, fitted by the guys who did my conversion . I'll take some pics of it just for interest sake. With the height of my Hilux, I don't think it will help prevent damage.

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Try and phone the owner of for-fours, Charles Pearce. He makes a very good product.

Charles Pearce [cpearce@absamail.co.za]
082 574 0228

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Watch this space vir die Toyota Lexus V8 Land Rover deur my pel wat vroeg volgende jaar in J-Bay gaan gebeur.

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I'll try Bennie. From what Choppie says, he's doing everything himself, so I guess they supply the software as well.

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It seems that their is mixed feelings about Spitronics. Some guys love them and some hate them. They converted my distributor's pick-up from a magnetic sensor to a hall pick up and it has not given me any problems so far but the did not seal off the hole where the wire comes out so if I would ever ...

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Ek het goed na Chris Ingram se lux gekyk en gaan my snorkel op 'n soortgelyke manier doen. Hy het die cone filter in 'n aluminium boks gesit en die snorkel aan die boks konnek. Hy verwyder die deksel van die boks, wanneer hy dit nie nodig het nie, want die snorkel verminder te krag te veel. Chris he...

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With the Detroit I had in my cruiser is that it felt like there was a lot of backlash and the gear changes became very scratchy. I could understand why and thought it was just coincidence. The person who bought it from me then experienced axactly the same symptoms and he will also be removing it in ...

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Mine did get a SAC gasflow conversion while I had it, but that made very little difference and even before that it cruised easily at 120km/h. It only had the 31" mud tyres and later a snorkel, but it ran the same way before the snorkel and when it had 31" road slicks. It didn't have a cano...

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Mine gave me 8-9km/l and could easily cruise at 120km/h with 31" tyres.

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What's the axle width on a standard SFA hilux from hub to hub? (from face where the wheel bolts to, to other face where wheel bolts to)

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If I'm going to mod my lux any more it will still be in an OBC direction and in that case 37" will be the biggest tyres I can use and the suspension he built won't be strong enough for the beating it will take in Aus. Even if I don't make it to Aus, I'm pretty close to ready when a similar loca...

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I can now see them after I've seen them in the thread on pirate.

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On my S2A landy I had a rust problem on the springs when I got it in '96. I then stripped the spring packs, removed the rust, greased the springs and wrapped them in grease tape. On the previously rusted springs it made a huge difference. At the time I did it because it was recommended in an article...

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Pics aren't showing Bennie!

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They were 7J wide, don't know what offset they were.

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Maverick wrote:Zantus, the white diesel you had, what width did you have? 31x ?
Was it 15 or 16?

They were 31x10.5R15

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My current hilux with 30" tyres(stock suspension): http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n313/Barto-02/HILUXPIC2.jpg After the 35" tyres(stock suspension with a 65mm bodylift and front axle moved 35mm forward): http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n313/Barto-02/HILUXPIC1.jpg My previous 2.8D hi...

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Commonly known as cutting brakes in other parts of the world.
Here are some examples if cutting brake levers:

http://www.cncbrakes.com/prodgroup.asp?grp=cb

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We(4x4community) have a weekend outing to Vleesbaai at the end of October. We'll be camping at Vleesbaai and do the Bonniedale trail on Saturday as well. I'm hopefully gonna have the V8 lux there if it is sorted in time, but I will be there either way. It would be great to have good hilux turnout, h...

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I've also got it as 55litres, but the one in my '97 2.8D was apparently around 95litres.....or at least that is what I put in once and it had no aux. tank.

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I don't like those spacers, it makes the thread that's holding the wheel on, less. Spacers also ads extra load on the wheel bearings. I've got these 30mm spacers on my SFA hilux and they help with fitting the 35" tyres. They bolt onto the existing studs and have another set of studs that holds ...

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Some manufacturer's manuals actually say you shouldn't drive in 4wd with the hubs unlocked, not the other way around!!! Driving with the hubs locked is mostly for fuel consumptions purposes only. If you look at older landies and jeeps, they never had freewheel hubs. I had a S2A landy and on that I o...

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Cookie Monster wrote:I have a 3Kg CO2 one in the van

I saw it last night, where did you get it? I'm looking for a smallish CO2 extinguisher, and thought they only start at 5kg. I prefer CO2, especially if you just want to put out a small flame....use powder and it makes a huge mess.

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Bennie, it must be a Toyota 4x4 thing. The cruiser guys often complain about it and I know from my own cruiser, that it fades very quickly after adjustment. My 2 hiluxes however haven't given the same issue and on both the hand brake worked very well.

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My 22R het ook patetiese verbruik gegee, 4.5km/l op sy beste(wanneer ek onnatuurlik rustig ry) met 31" bande en 'n brospeed conversion. Ander ouens met dieselfde set-up kry 7-8km/l.....hoe verduidelik mens dit :? :? :? Ek is besig om ondersoek te doen na E46 330i BMW's en ouens praat van diesel...

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The lock right in my zook broke into many little pieces because the diff carrier bolts came loose, so that can be blamed on bad installation by myself.....I should've locktighted the bolts. The EZ locker in my cruiser was corretly installed, but stripped it's teeth after only 2 trails....piece of cr...

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Here are the hiluxes in action at Jagtvlakte! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJAxZtako7Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTT_CS4pxR8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwo1WcpYUww http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSO2itkBkpE (part 2 of this video didn't want to load properly, but he made it without using l...

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Dis nou wat gebeur as as 'n ou almal vertel "ek het op 'n plaas groot geword, ek weet hoe om te 4x4"

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I do love ARB lockers as well, that's why I fitted 2 of them in the mighty cruiser, and why the first only mod on the discovery was to fit a rear ARB locker. It's just unfortunate that they do still give hassles. The cruiser went back to Kurt 4 or 5 times with different issues, product and installat...

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