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I'm running 4.88:1 axles with 33"'s

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Yip, only one hole to cut. It will end up looking like Simon's Marlin Crawler mod below, 243217686b44901ef33f8e3ed6eec6a7706b5f0959885577c0c43b6c.jpg You can just put 4.7:1 gears in the existing transfer box, which is much cheaper, but then you have normal H4, or very slow L4, no intermediate ratios...

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Andy, to borrow another pic from another forum, crawler3.jpg Setup is: Gearbox - 2.28:1 Front Crawl box - 4.7 rear transfer box and 4WD section. Front Crawl box has: Gear selector Hi/Lo for selecting 1:1 or 2.28:1 ratio Rear Transfer box has: Gear selector Hi/Lo for selecting 1:1 or 4.7:1 ratio Gear...

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The Trail Gear goodies look really good! Even the rock sliders look good... I'm beginning to get seriously jealous... one of my 4x4 buddies, Craig, has a 'crawler gears' type mod on his lux, Allan did it... using 2 toyota transfer cases... his lux is an awesome offroad monster... running 35" t...

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OK, so I made up my mind, quickly :shock: I have ordered the following from Ronald: QTY: PART NO: DESCRIPTION: 1........... 100006-1-K..........Trail-Creeper Dual Case Kit, 23-Spline 1........... 105001-1-K..........Trail-Creeper 4.70 T-Case Gears, 23-Spline 1........... 100122-1-K..........Top Shif...

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As you can see, the title of this project changed a bit. After battling with Marlin Crawler in the USA to just get simple answers, I got fed up with their customer service and contacted Ronald (Dieseldog) as per Jonathan's (Toybox) advice. He brings in the Trail Gear (http://www.trail-gear.com) rang...

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Clicked and fed the doggies :)

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Great links, thanks

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Hey Andrew, looks like your hilux is going to be a machine of note when it's completed one day... You really need to get a hobby, like opening a hilux workshop! Enjoy all the same, look forward to reading this article, and thanks for the front diff redo, have just finished mine, really satisfying w...

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Hey Philip, my Hilux has the same transmission as the one I'm stripping above. As far as I can tell, it's a G52. Trans Date Range 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Rev T/Case G52 1984-86 3.928 2.333 1.451 1.000 0.851 4.743 Gear Output Spline T/C Shift Notes 21-spline Forward 25.5" long, 80x20mm open-face inp...

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I then split the transfer case from the main gearbox Splitting transfer box from main forward shift gearbox.JPG Transfer box and rear 4WD section removed.JPG Then, I split the transfer case from the rear 4WD section Splitting transfer box from rear 4WD gearbox.JPG Here is the transfer box output sid...

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With the help of the instructions from the Marlin Crawler site ( http://www.marlincrawler.com/tech/guide/dual-case-crawler-installer-old ) I decided to strip out the transfer case from my spare gearbox to see what goes on inside. I have never opened a gearbox before :shock: , so here goes. Hopefully...

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Eric, I have only found it at one Midas outlet in PE. (Algoa Midas in Commercial road). It is quite hard to find, unless you get 4 friends together and by a box of 4 x 5 liters from the local Caltex distributer. 20 liters is their minimum sales quantity.

I think I paid about R 220 for 5 liters.

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Well, with my previous project being complete, I suddenly felt a vacuum as I have been used to grafting in the garage on something to keep the brain ticking over :crazy: , so I decided that I will investigate the installation of a Marlin Crawler ( http://www.marlincrawler.com) additional reduction t...

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I'm running Caltex Delo 400 15-40W. This is a Diesel/Petrol dual purpose oil with high levels of anti-scuff additives (which a lot of the newer, high spec petrol engine oils do not have due to emissions reasons).

The engine runs quieter and smoother since I changed to this.

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Hey Eric, Nice wheels!!

I don't know how you find enough time to care for all your "dogs". You should be a vet

If I wash my Hilux,then the BM feels neglected...

Have fun !

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blom wrote:get a LANDROVER !!!

If you want to tow something, get a Venter

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I remember my first PC - Commodore 64 with tape drive :lol: :lol: :lol: and best of all, 64 K memory. To play a game (which came on audio cassette) you would type LOAD, then go have dinner and 35 minutes later the game would be loaded (if it didn't hang up), no screen, use the TV! Then our first VCR...

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Very nice Justin

Did you make a spare so I can test it

Take some close up peekchaz

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Just the diff, or the whole rear axle?

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Sorry, no action shots

only some stills ! viewtopic.php?f=2&t=520&start=20

Still trying to perfect being outside the Lux while I'm in it

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Scenario :

SFA is a capable system on 4x4 vehicles for getting wherever you need to go.

1957 - People use these tough, reliable vehicles and are thrilled with them.
2007 - People ask what is SFA?, and drive their 4x4's to Woolworths. (A small Hilux community still smiles

)

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Have a look here : http://www.c-rproducts.com/downloads/pd ... ooting.pdf

This points to damaged pulleys as a possible cause. Good luck, and I'm interested to see what you find.

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Had a good play in the sand and on the back tracks behind Summerstrand in PE this afternoon after the Recovery demonstration put on by EC Offroad Adventures. This gave me a good chance to test the new setup on the Lux, and the performance of the 33's. My Lux performed faultlessly, not even a resonat...

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Got back from the recovery demo just now. We met at 3PM and headed to the open ground via a sandtrack at the back of the NMMU University. We had a mixture of vehicles, Touareg, Nissan TeranoII, 80 Series Cruiser, Lanrover Defender and a Jeep Rubicon of Dirk's from 4x4 Community, along with the Colt ...

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Will check for any resonance tomorrow. I haven't driven it yet

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After adjusting the brake balance on my Lux today I was wondering how the LSPV looked inside and worked. So, I stripped my spare one :shock: It's off an '87 DC. It was full of greasy muck in some places, but otherwise very clean inside. I'm surprised after 22 years. 1987 Hilux YN67 LSPV stripped.JPG

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With the brake mod done, I then set about cutting some aluminium sheet and made up a heat shield for the drivers side exhaust manifold downpipe. This area gets quite hot, so this should protect all the wire, fuel lines and speedo cable. I used the existing threaded holes in the chassis to fasten the...

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I have been meaning to do a few minor jobs on the Lux, but the axle move has kept me busy, so today I finally got around to tackling them :) First off was to fix the weak rear braking. I have read about modifying the LSPV rod height on the Lux to fix this problem. I did my OME suspension about 3 yea...

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I found some info here: http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible_pg2.html
on J, JJ, K, JK, B, P and D : Tyre bead profiles / rim contour designations.

Couldn't find exact info on the different bead/flange profiles though.

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Simon,

If you have more info, please post. A map would be handy for all, especially those from out of town

Good to know

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Simon, mine was always "dark grey" along the bottom since I got it 5 years ago. Just added the re-sprayed black rims

Now you just need the black rims

Thanks for the comments

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We have used PS23 in industrial gearboxes in our factory where we had problematic high running temperatures (due to wear). As a short term solution in one reduction gearbox the temperature was running @ ~ 138 deg C, and after 6 hours of running with PS23 added it dropped to ~ 110 deg C. What we did ...

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Unless I were to be 'educated' differently, were I to do a 35mm axle move, I'd do it the way Andrew did his, with one small difference .... I'd bend up the link first and then only cut and weld if neccesary to achieve the 35mm shorter length between the sockets. :think: ... :D: :wink: Andy, you see...

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Hi Mario,

It was an original JT V6 which I removed from another Hilux in bad condition. I stripped it, rebuilt it and did the conversion myself at home.

Before:

Rebuilt:

Installed:

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I shall convince SWAMBO I need sum "Edoocashun"

, and that it will ensure I can come home early from my trips

NOT!

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Good to know Andy. I always wondered why Toyota used such an intricate setup with the draglink, and not just balljoints on a tie rod. I thought the tie rod setup would have been an improvement. Guess the Japs know a thing or two

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Bennie, I am sure you could, but I've never seen it done. You would have to press the ball out the J-Arm and insert it from the top. Then because you have done that, you then have two choices to complete it: Knuckle arm_RT4x4_7.JPG 1 - Press the ball out the pitman arm (I don't even want to go there...

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Hi Mario, All you need to know is here: http://www.hilux4x4.co.za/views/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8302 I just did this 2 months ago on my V6. My fuel consumption is about 6.5 km/L on the open road, and about 4.5 to 5 offroad in low range. I improved my fuel consumption slightly by reducing the Idle je...

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Ha Ha. You joke, today when buying the spraypaint (sunshine yellow to match the OME shocks

) I see you get "Caterpillar Yellow" as well.

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Flaps look great Andy :thumbup: I'm sure the conveyor belt will be much more durable than the rubber ones. Glad too see you too were busy with Lux care this weekend :) Here's an idea from the Andrew St. Pierre White DVD, 4X4 Recovery. I took a screen shot. Here they used aluminium awning attachment ...

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With the axle move done, I was bored today :cry: So I decided to clean up the home made underbelly guard which protects the bottom of the radiator/power steering pipes and pulleys. I removed it to fit the adjustable torque rod. I originally made it out of aluminium chequer plate from an old BOB auto...

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Yeah Andy, I never thought about them until I rebuilt the axle and found myself asking " I wonder what these are for ? " (once I found them under all the old grease and sand build up :lol: ) It was a good learning experience, and really not difficult to do. Just a fear of the unknown I sup...

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I did a quick test run this afternoon (sorry no Peekchaz) on a twisty dirt track at the back of Fairview. It's quite shocking the amount a building rubble and other rubbish people just dump in the bush. Must be thousands of loads, and it looks terrible. Anyway, back to the topic. Everything performe...

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R30k for ARB is a bit harsh. Inflation must have been higher than reported in the last 4 years

I paid ~ R16,500 in 2005 for the ARB compressor (fitted it myself) and the front and rear ARB diff lock (fitted by 4x4 Megaworld in PE)

Thats ~100% increase in 4 years

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Hey Darryl, I'm glad its a quick job. Which scrap yard did you get it from?

I haven't had a look yet but I presume you can access the fan easily from under the dash without removing to much stuff??

Maybe I should go shopping tomorrow...

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Thanks for yours efforts Piet, although I don't feel too bad about your three hours hard work :lol: :lol: I did a rough calc and worked out I put in over 80 hours this last month doing the job and posting the progress. I just checked, and I took 571 digital photos of the job :shock: :Geek: Anyway, I...

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Welcome Havel ! Enjoy your stay and participation, but remember we don't do pink drinks, and we need Peekchaz

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OK, so here as promised are the final costs and all (most of) the items I needed etc for the axle overhaul, 35mm move and 33 " tyres.

Front axle project Oct 2009 costing sheet.xls: (37 KiB) Downloaded 360 times

I should have no further anticipated costs now. I hope

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Some peekchaz of the gearbox breathers would be nice

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Here are some home made anti rattle springs that I found a few years ago on the old site of mods by a guy called John.

: Home made anti rattle springs.JPG (14.22 KiB) Viewed 12796 times

Sorry about the quality, thats all I have.

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Looking good Andrew when you plan on testing her off road :?: Will have to make a plan hey Justin :mrgreen: Here is my current draglink setup, basically standard except the draglink is 35mm shorter, and at a slightly steeper angle. Current draglink arrangement which fouls u bolt.JPG I took a few me...

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Thanks Jonathan

Thats exactly what I want to do !! It's definitley one mod leading to another. The journey is such fun

Hope your Green Lexus powered machine is running well. Are you planning to come back to PE at any stage?

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Anyway, here is the long awaited final result

Will place some more info once I attacked the draglink issue

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I took the Lux for a quick spin around the neighbourhood to check everything still works :think: No problems that I could see, hear or feel, but... I parked the Lux half on the pavement to articulate the front axle and check the draglink to u-bolt clearance, and the draglink just touches the u-bolt ...

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I went and had the propshaft made longer by 45mm today. They cut the old tube off and then welded in a new longer tube, balanced it, greased it and painted it. All in one and a half hours, and only R 250 :D At this point, I must say I can really recommend Vasco at PE Propshafts. Really customer orie...

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4x4 Megaworld supply and fit ARB. I am not sure about the other lockers available.

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Nice ramp !!! This is like that Windhoek lager ad where the guy's wife gets him to go and buy all the plants and bricks for her new Water Feature, and he goes and builds a braai :)

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Then for the moment of truth :think: Would my home designed adjustable torque rod work ? Well, it fitted first time :thumbup: Made some small adjustments to the length and then tightened the bolts and fasted the lock nuts. Adjustable torque rod installed.JPG With all that done, I fitted the rest of ...

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This morning I started to reconnect all the bits and pieces to the axle. I started by re-installing the shocks to their lower mounting points on the axle. Because the axle is now 35mm further forward, I needed to bend the lower mounting brackets at a slight angle to accomodate the new angle of the s...

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