My guilty secret
- Michael
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Re: My guilty secret
Ek hoop ons eindig op met hierdie tipe flex
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"The Just shall live by Faith" Rom1:17
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Re: My guilty secret
Peter - jy moet begin "develop" boet - die manne soek nou serious flex
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Re: My guilty secret
I wonder if martyn knows how far back in the qui he ismartyn wrote:Peter. I volunteer my Patrol as a test vehicle. Except I haven't driven her for so long she tries to kick me when I walk past her.
Dirk
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Re: My guilty secret
This is incredible! Please put me in the queue for this mod too. This would take the GQ shorty to a next level.
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Re: My guilty secret
Queue?
For these things okes will be swinging handbags to get paws on parts!
I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.
I'm in for sure...
For these things okes will be swinging handbags to get paws on parts!
I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.
I'm in for sure...
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Jy KAN met 'n DATSUN!
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Re: My guilty secret
Peter Connan wrote:While at Hennops on Saturday I did some measuring. We parked the Patrols we had on the same axle twister, all with a wheel in the air (thus maximum un-assisted flex), and then I measured the distance between the front shock mounts on both sides. Unfortunately, there wasn't a single completely un-modified vehicle in the group, but the results were interesting. I have interpolated these results to determine flax at the track width, and the results are as follows:
Tinus (4.8 with standard bushes, anti-sway bar and OME shocks): 134mm
Michael (4.2D GU with poly bushes, no anti-sway bar and OME shocks): 151mm
Dirk (4.2D GQ with TJM 90mm lift, standard bushes and extended sway bar): 251mm
Me (petrol GQ with standard bushes, OME shocks, no sway bar): 285mm
What was quite interesting was that all except Dirk had very similar shock extended lengths (530-550mm) on the stretched side (Dirk had 610mm), while all the cars except mine had very similar measurements on the compressed side (440-460mm), while mine compressed a lot more, almost going coil-bound (380mm).
On the other hand, there were no obstacles that I couldn't do before that I can do now, probably because there are no obstacles at Hennops that I couldn't do before.
But I did notice that on the two most serious obstacles, where I used to need just a little bit of momentum, I could now accomplish at slowest possible speed, and without diff lock (I used that only once, trying a new line that I have never tried before) There was definitely more traction up the steep rocky climb by-passing the water hole, which is usually the only place my car has to work for it's jam at Hennops.
On the downside, I will have to re-design my lockout mechanism...
Peter,
If the Tinus with the 4.8 is mr. Lotz. Dan wil ek net noem dat hy n 3 "inch" Ironman suspension/shocks het. En nie OME shocks nie.
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Regards,
Joshua
Regards,
Joshua
- Tinus lotz
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Re: My guilty secret
Tinus
Het jy caster correction vir 3" lift gehad?
Het jy caster correction vir 3" lift gehad?
Skilpad, Shortie, Toro & Masewa
- Tinus lotz
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- Michael
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Re: My guilty secret
Ek is confused
So hoe het Tinus minder flex as ek? Hy n 3" lift waar ek n 2" lift het.
Is dit Ironman wat se 3" shocks minder travil het as OME se 2" shocks?
Of het Tinus n 2" lift in en gedink hy het n 3"?
So hoe het Tinus minder flex as ek? Hy n 3" lift waar ek n 2" lift het.
Is dit Ironman wat se 3" shocks minder travil het as OME se 2" shocks?
Of het Tinus n 2" lift in en gedink hy het n 3"?
"The Just shall live by Faith" Rom1:17
Check out my build here My Patrol
And my engine rebuild here mostly engine related stuff
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And my engine rebuild here mostly engine related stuff
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