Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Hi Peter

Thanks, I will try a smaller different size/ shape shackle. The plates width on the right hand side restricts the shackle fitting at all and on the left hand side you can get it in but cant move up or down and needs to fit it on top/ in front of the plate. The diametre between the plate and the recovery point is quite narrow. Appreciate the help. Will take it back to 4x4 Megaworld to see if I can get one which will fit. Appreciate the help, Dave

Dave I think I have miscommunicated...

Are you trying to use the two flat slotted plates that form part of the body mounts? I did not consider those being used as recovery points on the 4.8, because they are used to mount the factory nudge bar and almost all aftermarket bull bars.

I was talking/thinking only about the round-section recovery hook fitted to the bottom of the right-hand chassis leg by the same bolts used to hold the bash plate.

Hi Peter

Correct, the diameter is too narrow to fit the recovery shackle. I thought those were the only recovery points on the 4.8

Hi Dave

Do you not have one of these:

Izak wrote:I did not like the way that the bashplate went so low near the ground (Not that it went any lower that the diff). Granted when I can afford a upgrade it would have been better and Peter planned the hight with my wish for a upgraded suspension in mind but still I did not like it and thus made some modifications.

Thanx Peter for all the help and advice.

Hi Peter/Izak,

Do you still have the measurements on the modification? i.e. how much did you cut off?

Stefan I do not have measurements of what Izak did. I do know that Chris Skinner has done something similar.

I must however point out that that doing such a modification does compromise the proction offered by the bash plate, and in my opinion once you have done this you may as well take the plate off and save 15kg of weight.

What needs to be kept in mind is that the plate is mounted to the chassis, and the components it is intended to protect are mostly attached to the axle, or at least to the axle at one end. What can therefore happen is that if you strike a rock or log with the plate, it will tend to lift the whole chassis over the obstacle. But the axle is not affected, thus remains at the previous level, and this in turn exposes the items that the plate is trying to protect.

Therefore, if you use your car only on dunes or the beach or other areas where these components do not need protection, then you are welcome to modify the plate, but it is then serving only a cosmetic purpose, and it could have been far lighter if that was the intention.

Dankie Peter! Jy spaar my 'n klompie werk

This is what I did to my bash-plate.
I did not really cut anything away, I just made a fold in it so that the bottom half turned up at the back to the horizontal. - the result is very pleasing!

see below:

Just fitted both my PC bash plates and WOW - easy install and everything lines up perfectly , Great work Peter
Now we just need to design another plate to cover up the Auto trans sump and its a bulletproof setup

Piet

1 x Transfer case skid plate (raw) and 1 x Bash plate (Galvanised) for Beast II please.
1998 4500 GRX (M) with ARB Bull Bar.

Deposit transferred. E-Mail on the way.

Do you need to take more measurements of my vehicle? Please PM me if you need any additional info.

Roughly when will they be avaialble? We leave for the Rictersveld 02H00 31 Mar 12.

Thanks

Jorrie