Desertrat55

Gidday mate, tried to register but they will not accept my email address????... Hey have a great Xmas with your children mate, before too long they are adults tell us how to do things. Yep got five and love till the end.

Hi Dave, just wondering is it legal to post a vehicle for sale in this forum? All the best for Xmas and the new year. Cheers Desertrat55

Hey Josh, great to have you aboard. NPORA really will become your Pathfinder/Teranno holly grail. These guys know what they are talking about because we all have had to start somewhere. Ask and you will have an answer in no time. My only regret is that I didn't find the site sooner. Where are you based? What form of off roading are you setting up to do? Camping, hunting... Cheers

Hey guys, I'm nearly sixty and even though I have more creeks and groans than a house being torn apart in a cyclone I live and breath my Terrano and I have digressed, I now have Jeep. What was I doing yesterday? Fitting ARB diff protectors on the bloody thing. Long live the Terrano. "I don't mind growing OLD, does have to be so f*#+%[^€ fast" Desertrat55

Hey Trev, hope ya sitting down! I've just changed mine out and reco are about six to seven hundred plus fitting though you should be able to find a second hand one somewhere a lot cheaper. Wreckers on the Gold coast are usually pretty good. Cheers

Cheers mate

Hey Dave, how goes it over yonder? Have ya had any luck with the steering dampener pin. Don't mean to push! Must thank ya again for the effort mate, only wish there was some-one as committed at MISSan Australia. Cheers Desertrat55

My other ride is a Ford XR6 that hardly gets used these days as the Terry's my choice ride. She's in the background.

Cheers for that Dave.

Hey guys, I,ve been on the hunt for steering dampener pin to suit a 1990 Terrano. If any one can help it would be greatly appreciated. Nissan Australia could not give a stuff for grey imports and will not try to get one in for me. None at any wreckers in my area either. Cheers Desertrat55

Hey Mate, Ya don't have a steering dampener pin in ya parts do ya? Cheers

Hey Dave, just trying to get an idea of what parts are around in the sheds and garages in Oz that members would want to part with. I am tired of chasing parts from the States with the cost of freight being ridiculously high and the waiting for them to arrive, well... Don't quite understand the swaybar disconnect concept but have read many articles on the advantages. Can't really find any info on the actual application or installing the parts needed to achieve radical articulation. I am interested in finding out more though. Cheers Desertrat55

Giddy Oz NPORA members. Just wondering if there are any Oz members that have fabricated parts that they have installed in their own trucks that work and if they would be interested in share or possibly frabricating some prods for other members to try. Also, "have you got parts that you are willing to sell to other members"? Cheers Russell AKA "Desertrat55"

Welcome aboard mate, Hoping to be in Crow Country nearing Xmas. Wanna head over to the Snapper grounds. Have to sort a few probs first. Post some pics. Desertrat55

Gidday Mate, first, what sort of lift kit or did you install new TB's only? Check your steering system for twisting and tie rod angles. Also check your bump steer clearances. You should have around an inch gap. And, jack the front end so the wheels are off the ground and spin them listening for noise, good time to check end plays bushes and wheel bearings. I have been chasing problems for two years now and have finally found out what is was. LIFT KITS STRENGTHEN EVERYTHING ELSE BUT THE FACTORY EQUIPMENT. CAN CAUSE EXCESS TWISTING OF DRAGLINKS, TIE RODS PITMAN ARM AND STEERING BOX SPLINE SHAFT. hope this helps. Cheers Desertrat55

Grassroots 4x4 and stop brackets would be a good start. Cheers

Gidday all, Have a question for any one that may have had the same problem. Since having the lift kit installed I have not been able to do any REAL OFF roading due to DRAKLINK AND TIERODS flogging out over short distances. Have changed LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS AND THREE TIMES, THE DRAG LINK. Over the two year build I have had no fewer than 24 wheel alignments done, many retries without luck. Any one with ideas! Everything in straight and have had engineer to check the chassis rails and everything is very much new. No second hand parts and quality parts used! This time out the Draglink has lasted 300 kilometers and needs changing already. If I cannot find a fix for it you are all invited to e Terry Burn down Under. Cheers Desertrat55

Welcome aboard mate, I'm new to NPORA and from what I've read so far the members are switched on about their rides. Have already had a few basket questions answered that the so called PROS refused to acknowledge. What are the customs like for sending parts over from NZ to OZ? You may have parts that are hard to find here that I need to complete my rig! Check out my post as I have mentioned a couple of things I am looking for. Cheers Desertrat55

Mega cheers mate, I have a Bilstine spring over dampener that came of my Patro that I was forced to sell to pay for medical conditions. Now, thanks for your photo I know what to get. Won't have it on for the 4WDAction DVD shoot tomorrow, but it will be on as soon as can get the pin. Thanks again. Any chance of some recent pics of ya truck with all the armor fitted? Cheers.

Thanks for the quick reply, read a post from Extreem90Path, he purchased a kit some where but didn't say where from. I have tried to find one here in Oz and they have the dampeners but do not come with instruction or fittings. There is a fitting on the drag link but no one seems to know where to mount the opposite end of the dampener. If I could find the a fitting kit I could then try to find a photo to help with the installation. Otherwise the complete system is my only option. Cheers Desertrat55

Gidday all NPORA readers, I am hoping you can help. I have been trying to fine a steering damper system for my truck here in Oz but no one seems to be interested. If any one knows where I could source the kit, let me know. Cheers desertrat55

Can you remove the ball joint from the hub? Fitting it to the uca will free up the hub enough to allow alignment!

Is the vehicle on stands or trolley jack? Have you tried having a friend rotate the steering while you try to align the bolt holes? Put a bolt in and turn the steering, the bolt should locate, repeat for the other bolts ???

Just thought mate, can you rotate the plate to align the bolt holes. I had some trouble and resolved by releasing upper control arms allowing for more access. Hope it helps Cheers Deseryrat55