[Lokka - the front locker for the R50 from Australia]

Front locker is invaluable with the limited articulation you have from an ifs vehicle compaired to a solid axle front vehicle

[Project: DIY rock/tree sliders]

[Project: DIY rock/tree sliders]

I have a UK terrano R20, different body but it has a WD21 chassis and suspension.

 

Wanted to fix up some budget sill protection, as when out rock crawling on a trail I bent the standard side steps and took a mark on my drivers sill, only minor but i figured need something more substantial. So i got an old beasty 180amp stick welder of my mate for $50 and some 2" box with a 3mm or 0.12" wall also got some plates cut from 8mm sheet( using imperial here as us europeans deal in meteric which I have found is foreign to the americans lol )

 

So i procceeded to weld them up, this is my first ever attampt at welding :

 

 

 

 

 

Now for the test, I jacked it up :

 

Ok some erious deflection, but it returned to perfectly straight.

 

 

Picture showing return to straight using my 6ft spirit level as a straight edge :

 

 

So i removed them, then i coated them with red oxide, then sprayed some matt black plastikote (rattle can ) on them and fitted the knock in plastic caps. bolted them up with m12x100mm bolts :

 

 

 

 

 

In summary, they were cheap to make, owe me less than $100, I learned alot about welding.

 

They might bend at the ends if I drop the whole weight of the vehicle straight on to a rock, but they are prototypes lol. They will protect my b pillars if i slide badly into rocks or trees and offer my sills some serious protection, so I will see how they go

[All wheel independent suspension]

Why ?? Lol

 

Just buy a Honda crv or a rav 4

[Kinda makes me wonder...]

Cool. Might be just what I need for helper shocks on the front ifs

[Kinda makes me wonder...]

That thing is sexy as hell !!

 

Would love some shots of how the hoop fixes on, as lookin at ideas for my front end

[Rear disc conversion]

Or an h233b with rear disks ?

[Rear disc conversion]

Got a c200 31 spline rear axle and the drum brakes SUCK

 

is it possible to do a rear disc conversion

 

Anyone seen one done ?

 

Cheers

[1999 pathfinder owner,looking to prepare for more off-roading...]

My famil

I wouldn't say living in Arizona is a "dream" :laugh: :laugh: Just kidding!!! AZ is a pretty cool place, I love the desert.

 

I'm from a small village near Croydon, Surrey, originally. Lived there for 30 years before moving to California 22 years ago. I was going to Canada (I'm a Canadian citizen) but I met my wife & decided to "slum it" in the sun

 

My brother lived in Folkestone until about a year ago, he retired to Valencia, Spain. He used to tell me horror stories about all the Somali, East European & Russian "refugees", all the crime & how England is going to hell in a hand-basket I don't think I could ever move back to England, I'm totally "Yankenised" now & love it here in the states. Got my citizenship & I'm very grateful to be able to live here.

 

Ha, my mum and dad were from carshalton and I lived there until I was 7, then we moved to staffordshire

[1999 pathfinder owner,looking to prepare for more off-roading...]

You lucky man. How the hell does anyone get to leave this hell hole for a dream life in AZ ??

 

It's my dream to live on the west coast of the USA

[1999 pathfinder owner,looking to prepare for more off-roading...]

Decent tyres, 31" min, rear springs, crank torsions, new nitro shocks allround and a snorkel

 

Thats my list to start with

[wd21 sas, what axle options ?]

Also it would seem we do have an abundance of Dana 44 equipped Jeep Wranglers here in UK. I presume I'd need a custom ratio to match my 4.375:1 ?

[wd21 sas, what axle options ?]

Cheers for the links lads

 

Unsure how I would Match ratios with a hilux axle

[wd21 sas, what axle options ?]

Yeh patrols and hilux no prob, loads of hilux !

 

What mods and codes for above ?

 

Any links to threads ?

 

Thanks

[wd21 sas, what axle options ?]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JEEP-CHEROKEE-1996-2-5-TD-67K-MILES-FRONT-AXLE-COMPLETE-WORKING-UNIT-NO-RE-/271047010232?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f1ba927b8

 

And these ...

[wd21 sas, what axle options ?]

Oh, my rear is a 31 spline c200a its 4.375:1 ratio

[wd21 sas, what axle options ?]

Hi, I'm in uk. we only get this jeep :

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_Cherokee_%28XJ%29

 

Not the old wagoneer version as far as I know.

 

But loads of these :

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/99-05-JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-WJ-4-0-FRONT-AXLE-COMPLETE-INCLUDES-DIFFS-ETC-/200817370682?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2ec1a5e63a ???

 

Looked on ebay for dana 44 and found nothing so it seems its scarce in the UK ?

 

What other axle options do i have ?

 

Cheers

[need advice plzzz]

English please ? lol

[Terrano custom snorkel]

I like it, matches the silver color.

 

And how does it behave on traffic and lower rotations, any better?

What the major difference?

 

Thanks

 

No major difference, its just like normal but a bit better on top end over 70 mph, seems more responsive at acceleration at this speed. I built it to be functional and hard wearing

 

That's really nice.

 

Cheers mate.

[How many Miles are on your pathfinder]

It's an '02

[How many Miles are on your pathfinder]

143k miles on my td27 . It's smooth as hell and only just broken in !

[Terrano custom snorkel]

Goes a bit better on top end. Sourced all parts from eBay uk

[ok, so I got my ball joint spacers]

Anyone else have experiance of bj spacers ?

[Terrano custom snorkel]

[ok, so I got my ball joint spacers]

Ok mate, cheers for your help. It's just got some positive camber on it at the mo as my tyres are wearing on outside edges, also I've read about straining the ball joints due to lifting torsion. Stacking won't be a problem as long as they are tight I think.