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murf6 wrote:Have you decieded on your new wheel and tyre combo mate......? I would also be interested in hearing your thoughts about the muffler being replaced with pipe with your exhaust....

Hey Murf

I have narrowed down to 2 sets that i want it will either be 32/11.5 bighorn on a 15 x 8 black dynamic rim or a 265/75r16 MTZ on a 16 x 8 black dynamic rim they will just be my play set.

As for the staight through exhaust, what can i say i absolutly love it . It gives off such a tuff exhaust note now and ya can clearly hear the turbo spooling. Its actually suprising at 100kph ya cant really hear it untill you stick the boot in, so there is no drone which is gr8. The only way the muffler will be going back on is if the fuzz make me lmao. As for preformance there was no gain or decrese it was just for the noise .

Cheers Troy

i am thinking about a set of km2 or the mtr kelvar.....
my pic would be the km2's mate!
there a very nice tyre and actually won the mud tyre challenge in 4wd action a few months ago.

Jack S wrote:i am thinking about a set of km2 or the mtr kelvar.....
my pic would be the km2's mate!
there a very nice tyre and actually won the mud tyre challenge in 4wd action a few months ago.

yeah a few of my m8s have the KM2's and they seem to be happy with them.

KTM525EXC wrote:cheers guys

yeah its getting there lol im looking forward to early new year where im going to have another spending spree, which will hopefully be my new muddys and rims, chip which at this stage Rods VMS chip is leading the way, the LOKKA for the rear and a few other things

If you guys keep buying stuff from me, one day might be able to afford a locker myself...

If you guys keep buying stuff from me, one day might be able to afford a locker myself...

Good one Rod....

Ill keep that in mind if i ever get anything form you

dont worry rod, soon ill be hopeing to hit you up for a lift and chip

Diegothecat wrote:

If you guys keep buying stuff from me, one day might be able to afford a locker myself...

Good one Rod....

Ill keep that in mind if i ever get anything form you

Jack S wrote:dont worry rod, soon ill be hopeing to hit you up for a lift and chip

Don't hold your breath on the lockers fellas, one day I might actually break even on this stuff....

And a year later, I might be able to afford lockers:?

But I have had a lot of fun mucking about in the shed instead of on the computer....

Some quick pics of us messing around in the Morgan quarry the other weekend waiting till the other guys got there before we hit the tracks i didnt get any other photos of the other tracks i always forget






ya gotta love lockers this was steep as, the navara that was with us lost its rear step after not being able to make it up and a 2002 hilux who was also with us front tyres got kicked that high up in the air it almost ended up landing on its back (crazy driver) where i just crawled up with nearly no wheelspin

Good pics mate, your right about the lockers, it makes it a different vehicle with them

The hilux taking part in the australia day festivitys

haha true Aussie pride, well done mate. Those action pics look unreal too, gaimer then me going into that mud pit haha

Nice one....I was thinking of mounting my aussie flag yesterday on the back of the ute but was worried the cops might think its a bit of a hazard.....4 metres long by 2 metres wide or thereabouts.......



I have it hanging on the wall in me garage.....

Marshwa wrote:haha true Aussie pride, well done mate. Those action pics look unreal too, gaimer then me going into that mud pit haha

lol dont worrie i wasnt the test dummy that tested the waters lol my crazy m8 was

Love it...

Look forward to see the lux in action.

gotta love a ute with the aussie flag flying

love the flags ktm i had the same set up yesterday same with my mates had three hiluxs and a cruiser got thumbs up from everyone on the way to the river ( i think we only past about 6 people though but they were all happy to see them)

tgibbo wrote:love the flags ktm i had the same set up yesterday same with my mates had three hiluxs and a cruiser got thumbs up from everyone on the way to the river ( i think we only past about 6 people though but they were all happy to see them)

hahaha yeah i got the same lol heaps of ppl cheering and clapping. i passed i recon about 30 cop cars on the road none of them batted an eyelid. I went past a bretho station and one of the cops nudged another cop and pointed to my car as i drove past and the other cop gave me the thumbs up i thought that was pretty cool

boycee wrote:Look forward to see the lux in action.

yeah should be a gr8 day out


cheers for all the kind words guys

well its been a while since my last update (been very busy) a few more upgrades on the lux with more exciting ones to come in the next month or two
firstly i fitted my pillar pod with the Autometer boost and EGT gauges. It wasnt an exact "bolt on'' fit to get it sitting nice, i ended up trimming it a bit and made some spacers up behind the jesus rail so it didnt sit to far in.


next up i did my brake upgrade with bendix HD pads and DBA 4000 series slotted rotors


it did improve the braking a fair bit, it doesnt fade out like it used to under heavy braking with the standard pads and rotors. There is also more ''bite'' and a better pedal feel.