matts hilux build

[toddie]

Mate there talking shit to you! Probably just didn't wanna do anything that day! I brought the mounting brackects to suit the 50mm body lift! About 220 I think they were

[mattlittle]

i just bought a hid conversion kit on ebay for my headlights took 2 minutes to re run the wires so much better now just have to decide on spot lights. i have 2 supernova hid ironmans sitting at home off my patrol to go on front and 4 ipf 800 with hid conversons off the dozer cant decided what to put on thinking of putting the 4 ipfs on the tray bar just to see what it looks like but i think they are way too big

[mattlittle]

Mate there talking shit to you! Probably just didn't wanna do anything that day! I brought the mounting brackects to suit the 50mm body lift! About 220 I think they were

i will by some right now for that were did you get them from

[toddie]

Mate there talking shit to you! Probably just didn't wanna do anything that day! I brought the mounting brackects to suit the 50mm body lift! About 220 I think they were

i will by some right now for that were did you get them from

i brought mine threw opposite lock at springwood there, near moss st! not to mention how much they stuff you around, give the mob who make the bar a call first mate, or even matty from monster rides!

toddie

[rn41leroy]

give opposite lock in nerang a call... he will be able to get you a set of brackets...

for the second time in 2 weeks i have driven past your truck and thought whats wrong with the XROX... both times i was in my 2wd hilux.

Sporty's warehouse 2 weeks ago and Tweed city you were leaving the car park today.

i must say it is a big ute. where abouts do you live?

[mattlittle]

i live up in surfers yeh it is big but still got a lot to do and i am not happy with it off road not getting enough flex out of the rear end and i want to put a rekon kit in it to get more travel

thanks for the advise i will contact opposite lock tomorow about xrox

i have spotted so many big luxes up here but most i think never see dirt such a waste

come up and say hi next time you see the lux am only new to the forum i havent met anyone yet

[mattlittle]

thought i would just update havent done much new sliders are on, eaton elocker is in the rear , mickey thompson mtz's 285/75/r16 and the xrox bullbar has been lifted

but i went to queensland transport to get my lifts and tires approved so i dont void my insurance filled out a motor vehical modification application and i got defected cause
1. tires have more than 15 mm of tread
2. lifts on the front are 70mm of suspention witch is 20mm more than the 50mm allowed
3. tires were out side the guards by 4 mm

so pissed off to say the least told me i have to go do all the turning tests and a couple of other things and all i have under my lux is 2 inch body lift and 3 inch suspention front 2 inch bach grahhhh

there goes my idea of getting rekon in the front and a coilover conversion on the rear or find a better queensland transport to get it looked at

[Jack S]

Man get intouch with Rod (VMN) and see who does all the approval stuff for his body lift, might be worth getting him to look at it maybe

Anyway the lux sounds like a monster, give us a look with some pictures

[KTM525EXC]

you might have to move matt did you end up getting the new brackets? or did you mod your own for the xrox?

[danmcccc]

so did they defect you for the body lift? or just the suspension?

[mattlittle]

um man the bodylift had no problems and i think i have fixed the rest put some plastic guards on so the tires dont stick out, put my allterrains back on again so the tread isnt too big and lowered the front end a bit just going to crank it strait back up again after it is approved

am going back on monday to have another go fingers crossed

yeh i got new mounts and it is all fixed very easy just had to find the right 4x4 place had them here in a week instaled it in 10 minutes

now looking at a winch

pictures soon once i get her back in the mud

[mylesy]

I'll be looking out for your Lux mate. I'm on the coast too. It all sounds good dude, how much was the elocker and have you had a chance to try it out yet??

[mattlittle]

um mine was 1750 i dont know if that is good or bad havent had a chance to test it yet but there are plenty of people on here that have them and they all love them

i will keep an eye out for you on the coast

[danmcccc]

um mine was 1750 i dont know if that is good or bad havent had a chance to test it yet but there are plenty of people on here that have them and they all love them

i will keep an eye out for you on the coast

thats 100 bucks dearer than an ARB air locker...but you dnt need a compressor so theres where they make it up

[mylesy]

Ok was that through OL?? Ok I'm just tossing up what to get, I already have the ARB compressor so it will pretty much be even, just personal preference I guess. Would be interested in how the elocker performs though.

[07luxurious]

How did you go with the Department of transport mate?

I had mine approved about 3 months ago, was probably the most frustrating process to go through but its all good now.

[mattlittle]

yeh got mine done all good but with my old BF Goodrich All Terrains 265/70R16 which are 30" not my mtz"s which are 33" they said it was impossiple to get any bigger legal with the +15mm to -26mm maximum tire change law in queensland so i got it all approved and put the mtz's strait back on screw it in any other state i would be fine stupid qld

so i have decided after all this i am just going to be happy with the height and try and get more flex out of my rear end getting quotes on a coliover converstion for the rear end

[qld hilux]

Hey Matt, when I got my tires 265/70/16 (which are 30.7" by the specs) I was shown the qld DOT book by the tyre guy that says that 4x4's can go up to 50mm overall diameter, but passenger vehicles are only allowed up to 15mm like you said.. Unless it's changed since then? wasn't that long ago.

[Dayle809]

Hey mate What sort of recovery points do you have on the front with that bar?