How To: Installing a Body Lift in Your 4X4

Installing a body lift kit in your 4X4 is one of the easier modifications you can complete to give your wheel wells that little bit of extra clearance for larger rubber. The install differs slightly from 4X4 to 4X4, but the process is pretty much the same… Read more »

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Install a Dual Battery System

If your into all the high tech wizardry of modern day camping, or if you’ve tacked on an electric winch to your off road chariot, you’ll probably want to invest in a 2nd battery for your 4X4.

Most large 4X4’s produced after 1980 will have a spot already available for a 2nd batter, and this mod is one of the easiest you can make to your 4X4. For older and smaller 4X4’s you might have a little more work to do… Read more »

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Toyota Hilux Diff Ratios

Below are the diff ratios of early model Toyota Hilux’s.

Petrol

Note: the V6 4runner has a 4.3 ratio
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Wiring Diagram For A Winch

Looking at wiring up your winch by your self?, Or even doing in-cab controls? This diagram may prove useful to you!

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Wiring Diagram For An ARB Air-Locker

Need some help installing your ARB air-locker? Use this handy wiring diagram to sort out all those electrical gremlins. Read more »

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Installling a Chevy Engine in a Landcruiser

This is the story of how and why I chose to install a chevy engine in my 60 series Landcruiser. I’ll share all the trials and tribulations I experienced which might just help you to not make the same mistakes I did. Read more »

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Replacing the rear diff on a 60/62 series Landcruiser

Having a 350 chev driving the Landcruiser, it was inevitable that after 300,000+ kms the diff was going to let go at some stage. Luckily for me it was on a bitumen road, and close to home, so the drama of skidding to a halt was minimal. What amazed me more was how easy the diff is to replace… Read more »

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