Hilux 4x4 Forum

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Welcome Ian. FIRSTLY it dont matter which of the vechiles you choose,as long as it is a TOYOTA.For a long and intense overland trip in Africa,I would go for the least complicated,least electronic drive chain.Good luck and we await to hear of your adventures.

You think that pothole is big????? Come to Buffalo City (East London and King Williams Town ).Makes this hole look like a puddle.

Me too.When I eventually got home,my wife said that my supper was in the dog.

Welcome Tony enjoy the forum from Tony

Welcome to the forum Nic

Welcome to the forum Anton

Baie welkom Jaques

Gonna wake up the family early tomorrow morning and start our own clock ticking.Should loosen some joints !!!!!!

Welcome to the forum Nico

Welcom to thye forum Nick.

MOWING THE TAR

Welcome to the forum

EINA !!!!! Bad one. Aint going to look good for very much longer...BUT
imagine if it were a NISSAN??????

You havent stated what engine is in your lux

Condolences to the Tau family.Words cannot consol or relay the loss you must feel

Welcome Anthony.I owned two of those luxes years ago and they are bulletproof.Happy motoring in the bush.

Great to have you on the forum Dave.

Any forum guys out there with the latest update regarding the senior traveller who went looking for help,after getting stuck,and leaving his wife with the vechile.I understand she was rescued after a few days by two other travelling vechiles which happened to come across her. Has the hubby been foun...

I needed a 12v transformer a while ago and could not find anything suitable in my one horse town.I bought a cheap battery charger from Midas and used the transformer.Still working okay.

Seems to sound like the spigot shaft bearing as stated by the other members.Check the end of the spigot shaft for wear.I had worn shaft and had a hardened bush installed on the shaft after having it machined. The worn shaft causes theshaft to float and results in the gears and bearings getting damag...

I owned one of these dc 4x4. If the load bin is original as per the foto,the 4x4 is an import. The first local produced hiluxes used the under tailgate rear lights and the loadbin is approx 50mm longer than the imported produced vechiles.

Well done. Looks very innovative.

Looks very good and also appears to be very strong.Well done,

Must be a STATE hospital.

Very nice!!.Tell me what did the trailer cost to build?

Welcome aboard Danie.

I owned a 83 and a 84 hilux 4x4 from new and the front drive shafts had the double cardan joint on them. The shaft on yours must have been worked on by a service provider who doesnt relly know the workings of the cardan joint.I have seen this case a few times lately on later model sfa`s.In fact I ha...

So true !!!!! You hit the nail on the head.

Welcome Jethro.You will enjoy all the info and banter among the family.

I thought Julius Me......... was in hospital with the flu.Carefull he doesnt recruit you !!!!!

Mooi man

Welcome to the forum and hopefully you can come to sunny South Africa some time and do some offroad trails here.

Maybe it belongs to J.M. of some other youth thinking league.

The bearing is obtainable from a Bearing Man or other like suppliers.My shaft was worn so I sent it into engineering shop and had a hardened sleeve installed to bring the front to origonal size.Been okay for about 50 000 clicks so far.

When removing the gearbox,check the spigot bearing,located on the flywheel, and the front of the input shaft to see if it is worn.Especially on a high mileage vechile.This also caues the shaft to float and results in bearing and gear wear.

I installed an ome full syspention to my previous dc 4x4 about 10 years ago.I have since reinstalled the same ome into my current dc 4x4.I have never replaced c-bearing but I put a 30mm spacer onto my rear diff when I did the original sysp change.I have also used my origonal drive shafts on my curre...

Hi Andy. How is your son doing?

Ek ry n 2,8 d/c 1998 model .Ek sal eers die 2,8 engine oop maak en sien hoeveel skade die masjien het en dan besluit wat om te doen.Ek sou eerder die 2,8 in die voertuig hou.Minder probleme.

Crying shame.Only problem about owning a hilux is that the skelms want the hilux more than the owner does.I would hate this to happen to my hilux.

Hi Kutlo.I have a spare flywheel for a 3L (2,8) diesel.Check if the two are similar.Only problem is I am in the Eastern Cape near East London.

I owned two new hiluxes years ago(1983 and then again in 1984) and found them to be bullet proof.I still see a few of them running around my area driven by the locals and they seem to be in fair condition taking the model into consideration.

I want to know the exact frequencies.Is the frequencies used not for public knowledge and protected for some or other reason.

Hi guys,I and Haboob are looking at getting ourselves radios and registering ourselves with ORRA.What frequency does the ORRA network operate on?

Hi Dylan.Besides the valuable skills and knowledge gained by doing this driving training course,will it serve to accredit one as for the new offroad legislation to be enforced in the near future?.

Hi there.I am driving my 5th hilux sfa which is a non turbo 2,8 diesel.Not very fast but bullet proof and get about 8,5 km/l.I fitted a 7mge to previous sfa and it performed well but was too powerfull for the drivechain.Gearbox and diff problems occured. Keep the vechile standard for very far away o...

Thanks Andy.Excuse my manners.I forgot to invite you and any other members to join us on the weekend 23,24 and 25 Sept 2011.Contact me or Haboob for details.

Been meaning to ask you since I first saw Haboob in person.I see where Viv and the staffies sleep.Where do you sleep?

Hi guys,Haboob and I are planning a weekend trip from Keimouth to Cebe in a few weeks time.I have travelled the route many times ,years ago, and I know the area quite well.I have have heard conflicting stories about the route regarding travelling near the coast.I fully understand the beach driving b...

Hi Doc.I am driving my 5th hilux sfa. I installed a 7mge cressida engine to one of them years ago and found the hilux to perform very well.The problem was that the gearbox had to be repaired on three occations and the diff also gave problems. The drivechain could not handle the power.I met a fellow ...

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