Thread: Y62 patrol

Originally Posted by justinc

... you'll hit a roo now that you have said that , mike meant i think...

Ooohh......****!

Straight over my head. Thanks JC

Looks like i have to do some research as to what can and can't be done to these, and what year is best suited for mods

Originally Posted by Tombie

Now you’ve gone and done it....

Like 1nando,i hate driving at night in the country.

I recon i havent planned to do any highway night driving in the country for the last 20yrs,at least.

Then out on the property SWMBO cut herself very badly late one arvo.

High speed run,at dusk, to the local hospital which wasn't just around the corner.

I recon we saw at least 100 roos on the run in,and the one i didn't see,got hit


Luckily SWMBO screamed,i was hard on the anchors,which washed off heaps of speed,and minimised the damage.

Somehow the roo got thrown to the side,and didn't go under the vehicle or up onto the bonnet.

If it wasn't for the bar,the vehicle would have been badly damaged and it probably would have been a show stopper.

Originally Posted by Vern

Looks like i have to do some research as to what can and can't be done to these, and what year is best suited for mods

ST-L is best suited to suspension mods but the TI and TI-L have the hmbc system which the st-l does not. In my opinion the hmbc system is worth the compromise of not having a bull bar. In saying that you could install a bull bar and see how u like it as many have on the patrol forum. I personally am willing to go without it.

I think one of the best attributes of the y62 is the lack of need for power improvements. Where many spend thousands on chips/remaps, exhausts, snorkels, etc this money can go to other mods. The drivetrain is literally bullet proof; guys are running 35s on standard running gear, some of them supercharged and thrashing them hard with no driveline breakages. The drive train is over engineered apparently. This does not supprise me as Nissan has proved in many models including the patrol and skyline that driveline issues arent really an issue.

Clearance is not an issue. With 33s standard and 272mm of body clearance it smashes the 200 series clearance of 230mm. Also has better approach, departue and traverse angles.
Plenty of 12v outlets for accessories also.

What could be more relaible than a v8 petrol with no dpf, egr, adblue, turbo, intercooler or anything else that usually belongs on a diesel going wrong?

Despite what JC said about towing the fact is i havent towed so cant pass judgement or advice however the brakes are fantastic. They do have a soft feel but believe me if you put your foot down the thing pulls up quick for a 3 ton beast.

The TC is the best ive ever witnessed, again no suprise as nissan built the gtr system and its second to none.

Overall its a platform that makes sense. You just have to accept that yes it will chew more fuel but in the long run will be cheaper to run as they are extremely reliable. These things dont have anything go wrong and as a result you will end up spending all your free time on aulro as there is nothing to look at in the y62 patrol forum section, but the best part;

Having 200 series give it some next to you and blowing them away. Literally. Then rocking up to the set of lights and the bloke tucking in behind you cause you just murdered his ego

Thats handy to know about the st-l.
When i was looking at the gen4 one today, it seemed quite low imho. Like it needed bigger tyres and a bit of a lift.

Bullbar is essential for me.

Also i did read somewhere that the gen3 had improved vvt? This giving it better economy. I don't know what this is about.

Originally Posted by Vern

Thats handy to know about the st-l.
When i was looking at the gen4 one today, it seemed quite low imho. Like it needed bigger tyres and a bit of a lift.

Bullbar is essential for me.

Also i did read somewhere that the gen3 had improved vvt? This giving it better economy. I don't know what this is about.

Ive got the series 4. The improved vvt improves urban economy by 0.01, not very noticeable however sitting at 110km on the free way i can sit on 9ltrs/100 no issue.

The stl has been discontinued.

I think the reason they look low is cause they are so bloody big. It isnt until you park it next to a lifted 4wd that you realise how big they are.

I thimk my brake comments were because i was comparing it to my brembos...😣😅.

Like i said totally overengineered and a lc200 killer😎.

Jc

Am aware the st-l is discontinued. Not sure if we do go down this path whether we go low k secondhand or new. As i no longer work for myself, its now no longer a tax write off.

I will be looking at something easy to mod is all.