What did you do on your Perentie Today.

Hello All.

I paid for the new tow bar I had made, fitted and engineered to 3.5 tons by a reputable company. They did a really nice job well worth the cost and I am very happy with it. Now I have multiple towing height options so wont be dragging the back end of a trailer along the road anymore. I will put a pick on here when I have worked out how to do it. I am not sure if I am allowed to put the name of the company on here but if anyone wants to know then msg me.
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Chassisline in Toowoomba did the job, They were not afraid to touch the Perentie and I had a very good service experience with them. After having a good look at the way the rear end was constructed the comment was that it was much stronger than the stock chassis. It's all at least 4mm steel and well lapped into the original so quite happy to put 3 to 3.5 tons on it. Very helpful working with me in drawing up what I wanted and getting it to fit. The cost was just under 2 grand including GST but I had removed the Exhaust tail pipe, mud flaps and tied any wiring up out of the way to reduce the work they would need to do.

The chassis is drilled and tubes welded in for the bolts to go thru. They spoke the right language so I was happy for them to do it and I am well pleased with what has been done.Attachment 122637Attachment 122638 There is a perpendicular stiffener on the inside. It's as solid as a rock.

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Originally Posted by Gardi01

I am not sure if I am allowed to put the name of the company on here but if anyone wants to know then msg me.
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I can't see why not; we all talk about "Land Rover". I'd say there would be a lot of people interested to hear more about the tow bar and where you got it from. That is the point of a forum , isn't' it?

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Originally Posted by Gardi01

Hello All.

I paid for the new tow bar I had made, fitted and engineered to 3.5 tons by a reputable company. They did a really nice job well worth the cost and I am very happy with it. Now I have multiple towing height options so wont be dragging the back end of a trailer along the road anymore. I will put a pick on here when I have worked out how to do it. I am not sure if I am allowed to put the name of the company on here but if anyone wants to know then msg me.
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No problem. Probably quite a few would like to know where to get it from. It's name and shame that is not permitted on the forum for obvious reasons.

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Originally Posted by Bearman

No problem. Probably quite a few would like to know where to get it from. It's name and shame that is not permitted on the forum for obvious reasons.

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Well I added in more info and some pics but now I can't find the post. It was made by Chassisline in Toowoomba.
One day I'll be able to work this thing. Just don't know when.

Aaron Burnett is also selling one.

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Spent the last few days changing out the diff ratios from 4.7 to 3.54. I was initially looking at 4.11 but decided to go 3.54 due mostly to already having the crownwheel carriers and Salisbury gears to go that way. I bought a HD 3.5 reverse cut front ring and pinion from Ashcrofts and fitted that onto the Trutrac in the front diff. Should get it all finished tomorrow and will take it for a test run and see how it goes - if I can't get enough legs out of the standard TB2518 I am thinking of going the turbo setup from KLR. Another thought is to change the transfer to RFSV gearing and see how that goes. Will get a few photos tomorrow hopefully.

G'day Brian. It might be worth talking to Mike Vine if he's still working. You probably already thought of that. I went with a GT2560 which I bought through Mike. He seemed to think it was a reasonable alternative to a T3 turbo. That was a bit over 10 years ago so things have no doubt changed again.

Better turbo's out there brian!
I would look at the td04hl-19t or a holset hx30 and fueling. That fuel pump in the 6x6 will have a fuel rack limiter in it. Remove that and you cam get maximum fuel (180cc/1000 or around 300hp)😊

Is the td04 a MMC turbo? Should be good.

Can be, a few mobs make it.
Ideal one for the 4bd1 is td04hl-19t with 6cm housing.
The klr one is good, but as they told me, most people are just after a moderate tune, theres suits that.
I run the td04hl-19t on a 4bd1t with the fuel screw removed. The fuel rack limiter is still in place, i get very minimal smoke, egt's are good, and am getting just over half the pumps fuelling capabilities. Plan the remove the limiter and see how it goes.