Thread: TD5 Build up from stock

Thanks for sharing, inspiration my friend...

Mylo,

Quite a transformation

Where did you get the suspension dropping kit? Looks interesting

Originally Posted by decnal

Mylo,

Quite a transformation

Where did you get the suspension dropping kit? Looks interesting

Im guessing Les Richmond White Tiger = $$$$$$$
Nice build mate you have come along way in a short time

Very nice build up. Looking foward to seeing some pictures of it in action.

Have you changed the diff ratio to turn those wheels, if not how does it perform.

Great first post mate well done!!!!
Regards
Robbo

So knuckled down again yesterday and put my bullbar and winch on. Also fitted my UHF to the ceiling console which seems to be a great spot for the uniden.

Bar and winch (12000lbs tiger z) weighed a ton, and my back sincerely regrets lifting the thing by myself and not just waiting a few hours for a mate to help. Not sure if i like the look of the ARB bar on it yet, as I had got used to the previous plastic bar i had trimmed to be slim line. Am thinking that i will probably get a custom bar made that is literally just a copy of the plastic bar in steel and with a winch cradle under neath in the middle. Not a fan of all the hoops and spot light mounts. Make is look like every other 4x4 on the road as ARB stuff is just so common these days.

Originally Posted by Landover

Very nice build up. Looking foward to seeing some pictures of it in action.

Have you changed the diff ratio to turn those wheels, if not how does it perform.

Thanks David, Havn't changed the ratio's yet. And I was expecting to find it almost undrivable from all the posts and research i've been doing on tyre size. I had 33's in mind for so long, and then at the last minute just went for the 35's.

Short answer is....its not too bad. Look, you loose a fair chunk of torque, which is instantly noticeable in high range, but low range is still low enough for me atm. I think the only thing im not liking is that i find i have to slightly use more clutch when taking off from a dead stop in first. I don't have the best clutch in the world, so its probably not going to stick around for long as it is. I'm getting maxi drives put in soon, and will be doing diff centers with front and rear lockers at the same time. Thats just about $4-5000 away though lol. I've done this build so quick, i think i just need a break for a little while, or at least my wallet does. It's getting the ecu chipped in 2 weeks too, so that should claw back some of what i've lost to the tyres at least, but not in the way a correctly ratio'd diff would. One bonus so far though is that is that it has a higher top speed now :-) And it hardly revs at 110 on the highway!

Originally Posted by rangieman

Im guessing Les Richmond White Tiger = $$$$$$$
Nice build mate you have come along way in a short time

haha, yep, white tiger 2" dropping kit. Definitely $$$ at $900 and something for 2 inches of height, but i was more worried with the install than the money when i opened up the kit and laid it all out on the ground! :-$ I just didn't want a body lift in it but was after more than a suspension lift. I'm thinking of ditching my suspension already though and going to a 3" bilstein lift. Or at least another inch in the front as with the dual batteries, winch, and bar the front end has dropped a touch...and thats with HD springs and shockers. An inch should level it.