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Torsion bars do sag/lose spring over time like all other types of springs, but unless they have completely clagged it, they would rarely be the limiting factor with front ride height on a standard nav. There's not much room to raise the front due to the limited amount of suspension travel to...

Thanks mate. I will miss it, it's been a reliable thing for many years. It's been to some places, some where a nav has no right to go! lol. I doubt they'd accept my internal organs as down payment for a Lolux, as they've depreciated considerably over the years (my organs that is, not the...

Nothing daft about those questions. You won't need UCA's for a standard 2" lift (they're not legal without engineering anyway afaik if you're in Aus). Some people say they need the torsion bars with a steel bull bar and winch. I didn't though, I just wound the stock ones up and it's fine. Make...

Are there any fault codes? The method to check them is here, seems like a bit of rigmaroll but it's not really that bad, easier than it sounds.

A random one from fleabay. I doubt it does anything for performance, the idea was basically a catch can for the turbo should the impeller end up in little pieces.

ps. It's the zd30 model engine.

Well, it looks like the old girl has finally given up. Unfortunately from the failure of a trivial and cheap part, ie. the small hose that goes between the EGR valve and the block, which cracked and split, causing it to run low on coolant and overheat on the freeway. Unfortunately I changed all...

Think it's a non return/one way Yeah, it looks like the non return/one way valve. Try it and you should find you can blow through in only one direction. Can't remember which line it's on. I know I did some work on mine years ago after getting a bad batch of fuel (had to drop the tank and blow...

If we're going by anecdotes the four previous vehicles of mine managed between 400k - 650k kms without additives of any kind, or without servicing or replacing anything in the fuel system, apart from regular filter changes. The fuel systems were still running fine at those mileages and wasn't...

If it's a rear lsd, it won't fit in the front. They're different size diffs.

Contrarian and sceptic from way back here (lol), but I find all of these additives and the marketing claims dubious. No doubt engines run better while it's in the fuel, but I doubt it gives any lasting benefit. Would be a simple thing for manufacturers to reference the experimental methods and...

Will be interesting to see if the light goes out at start up now, without needing a few revs.

Wouldn't these parts be VIN specific? Usually suppliers will need your VIN to match it to the correct part.

Yeah, the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in Tassie lol. That does sound a little high, especially just idling in the 90's. Though I don't know much about that model so could be wrong, perhaps someone with experience of your model will know how close it is to normal. How regularly has...

What driving conditions cause it to get hot? The common wisdom afaik is that if your car is getting hot at highway speeds it'll be a restricted radiator. At any rate, from experience, it's overwhelming likely to be that. The wind through the radiator at that speed should be enough to keep it...

ps. ^ By "D22" I mean the 3 litre version. Know nothing of the 2.5 motors, but same logic applies.

It would be highly unusual for a thermostat to cause something like this afaik, they usually work or they don't (ie. car boils). Not impossible though, I suppose. I know nothing of D40, but I know on the D22 winch controller and lights don't make any noticeable difference. The winch itself (and...

I ran around on a set of Toyo Open Country HT's for a while lol. Completed lots of tough tracks and found no difference between them and most "AT's" I have used. One of the reasons I think most of what are sold as AT's are basically highway tyres with lots of sales hype (with the exception of...

You can still find stock of the T01's, but they're getting rare. They have a new model mt tyre that's taken its place but afaik no one in Aus has been able to get any of their off road tyres since covid. These ones look good. Originally these are what I wanted, but couldn't find them in the...

Fair enough, but I did mention that standard AT's don't have a very strong construction. Which is fine if you don't carry heavy loads regularly or go off road much. For a good ute tyre a "Light Truck" rating (which will have a higher load rating), should be the minimum IMO. It's usually shown...