Sam's VX Grande, with extra GRRR GRRRande :)

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i forgot to update that !

i will have to get some pics but i have an arb rear locker and brown davis bash plate.

Have not painted the bash plate yet ! i managed to mount the compressor where the standard jack goes, it's awesome

heres some pics of my sliders




and for glen

[Snaga Wishing I was lost Find all posts View Profile Close Snaga]

Very snug fitting...

Hmmmmm, I wonder where that locker and bash plate came from
Glad it went to you than an idiot car salesman.

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2inch pedders 120 series front springs
dobinson extended front struts
tough dog rear shocks to suit 120 series 2 inch lift
80 series front springs for rear springs
sway bars in and connected

and this is what you get

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Oh looks very nice!!! Very good flex too!!!

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Hey Sam,

Looking good! Did you come up with that arrangement after lots of experimenting, advice, research?

I'd love to see what kind of articulation measurements you can attain. You'll probably beat my Prado's rear flex, but the front?? Well, lets see!! The specs for mine are after the upper arm installation, and can be seen here: http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...l=1#post339998

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Hey Sam,

Looking good! Did you come up with that arrangement after lots of experimenting, advice, research?

I'd love to see what kind of articulation measurements you can attain. You'll probably beat my Prado's rear flex, but the front?? Well, lets see!! The specs for mine are after the upper arm installation, and can be seen here: http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...l=1#post339998

Glen, is time for you to pass to the dark side ja ja ja ( 80 series front coils in the rear with 80 series rear shocks at least ).

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well i ended up ditching the 120 series springs, they where way to hard, so before the pp trip i put the kings back in, but i installed poly strut spacers to lever out the lift. I also ended up swapping my 2inch tjm coils in the rear because the 80 series srings did not handle the weighted load for the pp trip, i did it 5am the morning before i left qld to go to sa lol.

also installed some new nitto trail grappler mt's in 265/70r17, they are absolutely fantastic, i did 10,000k on the trip and they hardly even look like they have worn at all, they are wearing evenly and perform awesome on all terrains so far. A little sketchy in the wet but that was only when i had 47psi in them on the highway.



in this pic you can see the tires, bash plates and sliders


this pic you can see my roof rack and rear lamp setup

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well i ended up ditching the 120 series springs, they where way to hard, so before the pp trip i put the kings back in, but i installed poly strut spacers to lever out the lift. I also ended up swapping my 2inch tjm coils in the rear because the 80 series srings did not handle the weighted load for the pp trip, i did it 5am the morning before i left qld to go to sa lol.

also installed some new nitto trail grappler mt's in 265/70r17, they are absolutely fantastic, i did 10,000k on the trip and they hardly even look like they have worn at all, they are wearing evenly and perform awesome on all terrains so far. A little sketchy in the wet but that was only when i had 47psi in them on the highway.



in this pic you can see the tires, bash plates and sliders


this pic you can see my roof rack and rear lamp setup

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horrible picture of my dual batteries

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Nice rig Sam, I always liked your coils zook. I too have sold my zook for a VX Grande prado, I don't plan on doing any of the extreme stuff my Sierra was built for though, just some camping friendly stuff. You've got yours looking very nice, well done.

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Nice rig