Hi all, my dad and I have been building a 4WD camper vehicle out of a Uni mog in little old New Zealand, and he's just recently started an Instagram account showing some of the earlier progress. Heres the link!

He's so proud of his progress and I am too, but almost no one is seeing his videos and its breaking my heart cause of how much effort he's putting into them 😭.

It would be so cool if he could make some 4wd friends or even get some likes on his page, he's worked so hard and it would be so cool to get him some likes, thanks so much and safe travels!!

Iron Duck Fab Chassis, LS2, built TH400 and an Atlas. I’m so stoked!

Hey everyone Winter is coming where I live and I would like to get a car/truck with awd since I currently have a civic 2007 without any traction for the next weather What would you recommend to me to buy with a budget of $4k?

Hello guys

My car experiences vibrations when braking.

Car: Mitsubishi Pajero Pinin 2001

I changed the front rotors and brake pads, only to find the one of the slide pins is locked up. I cleaned it up and installed it, albeit the rubber ring on it slid off and installed it as is. Part number MR334954.

In the meantime I ordered new pins and then replaced both of them. Vibrations reappeared only after 2 weeks. One of those slide pins got stuck again. I applied enough lithium grease and the the seals of the slide pins are in good condition.

So I ordered new pad brackets where the pins go inside. Since I was at, I replaced the calliper because one had a bad boot.

Now, I have new brackets, new pins, new brake rotors and new callipers. I did drive on the new rotors when the slide pins got stuck again.

I still experience vibrations when braking but only lightly. When I hit the brakes hard it goes away. Now my question, can the disks be warped again since I drove them with stuck pins?

A summary:

Repair one: changed rotor and pads. Vibrations went away.

Repair two: changed slide pins, because one of them had a bad grommet. Vibrations reappeared after 2 weeks. One pins got stuck again. Drove on rotors with one stuck pin

Repair three: changed the brackets. Vibrations didn’t go away.

Any help is appreciated. I was thinking about getting new rotors and get the new and possibly warped rotors resurfaced, since they’re new and keep them as spare parts.

One more question: why does the slide pin have a grommet on it? (MR334954). Is it designed to act as a spring but using air as a medium? One of the slide pins (MR334902) doesn’t have a grommet but the other does.

‘89 Mitsubishi Montero.

Currently only upgrades to suspension are

2nd gen Montero UCAs so I can change ball joints easily.

KYB Excel G shocks because the original set finally gave out

Adjusted the torsion bar up front by 0.5 inch

And long leaf spring shackles on the rear for 1” lift

I am planning on joining the local rallycross series in 2025. And I have a solid axle swap set in store (3.11 final drive) and 18” fully adjustable coilovers with triple bypass.

My plan is to keep my stockish set up until things are no longer repairable and that’s when I’ll solid axle swap.

Should I just go for the swap first before the series starts or push through with my plan?

I’ve tried fast driving with the Montero on dirt and desert and it did quite okay, not just with whoops and jumps. On those it was quite harsh but, nothing broke.

Anybody with stock IFS before and did SAS? How was the change on mid to high speed dirt roads?

Hi, I’m planning on doing a suspension lifts on my car however i’ve seen yes and no’s about also being able to put in a body lift, is this able or better/safer to just to lift kit?

So I picked up a 2024 Lexus GX550 Overtrail + a month or two ago. I’m really enjoying it - all except the lowered stance of the front end. Looks awful. I’m tempted to buy 1” strut spacers to level it up, but I’ve read strut spacers will ruin the ride quality of the truck. Any suggestions on how to “level up” the front end without wrecking the vehicles smooth ride? Thanks!

New to this, got a new nissan navara( frontier 4xpro here) and forgot to stop and put in neutral before changing to low, I was at minimal speed, could there be any damage?

Have a unique leaf spring pack for a utility vehicle (old Taylor Dunn). I'm trying to stiffen it to support more load with less sag, and ideally lift it about an 1". Lifting seems tougher because it would require a new leaf-pack with bigger curvature to do so? What is the process to stiffen? Imagine I could add a leaf layer or two by adding new leafs, or replacing some with stiffer ones? Not sure where to start in terms of figuring out what stiffness is needed, how many leafs are needed. The vehicle will be traveling on smooth flat ground, so could error on the side of being very rigid. Thanks for the help!

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Looking to get new rims for my hilux and was wondering if 18inch rims will fit.

Thinking about the Mahindra pik ups and how I think some of the special editions (Karoo in South Africa) look alright imo and the look works. Still think the Tasman is uglier than the Mahindras but maybe with enough crap on it, it could actually work?

thinking of putting a locker in the back diff of my 4runner the front is a 4cyl open diff back is v6 locked with a spool, anyone think they’re worth it ?

Have both. They are both stock running Toyo AT stock size. New to 4X4ing. Looking at easy 3/10 trails in Palm Springs. What truck do you take?

I’m your experience, what is the easiest off-road vehicle to work on? My 1999 5.9 Durango is dreadful any time I have to get under the hood, I replaced my crankshaft position sensor and will forever ask why they designed it to be on the back of the motor at the top of the bell housing. There’s just so much engine in such a small space.

Then I see under the hood of my dads 2016 V6 f150, and it’s like I could access anything just by reaching down, there is TONS of room.

Figured I’d ask, In your experience what is the easiest to work on that’s not old Toyotas or Jeeps? And how’s the 3.6 JL Wranglers for those who’ve worked on them

Thank you for considering this! Your contributions will help enhance our understanding of off-road performance for this college project.

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Doing a moderate lift (2.5” front, 1” back + new UCA) to my 2024 Tacoma. I plan to do the install work myself, and get the alignment done at a shop.

I’m curious for folks who have gone this route if you used any old auto shop for alignment (pep boys, local mechanic, even the dealership) or if I need to find some place that has experience with these types of upgrades.

Hopefully this hasn’t been asked too often (I dug around in the old posts and didn’t find anything specific to my question.)