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Here are a couple of pics from our recent trip down to Augusta, and Yeagerup dunes and beaches in WA.
Bogged, Scratched and Dented, but a great car on a great 2 week holiday. Cheers JG |
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Nice pic Hemijeepy,,,, and well picked up CRDStu,,, ha
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Onya StuCRD,
Besides my girl, shes my favourite ! Cheers jjg |
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Here are a couple from the Weekend. They are from the top spot at Rav Ridge at lancruiser Mountain QLD. I will have more action shots shortly.
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More shots from Landcruiser Park.
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And some more!
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Also some more from the Landcruiser Park weekend in the rain Forest sections.
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And a few more!
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Last one!
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Another one of the Grand in the mud and how to make slicks out of the ATR's!
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Nice shot JTO good to see you geting it dirty. And nice to see you got a bit of rain up there!
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Gump,
I still prefer my old ZJ with the solid axle! Wish I had not sold it. JTO |
I have also put more shots on the Aussiejeep images pages as well.
see http://www.aussiejeepimages.com/gall...2_itemId=95422 JTO |
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Gonzo,
This is the extent of my flex in the stock WH. Not the best but heaps of fun with the Quadradrive II. Even had the AJOR sticker on the windscreen! JTO |
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Here are some more random ones.
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Here is a shot of my Rangie project and the Grand next to each other. My rangie has near 300mm additional clearance than the Grand. Oh how I wish it was the other way round! Sorry its a carport shot and not on a track.
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Here are some shots from an excursion this arvo up the Glasshouse Mountains to test the new tyres. They went awsome in the mud and you can feel them claw through.
Very happy indeed. JTO |
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bikemat,
That does sound like a good idea and I need to get it dirty again. I am still waiting on Jeep to replace the other 02 sensors and all should be good. As you can see the Grand is way too shiny!! JTO |
Loving the WH!!
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Will have some good shots from this coming Sunday of both a CRD and a 5.7!
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Kimamigo.... where'd you get the aftermarket headers from? I'd love some too :)
I've already done a cat back dual 2.5 system but headers too would be well wicked! |
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Ahh righto, thanks for getting back to me. Who's doing them for you? Are they the kind of shop to make up a jig to re-do them in the future, or just a one-off set? I'll be really interested in any improvements you find.
Thanks for your comments on mine, I've got these tips sitting in my garage if you want/like them, they're pretty close to the Startech ones. I've just changed to four round ones instead. Here's a link with pics... http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/...ad.php?t=69229 Cheers, Ben |
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3.0-Litre CRD V6 Engine
Quadra-Drive II active full-time 4WD Remote Central Locking and alarm system ABS, ESP & Traction Control Front & Side Air-Bags 180watt Alternator Tyre-Pressure Monitoring System Factory Sun Roof Factory Fog Lights Skid plates Roof Cross Rail Deep-tinted rear and quarter windows 6 disc CD/MP3 player. Boston Acoustics Premium Sound System, 6 speakers, 2 instrument panel-mounted mid-range/tweeter hybrid speakers, 2 front-door woofers, 2 rear-door full-range speakers and 276-watt amplifier with Digital Signal Processing Mod's & add on Jeep Alum. Nudge Bar, OEM Towbar 17”x10.5” Cooper Discover S/T Tyres GME Electrophone TX3400 UHF CB Transmitter Nite Stalker 100w Driving Lights Bonnet Protector & headlight Protectors Front Moulded Splash Guards Beach Flag pole mount OEM Wheel Locks Slush Mats, Front and Rear Jeep Front Black Neoprene Seat Covers GPS system Work Shop Manual Factory Rock rail K&N Filter Alum Fuel Filler Door Rear camera caravan & distance parking sensors S.S door entry guards Envelope Cargo Net Pedal Kit from SRT Slimline Weathershields Rear Cargo Protection Mat Coming mods & wish list AJOR stickers Rear Black Neoprene Seat Covers Rear air dust deflector AJOR Group buy CRD chip S.S Tail Light Guards Front bra Cover REAR Door Sill Protectors Front Seat Heaters |
cherren the first mod i would do in your wish list is get a K&N Filter and get rid of that monster back pressure muffler and put a straight thru on her, a chip without chipin it!!
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cherren meant to ask the Cooper Discoverer ST 17" x 10.5" are they the same measurement as the 245/65 R17 or are they the 245/70 R17 equivalent. I put the 245/70 R17's on my WH and had to get rid of them they were too loud it was like a jet engine. The tyre guy agreed so I went back to the 245/65R17 in Discoverer ATR. As a matter of interest I met a guy in Kalgoorlie while I was travelling around WA recently and he had the 245/70 R17 ST's. He was towing a 20' van and did a driveshaft and uni joint. He told me Jeep would not fix the problem as he had oversize tyres which over torqued the drive system...cost him $3,000. So I was glad I didn't stick with them!!!
But I would like to get a more aggressive tyre in standard size but they seem to be are non-existant at this stage. |
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Thanks heaps for the offer of the tips but I'm gonna do mine differently; 3 inch twin, 2 inch balance both on drivers side with just 2 tips barely visible.....thought about hydraulic quick-dumps straight from the collectors but I dunno yet.....sorta sleeper if ya know what I mean, but still offroadable.........engine builder friend in the States is making my headers.....couldn't find anyone willing to have a go at em here for a reasonable price......I"ll keep ya posted.......What part of the UK are ya from?........ kim |
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I did 40,000km on the WG V8 towing a 16ft van then 18.5ft. They were loud and we just got use to them. The dealer & I where both keen to swap the std tyres & put the Coopers on my new WH CRD, they still have 10mm of thread, and the funny thing they are a lot, lot quieter on the CRD maybe more sound proofing. I never throught I would be a diesel fan but I love my CRD Interestingly the WG speedo was 7km slow on original blowstones & 2 km faster on the Coopers, I have not checked the WH yet against the GPS but at 100k/h I stay with the traffic. I recon. either the guy left some of the truth out of how he stuffed the grand or the dealer was a real,real prick, or he may have had even bigger tyres on The dealer swap them over for me. & I never had any transmission prob's with the WG, in fact I did not have any prob's with the WG over 47,000km He may have had the total weight of the jeep & van over the max specified weight |
You're like me I never thought I'd be a diesel fan either til I took my WH for a test drive and that was it...I love it. A guy in a 3.0l nissan tried to drag me up a hill from a set of lights while I was in Brissie yesterday...I think he would have been severely embarrased!!!! You're probably right about that guy he didn't have a spare..he'd put a long range tank where the spare sits and because the Coopers are suppose to be bullet proof when it comes to punctures didn't reckon he needed one..what a noob!!!
I did 120k in my WG with no real problems, just an oil leak at the hose on the power steering box and a fuel pump "O" ring that lost seal causing the fuel pump to loose positive pressure...but she still fired up after a couple of cranks and ran like a charm in between....both fixed under warranty. Have you got side steps on your WH? That guy reckoned his ST's were quiet too and he didn't have side steps wondering if that was creating my noise problem due to the sidelugs being in more of an enclosed environment in each wheel arch which created more of a fan effect? When I wear my ATR's out think I'll go Pirelli AT's they won 4x4 Monthly's tyre test a few years back beat the Cooper ST's |
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Another random one from my Glasshouse Mtn trip. jeep + mud tyres + mud = lots a fun!
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Also these pics illustrate why I dont have or will get side steps!
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What this side step thing you speak off, is that a ladder you use to help ladies with short skirts in to your WH ON the subject of tyres. I belong to the MJOC & we were doing our advance driver training in slippery conditions & bloody cold. A certain gent had read the same report and was raving about his new Pirelli. Well guess who got stuck/bogged etc more then any of other Jeep which had coopers, Bstones simplex etc. Did not have much to said at the end of the training. only kidding had S/Step had them on a 99 Jackaroo & kept getting hung up on them. That was before I was the light & became a believer & understood |
cherren, if the ladies had short skirts I'd get rid of the sidesteps in a flash so they would have to stretch further to get in!!! I probably wouldn't have them except it was part of the deal with my WH, I got mine when Jeep had the Navigator deal going. One good thing about it is it stops stone chips along the side of the car. I was talking to a guy in the Pilbara during my recent trip and even though his vehicle had front mud flaps a few stones had got under the radar and had chipped the side of his vehicle.
I have had nothing but trouble with Cooper tyres, punctures, tread chipping and even a tread parting from the tyre. I gave them another go this year, brand new on my WH, wouldn't have done anymore than 600k on gravel and a puncture with that particular tyre suffering bad tread chipping yet the others were fine. Cooper wouldn't replace, the best they would do was sell me another ATR at half price. Cooper tyres do not have a good reputation in the west. Bridgestone is the favoured tyre over there. I spoke with a guy during my recent trip that had punctured 2 at once along the Gibb River in fact every guy I spoke with who had Coopers had some story to tell. Mainly punctures and very dissappointed because of the claim that the tyres are suppose to be very resistant to punctures. Newman tyres showed me many destroyed Cooper STs, ST-Cs STTs and ATRs. The owner of the business told me they do not handle the heat or the iron country. All the mines use nothing but Bridgestone and that is all he sells to the public as well. Cooper say to air down the locals over there say that's crap and that you should air up hard so that the rocks deflect and not get grabbed and held by a deflated tyre. I have told Cooper tyres about this and I notice in the latest 4x4 Aust mag at page 99-102 Cooper Aust did some tests joined by a head guy from USA and ran one of the vehicles with over-inflated tyres cold 50psi, no problems; a shame they didn't do the testing in the Pilbara or along Gibb River!! On paper they sound good and I like the tread but I have like many people been very disappointed. The STs are not 10 ply as claimed if you have a look on the sidewall it states 2ply steel and 2 ply ployester, sidewall 2 ply polyester. I have a spare ST case for my off road camper and if you can get hold of one have a feel where the tread meets the sidewall it is thin as. This is where most of the damage is being caused by sharp sticks and stones they penetrate straight through there. I have challenged Cooper about their claim and the response was that the reinforcing thread is twice as thick as their competitors so they multiply everything by 2. And it's actually the tread that's allegedly 10ply NOT the sidewall. If you get a chance go to the OzExplorer site, go to their forum and enter the cooper tyre forum, they are the most complained about tyre. So with the issues I have had with them when you have to spend $420 over in the west to replace a destroyed tyre (so that you still have 2 spares) that has cost you $300 in the first place and only lasted 600k on gravel, I'm looking elsewhere. They are suppose to be the tyre that you trust, afraid I don't trust them anymore. I want something I can trust when I'm in the middle of nowhere!!! |
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Not an action shot but the WH after the lift has been installed.
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Just a pose shot of the WH all polished and shiny! Rides a lot stiffer which I like rather than the spongy feel previousy.
Hemi - The powdercoating of the bar has crossed my mind and would look cool. JTO |
Did a spur of the moment run to Landcruiser Park today to do some settling in tests and see how it went from the last time I was there. Did not scrape once in all the places it did before and just needed some fine adjustments through the day to finish it off. The extra height paid off in some of the creek crossings as well.
Could not be happier with the results for the price. Some will say that spending the $1500 to $2000 for the full 2" spring/shock combo is better but for a budget boots its right on the mark. JTO |
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Latest edition to the Grand bits and pieces. Added some RUBICON decals to the front fenders. Not sure if I should have followed the bonnet line or the wheel arch line. Looks ok from one angle and looks sh*t form another?
Hemi's are more proportional due to the size and mine are somewhat smaller. I like it though and will probably cause some greif from the REAL RUBICON owners! JTO |
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