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Looks the goods Trev!! Great idea with the lowering the rear end...I didn't think of that at all .... bump stops are over rated and are made long so they can be trimmed to suit

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Devilrod wrote:What a pain in the ass Trev!! Good luck.

It ended up being noisy timing gears, wasn't expecting that kind of noise from them, but they will quieten down.
Glad I got it checked out for my own piece of mind

Woo Hoo!!!! Doing my rear suspension Saturday if all goes to plan

Devilrod wrote: Woo Hoo!!!! Doing my rear suspension Saturday if all goes to plan

Raising the suspension , next we'll be going 4 wheel driving , It just doesn't feel rite

glad to hear you got the engine sorted...doesn't sound like you had to open your wallet at all...!

Trev wrote: , It just doesn't feel rite

I know, but the girls think its great fun bouncing around everywhere. My aim is to get some clearance and hopefully not lift it too much.

DR what diff housing do you have ? if it's EJ,EH,HD,HR with the round peaked bumpstops on the housing instead of the factory ones that bolt to the body, i do the same with them as i do with the fronts cut them down then grind them back to a peak

parisian62 wrote:glad to hear you got the engine sorted...doesn't sound like you had to open your wallet at all...!

Picked it up today, drove it home (87 km) and it didn't miss a beat, the diff is very noisy but the engine ran great , $50 easy , Trev .

did you put oil in the diff ? i did that once cept i never put the centre in just after i put the car togeather i never checked how much oil was in the diff and it wasn't enough

ratbox wrote:DR what diff housing do you have ? if it's EJ,EH,HD,HR with the round peaked bumpstops on the housing instead of the factory ones that bolt to the body, i do the same with them as i do with the fronts cut them down then grind them back to a peak

EJ, but silly me welded on the EK brackets to use the standard EK bumpstops. I've got an extra leaf for each side thanks to Trev so I'll see how we go. Its dropped over an inch since its been on the road....

ratbox wrote:did you put oil in the diff ? i did that once cept i never put the centre in just after i put the car togeather i never checked how much oil was in the diff and it wasn't enough

Yep she was oiled up, replaced the wheel bearings last night and she's still singing like a bird, so I'll replace the center next, Trev .

Trev wrote:

ratbox wrote:did you put oil in the diff ? i did that once cept i never put the centre in just after i put the car togeather i never checked how much oil was in the diff and it wasn't enough

Yep she was oiled up, replaced the wheel bearings last night and she's still singing like a bird, so I'll replace the center next, Trev .

What ratio diff center are you running in the wagon, Trev?

Scotty.

Sputzwagon wrote:

Trev wrote:

ratbox wrote:did you put oil in the diff ? i did that once cept i never put the centre in just after i put the car togeather i never checked how much oil was in the diff and it wasn't enough

Yep she was oiled up, replaced the wheel bearings last night and she's still singing like a bird, so I'll replace the center next, Trev .

What ratio diff center are you running in the wagon, Trev?

Scotty.

3.36 .

Got it regoed today been driving it allot today and it gets along really well, more than happy with the performance .

Amen

Great stuff Trev, another classic on the road, well done

kool trev, shame i'm not going to the nats i'de be very interested in going for a drive in it to see what it goes like mild grey and trimatic