Suzas Bighorn

[suza2]

Description:
Hi all I'm Russell. We have had our 92 3.1 Bighorn for 5years now and up untill a month ago was our only vehicle
Modifications and Accessories:

Suspension: Max Trax rear coils 50mm lift, Torsion bars wound up, ball joints flipped and bump stops trimed
Tyres/Wheels:On road 30x9.5x15 Savero AT Plus, Off road 33x12.5x15 Savero MT
Traction Aids: Looking to put a rear LSD in
Bullbar:Home made / custom made by me winch bar
Spot lights and Lighting: Currently fitting 4 Spot lights to the roof basket in the front and 2 rear facing
Communications/GPS: Uniden CB and Uniden PRS
Dual Batteries: When I can find a winch that suits my budget
Engine: 3.1 TD. Last year repaced the Head, radiator, water pump, exhaust manifold, Alternator and the turbo earker this year after it went bang
Exhaust:shortened as I kept on munching it
Sound system: Sony explod that some times works
External: Large roof basket to accomadate the way in which my family travels, complete with LPG bottle mounts, Modified running boards into rock sliders, garden edging flares
Internal: inverter

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[Captcol]

Nice truck, my sony is currently doing the work occasionally as well, have changed head units to test, I think it might be the aerial cable, will plug it back in tomorrow as see what happens

[suza2]

I think mine is a case of abuse and negelete I think my factory speackers are also either gone or going.

[benny]

Cool truck, nice to another bighorn on here, I found with the stereo wires and connections they get loose with loads of 4x4 use, have lost mine sometimes with a big bang.

[Captcol]

Found my problem, the stacker plug is loose, so on bumps it would move and shut down the stereo. I have temp taped it to the stereo loom so that it works in the mean time. It will prob stay that way till I replace the whole thing ...

[haven]

love the home made bullbar, very tidy!

[suza2]

Yeah I'm pretty happy with the bar the midle section and mounts are all 5mm plate with lots of gusetts and the wings are 3mm plate with a heap of gusetts (I have seen to many ARB bars all bent up from smallish nudges. The top hoops are from my old factory bull bar, before I added them it looked like the bow to a boat and my family where calling it the Titanic

[4x4SWANNY]

It will push the water away nicely. I seem to get lots of mud in my radiator original bumper was good for stopping so much stuff....
The warehouse garden edging is great aye.. Been using it for years... Cheap Cheap Cheap.
Have Ya put a LSD in yet......Do it as soon as ya can mate they are well worth it...

[suza2]

I am looking for a LSD as that would be good, but first I am replacing the pasangers side CV which went bang on Saturday 5min into a trip and another Tie rod. For the Tie rod I am thinking of making some extra heavy duty ones from a surplus crow bar I have

[suza2]

I have also added a high lift which is mounted on the side of the roof basket and I have found is excelent roof protection. When the CV went the truck slid of the side of the track and endeed up with the drivers side wheel in the air and the truck being held in place by the high lift up against a tree.

[4x4SWANNY]

To strengthen my tie rods i have found a bit of old water pipe the galvanised stuff cut exactly to the right length
And slipped over the tierod shaft seems to work wonders.Its a bit tricky to get it tight so it dosnt rattle...But thats what tape is for lol... ..Have not bent one since i have done it..
I do how ever bend the idler arm.

[4x4SWANNY]

The isuzu tie rods are pitiful though, they should have the thread on the ball end going into a adjustable sleeve.
Not the skinny threaded adjuster rod.

[4x4SWANNY]

High lift jacks are the best addition to any 4x4....

[suza2]

I have seen some pictures of the heavy duty ones and they are basicly a section of hex rod looks to be 30mm or abit bigger with male threaded ball joints the only two sticking points I can see is if the ball joints have an odd ball tapper or size which I can'rt match and finding a matching revers tap for tapping one end. If I have it all measured up right so that there is a minimal amount of the ball joint thread exposed they should be a heap stronger

[4x4SWANNY]

Sounds like a plan mate...Yes they would be heaps stronger...

[geeves]

Out of all the steering parts which is easiest to replace? Which one do you want to bend first?

[4x4SWANNY]

True geeves but the cost and the actual damage on the track that makes the rig undriveable, at that moment verses a bent idler that can be straightend is better... Just My opinion. the spare idler for wofs the dicky one for 4x4 ing ...