Recent content by Reddogtheo

This is only to warn others with the old fg637s.Heard a slight noise in the front area of the motor on investigation found Harmonic balancer rubber has perished after 19 years . Today was one of those tools in hands day, not a hard job only getting the 36mm nut undone caused some grief needed to...

I searched the net for about 6 months and found a new pair of stratos suspension seats on gumtree with the canter mounting kit and new mortel seat covers cost $1800. I also saw many single stratos seats sell from people who put the original seats back in to sell there truck. Grays on line have a...

Hi Dave There is a wrecker in Sydney I think it is at Tempe, they bring a lot of cabins in from Japan may be worth giving them a call to see if they have the bits. Mick

Hi Steve I somehow have found that maybe with the noise of the truck and the marginal lighting Roos seem to hop in away from the truck while traveling at 80/90kph . I do live in an area where 20 to 30 roos per evening are present by the sides of the road. Never did one hop towards the truck till...

Hi steve. I have had the same problems I run close to the same as you not great yet sufficient . I did install the so called ants pants LEDs and found them worse from Hi to Low and had a major wildlife problem Kangaroos seamed to jump into the path of the LEDs not sure why maybe colour rendering...

My intercooler and turbo was fitted by John and his team at Turboglide very tidy install looks like a OEM job , cast manifold, rubber vibration mounts on the intercooler. Not cheap yet you will be impressed by quality and performance . Mick

I thought I might tell members about a brake problem on FG637. I have had a problem of the truck pulling to the left under heavy braking.On investigation found slight weeping on two wheel cylinders hence change the lot all six of them and change all fluid. Problem solved pulled up perfect than...

Hi ski Iam using Alan rims

Hi I have been having trouble with balancing also I have been blaming the tyres. Yet the other week I took the tyres off the rims and put the rims on a tyre balancer and found that two rims had a slight bend in them . Bought new rim put tyres with beads an them only have a very small wobble at...

I fitted a set and at first wasn't impressed as they were in contact at all times. after extending the front top leaf by 50mm and adjusting the two bottom leafs to soften the springs I put the timbrens in with none of there spacers. this means the timbren takes up after 60 mm of spring travel...

Thanks looks like all Heavy lugged tyres only last 50k. I Did ring a friend from my Oka days and he has ten 255s so I purchased the lot for $1500 five have only had 4000ks on them while the other five have had 30000ks on them so for that type of money its a cheap test, gives me time to work...

Thanks Dan I can buy 255s at the moment I was a bit concerned that handling and hills may be a problem Price is also a bit high at over $700 per tyre yet if they last 100k it balances out. Mick

Hi All The reason I have been looking at wheel arch flares is that in about 15 k I require new tyres at present I run 295/75r16 Interco ssm16 been a fair tyre will get about 55k on a set no punchers yet balancing has been a problem very soft compound so a bit of heal and toe, Maybe my fault as...

HI Maybe I am off track yet I have been playing with the Idea of fitting a new stereo with CarPlay as It will mirror your device to the dash screen. Mick

Thanks Members I now have three options that are all great the FH option is interesting and will try to buy a set and look at the step setup with my bulbar. The 637 is unique in the configuration with the tilt cab mech built into the trim . Earthcruiser has told me that they have a lot of 40mm...