Recent content by SkiFreak

I don't know whose truck that is. It's not mine. I got mine in early 2011. I did not know that ATW did any half and half conversion, as this truck seems to have coils at the front and leafs on the rear. Maybe they did more than two trucks with leading arms at the front. :unsure:

Lengthening the springs changes the angles of the spring hangars. Being more outward facing means that they absorb shocks more readily. The standard bump stops are pretty much like solid bricks. Changing these out with something like a Timbren progressive bump stop reduces the jarring significantly.

As much as I agree that coils in the front are a definite advantage over leaf springs for a COE truck, unless you are skilled in the art of suspension setups, getting all of the geometry correct in a DIY build would be a real challenge. There is always the option of having a suspension...

But which one is more functional? It's not always about cost.

Unimogs are not really in the light truck category. As much as these are used in the US as fire trucks, that is not really the case in Australia.

Personally, I think that 35s are better suited to the gearing of my FG84, but some prefer the 37s. Currently I have the Toyo M608 light truck tyres on mine and they are a very hard tyre. These are no longer available in Australia, so at some point I will be looking for an alternative. It is...

The first two trucks ATW converted to coils had leading arms at the front. From what I was told, they had bad bump steer, so the design was changed to trailing arms. Over the years there were a few other tweaks for this setup, all of which have been made to my truck. There have been at least...

I should have also mentioned that the FGB71 Canter is not a truck that I would want to own. That 3.0L engine is (I believe) the same as what's in the Iveco. The Fuso does seem to be more reliable, electrically, than the Iveco, but I would not buy either. If I was looking for a newer model truck...

There are way too many options to really give any meaningful response to your questions, but I'll give it a go... Older trucks are pretty much like tractors; simple engine configurations and pretty much bullet proof, but they are normally under powered and pretty slow on the hills. An old RFS...

Starting around 2010, All Terrain Warriors here in Australia did a 5 link coil conversions with a Watts link at the rear to about a dozen Canters , of which my truck was one. I have driven (or been in) numerous different Canters that have had suspension modifications done, but none have really...

I have regularly found that the items listed in the dealer's parts books do not match the parts on my truck. If sourcing parts online, I try to find listings that have actual images of the part being sold, opposed to simply relying on the part number alone. Not always possible, but this approach...

Personally, I don't see how this would be advantageous, given the shallow depth of your storage box. Adding a sliding shelf will actually result in a small loss of usable space.

Given that your problems seems to be intermittent, my thinking is still towards a bad electrical connection somewhere. I am no electronics guru, by any means, but confirming that your existing ECU is functioning correctly would be where I would be focusing my attention at this time. If this guy...

If your truck did go into limp mode the indicator on the dash should have been illuminated. Realistically, guessing is not really a good diagnosis technique. The first thing you should be doing is checking to see if there are any blink/error codes. If there are, identify which sensor/s is/are...

Limp mode does not necessarily strand you, but it does give you more time to enjoy the scenery on your way home... ;)