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An Update. We are back from our trip - speedo says 5413 klms (3,363 miles) for me. Candy will have traveled a bit further as she went back home to Yandina. About 60 hours in low range (in the range of 620K's / 385M's ). This was run over every type of terrain from climbing up steep/rocky tracks...

A bit of information. Our gearbox standard 5 speed is overdrive in 5th gear :- 0.0722 , 4th gear is direct drive. Our standard transfer box is :- High range - 1.090 so under drive , Low range - 1.987. My new gearing for transfer box is :- High range - 0.9166 , Low range - 2.0297. Dan.

We looked at changing axles assemblies or diff ratios but the problem with that is you also effect low range gearing (make it faster) and that was something I wasn't prepared to have. Therefore the only acceptable thing to do was regear high range and in the process end up with a lower ratio for...

I rolled it back onto it's wheels. Dan.

Next one is done, this time mine. Finished it up late this afternoon and had enough time to take it for a test run. All is going well. Candy came and picked her Canter up to get it cleaned and ready for our trip in 2 weeks time so another 400 odd Klms on it. She was saying it is good to drive...

Yes, they are had it. Looks like they have been hammered into submission. The other side bushes are probably not much better. Moving the steering to move the spring, who would have thought that (new to me). Dan.

Green has just gotta be better. Dan.

I'm sure I will be giving them a workout on our next trip and hope to come up with more video. Dan.

Certainly is a job you can do yourself along the side of the road if need be. I use a jack that is fairly short that I put in front of axle on top of the spring and up against the chassis. A little pressure on the jack so you can pull the pin (after undoing). One half will probably come out with...

Looking good. Certainly couldn't have put those wheels in a better place. Yep spare wheel carrier on the back. Keep at it, You will get there. Dan.

Hi Steve, These bushes don't last well. I wouldn't say from too much grease but yes it looks like it is falling apart normal as I see it. For me it is caused by the joint twisting and fatiguing the bush, can possibly be from getting hammered on corrugations. I carry spares with me. I would say...

Your 825r16 are a smaller diameter than my 315/75x16 so smaller than 35's. Dan.

I hope not as that is where I'm thinking of going. Dan.

I've put another three hundred odd kilometers on Candy's Canter and still going well. This is all high range work as it is mostly highway and in town. Major low range try out will be on our trip and yes I have tried it but it will get a real workout then. Driving now it has no problem with...

The cable needs to be in a straight line with the winch drum so the cable doesn't bunch up on one side. saying that you could angle the winch at the mount position to face the left side block and achieve the same thing but then you would have trouble pulling out back. If the mount is solid...

What I will be fitting is a Donaldson G082525. Nearly twice the surface area of the original filter. It will be fitted in the original position as the old one but the top will be a little higher. Dan.

So as not to interfere with the other thread I'll post here with my rear mounted winch. The winch is fitted above the chassis rails facing forward, the next time I would lower it in between the rails. The way it is fitted I can pull a loop of the drum and double line out the rear using a pulley...

It would be totally different with Super singles (big 16's), sand is not a problem with mine (the extra HP I've gained will help). Faster Gearing is in test stage. Dan.

Let us run them for our up coming trip to at least prove them. After that I will put it all in a post. For our trip we will have 2 FG637 Canters that have been regeared and at this stage I believe 1 FG649 Canter (standard gearing) which we will be a good comparison. And an older Nissan Patrol...

MY thoughts are that the filter is very restrictive and is one of the next mods that I do. And saying that I all ready have the new filter setup sitting in the shed waiting for me to fit but that is not going to happen before this trip. Dan.