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Kevin - 27 Apr 2004 02:00 GMT

Gday all

i have a 3.0litre diesel turbo 96 model 4X4 hilux.. and im thinking about
getting a lift kit and larger wheels for off road use.

If you change the tires/wheels to be an extra 2 inch or so larger, wouldnt
that cause the speedometer to be out of wack? what do you do to fix this?

Also, does anyone know a good place to get the lift kit/big tyres done in
sydney area.. I want abut 200mm clearance, compared to the 40mm (guessing)
clearance i have now.

thanks mate

cheers,
Kev

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/Dave - 27 Apr 2004 07:51 GMT

> If you change the tires/wheels to be an extra 2 inch or so larger, wouldnt
> that cause the speedometer to be out of wack? what do you do to fix this?

Change diff ratios. Change gearbox ratios. Change transfer ratios.
Change speedo transfer input gear. Any of these will fix your problem.

The easiest and cheapest though, is to drive xx kph slower, usually
around 10 kph going from 31's to 33's and somewhere around the 15-20 kph
mark when going from 31's to 35's.
There are sites around with these tyre, diff and speed differences
calculators that you can use to work out what the difference needs to be.
http://www.4lo.com/

> Also, does anyone know a good place to get the lift kit/big tyres done in
> sydney area.. I want abut 200mm clearance, compared to the 40mm (guessing)
> clearance i have now.

Off the top of my head:
Trailcraft
Mannell motors
Snake racing
Macquarie 4x4
Big Balls offroad
ARB northern
ARB southern
Chaos 4x4

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Chris - 27 Apr 2004 08:51 GMT

marks 4wd sell a thing that srews onto the speedo cable and adjusts it back
to normal

> Gday all
>
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> cheers,
> Kev

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smack - 27 Apr 2004 09:39 GMT

yellow pages, search for speedo calibrators. I think there is one in Parra.

smack

> Gday all
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> cheers,
> Kev

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