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Submitted: Thursday, Jul 03, 2008 at 21:14

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Looking at fitting these to the Front of the Hilux when the time comes from what I have read they have a smoother ride and will give better articulation off-road than Normal Leaf springs. $400 from WA spring works

Has anybody had any experience with this type of leaf spring and are they that much better than the Normal type of leaf Spring, I have never heard much about em?

I think the back has Maxitrac gear on it which I will just let be, maybe just have em reset for softer ride.

>> Has anybody used Herculie's Terra Trac or Trail digger M/T Tyres before.

Cheers.
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AnswerID: 313736   Submitted: Thursday, Jul 03, 2008 at 22:34

madfisher replied:

So you brought it exploder, hope it does everything you want it to.
Cheers Pete
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FollowupID: 579936   Submitted: Friday, Jul 04, 2008 at 19:51

Exploder posted:

yeah mate i Got it, what a beast LOL, will get a photo up some time.

At the moment the list is a full service, Install 4Way steering dampener, Fit new tyres and tidy a few things up

For 218,000km the old 22R still fires up first tick of the starter thou.

Bit P-offed thou, called up to get 3rd Party Fire and theft put on it as it's just my Bunky Ute, As it's worth over $5,000 so only STD 3ed party or full comp is avalable. Full comp at $790 a year (Under 25) Bloody insurance company's they already get $2500 off me for my XR6 Turbo now another $790 on a $7000 Hilux.

Yes I'm under 25, I've covered 200,000km had 2 minor Traffic fines 4 years ago and i have never made a claim or had a Crash and i still get shafted, How bout a Fair Go!!

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FollowupID: 579957   Submitted: Friday, Jul 04, 2008 at 21:14

madfisher posted:

Bit of a buggar mate. They keep on moving the goal posts to . Ok for me as I am an old fartlol.
Cheers Pete
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FollowupID: 579961   Submitted: Friday, Jul 04, 2008 at 21:27

Member - Nev (TAS) posted:

Hi Exploder,
please excuse my intervention, but are your parent(s) still alive. If so they may wish to do what I do for my son. I put his car in my name and put him down as a driver. Saves him over $2000 a year on his WRX from what he told me. At 25 he can take it on himself and start accruing his own no claim bonus (hopefully).
Hope this may be of use to you,

rgds

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FollowupID: 579979   Submitted: Saturday, Jul 05, 2008 at 02:49

Exploder posted:

Yeah that’s what I used to do with the Explorer and the car before that, As they already have 2 cars’ in there name we decided it may look a bit funny them having 4 car’s insured to them.

When i start working away the Falcon will get put under mum's name as then she will be the main driver.

Funny thing is i can get Insurance for a 302Kw GT Falcon easer than i can a 245Kw Turbo Falcon, don't ask me how that works.
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FollowupID: 580026   Submitted: Saturday, Jul 05, 2008 at 09:49

Skippy In The GU posted:

The word Turbo will increase your policy if the car runs on petrol but might not in a diesel vehicle
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AnswerID: 313830   Submitted: Friday, Jul 04, 2008 at 12:59

Dave(NSW) replied:

Don't know about cars but on trucks & trailers they seem to brake fairly easily.
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