Need tire advice for XUV.

TOMMYHPX4X4 · Mar 2, 2008

yes you have to take the strut out the strut housing and drop the flat washer down into it then the nipple and then another flat washer and then put the strut back in and your good to go.i'll tell you a secret though i took mine out and just adjusted mine up a bit and retightened the bolts on the strut houseing and it never dropped back down and thats without anything in it at all??? go figure.lol so in other words you probably realy don't need it just loosen the bolts raise the front ned and retighten the bolts back up and see what happens. i bet it doesn't move.mine hasn't moved yet and i haul some heavy stuff in my hpx.

Donegal_TDI · Mar 3, 2008

Thanks Tommy.
I have the fully glazed cab fitted, a heavy front winch and my own ample self on board. I'm ordering the HD front shocks today and will throw in a bit of lift for good measure.
Pictures will come in the near future.
I misquoted the time it would take me to get all the work done on my new XUV,
difficult finding the time, especially for the electrics, but well worth it in the end.

TOMMYHPX4X4 · Mar 3, 2008

cool post us some pics of that thing when it's done. i got the deluxe cab when i got mine but i never got the windshield or doors installed .

Donegal_TDI · Mar 4, 2008

Rather than wait until I'm finished,
I suppose I could post a few pics of the work in progress,
if that's ok.
I'm currently fitting the gauges in the dash,
voltmeter, ammeter, clock & temp,
and rewiring the alternator
so that the charge shows up on the ammeter.
A cool tip is that if you have to remove safety labels,
this tends to leave nasty glue on the plastic,
use gasoline on a rag,
soak it in,
leave for 10 mins,
and it comes right off.

Remaining items,
wire front winch,
wire front spotlights and side lights,
fit front struts,
change out tyres for Bearclaws,
fit radio & speakers,
fit cab cooling fan,
fit heater
finish rustproofing.
Everything else is done,
and all JD kits fitted, except the heater.

Give me a few days.

TOMMYHPX4X4 · Mar 4, 2008

did you disconnect the other stock charging system or did you leave it running too.do you have one battery or two. i would just pop the fuse out on the stock charging system if you only have one battery that way if you notice the alternator going out you can just pop in the fuse if your out in the field and your good to go.i kept both my systems running at one time one to one battery and one to the other battery.