Hilux offroad build steps.

To build a good offroad machine, doesn't matter if it will be high speed trophy truck or just trail truck, you will need basics:
1. Higher suspnession, it depends on your wallet thickness ;) You can use spacers for suspenssion which I don't recommend. Or just buy longer springs and leafs, also It always better to buy longer shock absorbers:

2. You can lift your body from frame for some mm. This one is easy and not so expensive. You can earn more space for bigger wheels and have more clearence on bottom.
3. Spare wheel carrier, Remember to always have minimum 1 spare wheel for you car when offroading.
You can put the wheel on storage area or buy extra carrier, just take a look on trophy trucks they always have 4 spare wheels because time is money for them!

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4. Keep tuned!

Hilux L200 Ranger Amarok? Which pickup is the best?

Hello There! After many testing of those cars, you can easly eliminate poor one. Everything depends what are purpose of your pickup, is this will be just driving in town and praying for fuel consumption? Or maybe hardwork for pickup? It can be also lifestyle or serious offroad driving. What I can tell you now Toyota Hilux is the leader, but Mitsubishi L200 is very near. Stay tuned for whole description!

Toyota Hilux 3.0 D-4D PowerBoost

As I said before, Now it's time for explain something about newest Hilux with engine 3.0 D-4D with PowerBoost that's have 201HP instead of 171HP. New engine is having 30HP and 77Nm more than old one in Manual Transmission. In automatic transmission will be like this: 30HP and 75 Nm.

 But If you already know that, This is the same engine like before, but manufacturer is giving you module that you are buying for lot of money, and the cool thing is you still have warranty for over 3 years!
So you can be happy with powerful pickup on warranty.

Toyota Hilux Unstoppable!

Toyota Hilux is produced from 1968! Yes this is a lot of time, there was 7 generetions of those vehicles.

From small gasoline engines to the big diesels. Toyota are maded new Enginge 3.0 Diesel with power boost up to 201 Horsepower! But this will be in another Post. In my country You can still buy used Hilux from over 86 year in good condition, it means those cars are very tough. 

So If you are thinking to buy Hilux, just don't think to much and buy one!

 It's gonna be you new life !

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Hilux Arctic Truck

Hilux are the most popular arctic trucks ever made. It's easy to tune up and the toyota brand are very heavy duty in the meaning good quality.
Arctic trucks have very popular tire size in 35" inches common, then 38" and hardcore 44".
They lifting car about 40mm.

You can see in one of Topgear programs when they drive AT HILUX. This car looks like this and have freaking toilet on the back:

This is amazing 44" AT:

Pic from the tuning:

Anyway those cars are purely amazing!!

Adding Differential lock

Brand new Hilux wasn't equipped with differential lock. We need to put some new things and we gonna have awesome locks :)

When you buy universal locks you can put it by yourself. This time we gonna put lock in front and rear differential.

This was Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ 80, but for sure is the same with: Hilux, 4Runner czy FJ Cruiser. nissan patrol Suzuki Samurai and another pickups has the same build differential.

After unpacking our parts we gonna need drill 11,4mm and 1 inch screw tap.. Then I read a service bulletin of Toyota - it turned out that to set wheel alignment on bridges, I'll need a dial gauge. I added it to the list of blue thread and adhesive Teflon tape.

Also widely known that the lock assembly, replace the bearings with new - I bought a set of bearings, seals, washers and gaskets.

The second phase is the removal of the heads and cleaning bridges. Karcher invented bridges, especially in front of a lot of accumulated sludge, probably grease joints. On the photos you can see the end result - now you can eat them.

The next step is the installation - now I had to earn some extra special keys for tightening regulatory clearance between the plate and attack. Quick visit to a turner, welder, drill and special keys made​​.

Puncture bridge and tapered screw thread hole of the pressure output - On the photos you can see.

Editing basket satellites and adjusting backlash - here you need to involve the dial gauge and do it the hard to understand what the author was referring to the user. Adjusting the clearance is essential for the proper functioning of the differential - if someone does not feel able to do it yourself, you may want to hire a experienced mechanic.

At the end of the installation and connection of the compressor - pure pleasure. Kit includes pre-harnesses and pressure hoses.

No, tests, first cleaning - lock works amazingly!

After assembling the bridge and connect the compressor everything works fine!

It was worth who has ever used the lock bridge knows how he can be useful!