MIXRIG - 2012 PX Ranger

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:52 pm

Few pics of my bus. Seen numerous changes over the last few years.

Most recently with the Uneek 4x4 Commander bar fitted and rear winch bar.
35x12.5 R17 Mickey T ATZ's on GU4 Patrol alloys.

Bushskinz 4mm bashplates

Hidden winch control box (winch operates off wireless remote or in-cab switch)

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:56 pm

In between bars I ran a stock bumper which was literally zip tied on for 2 months with a bit of er.. engineering with the grinder to allow the 35's to turn without munching it..

lincolnland · Post by **lincolnland** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 5:01 pm

gday mix. serious set of boots youve got fitted there. tell us a bit more about the mods uve done etc. have you heard about the horseshoe bend annual ranger meetup in may? you most welcome to come along and join us. horseshoe bend may 5-7. check out the ranger meetup thread on this forum. hope to see u there. cheers bro!

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 5:07 pm

Previous Uneek 4x4 Urban bar and MCC Jack bar with my bush tyres (35x11.5 R16 Extreme Trekkers on Procomp steel rims / neg 13 offset)

Before flares they... um... stuck out a tad

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 5:10 pm

Hi Lincoln, they're on they big side hey..! Just drive it with sensibility in that I'm turning 35's with stock running gear.
I'll have a look at the details of the meet up for sure mate. Cheers.

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 5:21 pm

Other mods have been;

Uneek 4x4 rock sliders
Runva EVO-Q winch (front)
Runva 11XP Premium winch (rear) - in a few weeks
Factor 55 Prolink (front) & Flatlink (rear)
3" front struts - Monster Rides Matrix
15mm front bump stop spacers (to stop the 35's hitting the inner arches on full compression)
SPC adjustable UCA's
2" rear OME soft springs
Monster Rides Matrix rear shocks
Alien Offroad Bonnet struts & tailgate strut
Alien Offroad tailgate lip protector
In-cab switch panel in the sunglasses spot
I-Drive throttle control unit
High output alernator (after the factory one killed it's bearing)
HN Customs twin gauge pod (Boost and EGT)
LLA Led headlight globes and parkers
Uneek 4x4 recovery points
9" 185w AE4x4 driving lights
50" 288w curved lightbar on Bullseye screen brackets
40w Aurora cube lights on Bullseye bonnet brackets
3" turbo back exhaust with cat / no muffler
Driveshaft centre carrier spacer kit (to eliminate vibration after lift)
Head-up display adjusted to read true road speed with larger tyres
Global Automotive neoprene seat covers
3D Floor mats
And about to put a Rhino Pioneer platform rack on the tub with Rhino HD crossbars
This has taken a few years to do, so not all at once.

lincolnland · Post by **lincolnland** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 5:25 pm

bloody awesome. this is a must bring rig to the meetup! cheers

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 5:26 pm

Ta mate. Will do- time permitting naturally!

ROCKET0407 · Post by **ROCKET0407** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:09 pm

Great shots mix,

Top clarity and good angles and because this year is dedicated to the 5th and 7th of May at you guessed it, The Bend, then your score is a credible 5/7!!!!
Cheers.

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lincolnland · Post by **lincolnland** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:05 pm

lol gold

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 3:57 pm

Few pics from my day trips up in Newennes Plains, NSW last year, heading up again next week

ROCKET0407 · Post by **ROCKET0407** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:47 pm

Mix,
You're pretty good at this photography thing, be careful or big score could be headed your way!!
Great shots bro!!
Cheers

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MLU · Post by **MLU** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 9:58 am

Ta Rocket, cheers mate.

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:38 pm

Some pics of other mods as I upload them.

Switch panel

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:44 pm

HN Customs dual pod with EGT and Boost gauges.

At night plus you can see the HUD working which is a seperate unit.

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:49 pm

When I had a bare bum for a few months

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:03 pm

Couple of vids when I had 33" Silverstone Extremes, no lift and a very Sharapova muffler delete

(side note: I forgot to turn my rear locker back on at the base of the climb in the 1st vid)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A8tq9H_v90&t=4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5IgrSm ... FoHwHNGE2I

skumancer · Post by **skumancer** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 4:54 pm

Man, this looks fantastic! How are those 35's treating you?

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:38 pm

Ta bud.
Not bad to be honest mate. The exhaust and I-drive make it spritely enough and easy to drive.
Little more on fuel but that's to be expected.

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:45 pm

Few pics whilst I'm away in NSW.

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:50 pm

hutchid · Post by **hutchid** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 11:01 pm

very cool looking egt and boost gauges.. whats the "wooble" factor like off road considering the confined mounting through that dash switch slot?

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:48 am

Pretty firm as it has a captive stud in the base with a C shaped bracket that threads up with a wing nut behind the dash.

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:31 am

Hi guys,

I've been quiet for a while but manged to get out for an awesome day trip with Evo from the LROR / Aussie Four Wheelers channels on Youtube.
We met up in the Lithgow / Newennes Plains area at the Zig Zag Railway carpark.
Part 1 has recently been uploaded and part 2 will be up in a few weeks.

Vid link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYwEax4Nz8Y

Tracks we covered were; Wombat Holes, Powerlines Stage 1 and Stage 2. Stage 3 had been recently dozed and was as smooth as a freeway onramp

After lunch we went continued up the hill to Moonrock which was where part finishes on the vid.
We then cut across from part of Sunnyside tack through the water sub station plant and down to Pipeline Track.
We came across a Thai bloke in a very fresh looking Yellow FJ Cruiser 2/3rd's the way up Pipeline and he'd done surprisingly well with a 2" lift, 31" AT's at 25psi plus unscathed factory side steps..! He tagged along for the remainder and did a remarkably good job for such a stock'ish fourby.

Finished up with a quick pinch up to one of the summit lookouts and called it a day.
Headed back down the Gloworm Tunnel Rd and Old Bells Line Rd to air up back at the Zig Zag carpark.

The Ranger stood up to the test and barwork, sliders and bashplates all got a hammering..!

No signs of dents or bending on the 4mm Bushskinz plates either -awesome stuff.
Tailshaft got a few good scrapes and the factory transfer case stone guard was bent up onto the TFC sending a bit of reverb through the body.
Aquired some grit and stones in one of the front calipers so that's the annoying squeaking you'll hear after the 1st mud hole.
I think I'll be adding on a few other bash plates and guards before the new year. TFC, Fuel tank and rear diff guards are on the wish list.

Mickey ATZ's did awesome on the rocks, in the mud and on the dry sandy tracks. Ran them at 18psi. Evo dropped his to 15psi in his 110 Defender.

Filming was great with a dual perspective happening and use of a phone gimbal to smooth out the vision being captured.
I must say Evo and his partner Amanda were probably the nicest people I'd met in a while from a 1st encounter.

They've got some awesome vids on their channels - I recommend checking 'em out...!
LROR: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg40yN ... Kn2XTZCwzQ
Aussie Four Wheelers: https://www.youtube.com/user/Hemi4WD

Cheers, Mike.

lincolnland · Post by **lincolnland** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:18 am

MLU wrote:Hi guys,

I've been quiet for a while but manged to get out for an awesome day trip with Evo from the LROR / Aussie Four Wheelers channels on Youtube.
We met up in the Lithgow / Newennes Plains area at the Zig Zag Railway carpark.
Part 1 has recently been uploaded and part 2 will be up in a few weeks.

Vid link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYwEax4Nz8Y

Tracks we covered were; Wombat Holes, Powerlines Stage 1 and Stage 2. Stage 3 had been recently dozed and was as smooth as a freeway onramp
After lunch we went continued up the hill to Moonrock which was where part finishes on the vid.
We then cut across from part of Sunnyside tack through the water sub station plant and down to Pipeline Track.
We came across a Thai bloke in a very fresh looking Yellow FJ Cruiser 2/3rd's the way up Pipeline and he'd done surprisingly well with a 2" lift, 31" AT's at 25psi plus unscathed factory side steps..! He tagged along for the remainder and did a remarkably good job for such a stock'ish fourby.
Finished up with a quick pinch up to one of the summit lookouts and called it a day.
Headed back down the Gloworm Tunnel Rd and Old Bells Line Rd to air up back at the Zig Zag carpark.

The Ranger stood up to the test and barwork, sliders and bashplates all got a hammering..!
No signs of dents or bending on the 4mm Bushskinz plates either -awesome stuff.
Tailshaft got a few good scrapes and the factory transfer case stone guard was bent up onto the TFC sending a bit of reverb through the body.
Aquired some grit and stones in one of the front calipers so that's the annoying squeaking you'll hear after the 1st mud hole.
I think I'll be adding on a few other bash plates and guards before the new year. TFC, Fuel tank and rear diff guards are on the wish list.
Mickey ATZ's did awesome on the rocks, in the mud and on the dry sandy tracks. Ran them at 18psi. Evo dropped his to 15psi in his 110 Defender.

Filming was great with a dual perspective happening and use of a phone gimbal to smooth out the vision being captured.
I must say Evo and his partner Amanda were probably the nicest people I'd met in a while from a 1st encounter.

They've got some awesome vids on their channels - I recommend checking 'em out...!
LROR: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg40yN ... Kn2XTZCwzQ
Aussie Four Wheelers: https://www.youtube.com/user/Hemi4WD

Cheers, Mike.

Pics please

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:00 am

lincolnland · Post by **lincolnland** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:16 am

I posted ur vids a few days ago and a discussion about your patrol rims on ya ranger. Cool! Check out random rangers thread. Cheers

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 12:36 pm

Ahh cool, will do mate.

MickJT · Post by **MickJT** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 12:45 pm

Nice to see your not afraid to push your ranger hard.
Iv seen quite a few of the Aussie Four Wheeler videos. Quite entertaining but at the same time their rigs are very modified so they make everything look easy.
I prefer to watch normal rigs bash and crash there way through. Alot more entertaining in my opinion haha.
Where are you located Mike? Sydney?

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MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 3:14 pm

Ta mate, built it to go places and protected it underneath for the expected hammering.
I'm Vic based and was up in Newy for a week off with the boy and missus.
Part 2 will show some good scrapes and belts underneath in a few weeks

Yeah they make stuff look easy'ish with the big mods and 40" Treps aye. Good footage though.
Evo's 110 Defender was on 35's and twin lockers, kept up with it apart from a couple of lines that I didn't want to do door panels on.

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 3:32 pm

Coupla scrapes and bendage
There's more on the sliders and bars but nothing bumper black won't fix

Bill68 · Post by **Bill68** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 7:06 pm

Hey Mick are you running a front sway bar?

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 7:36 pm

Swaybar out bud plus adjustable aftermarket UCA'S

Bill68 · Post by **Bill68** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:05 pm

MLU wrote:Swaybar out bud plus adjustable aftermarket UCA'S

I thought so as it has some flex in the front, what was the first drive like when you first removed it? ok like a 80 series kruza

lincolnland · Post by **lincolnland** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:11 pm

bush skinz owner assured me over 12 months ago he was producing transfer case guard. never eventuated. very very disappointing. shame bc the plates bush skinz produce are a1. cheers

MickJT · Post by **MickJT** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:34 pm

Apart from all my accessories and the basic lift and wheels Il probably keep my engine and everything else stock so I don't lose driveability on the road.
After last Sunday trip though I may just get a front locker. Things nearly turned south lol.
Have you heard about the High Country trip in Nov Mike?

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MLU · Post by **MLU** » Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:14 am

Bill68 wrote:
MLU wrote:Swaybar out bud plus adjustable aftermarket UCA'S

I thought so as it has some flex in the front, what was the first drive like when you first removed it? ok like a 80 series kruza[/quote

It was a noticeable change as I'd lifted the ute and fitted the MR Matrix shocks at the same time too.
If I could describe it best, it drove like a well setup boat - in a good way. Floated over washouts and bumps with a bit of extra body roll. Having driven a Sierra with SPOA and no swaybar in the past, it handled like a dream.

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:18 am

lincolnland wrote:bush skinz owner assured me over 12 months ago he was producing transfer case guard. never eventuated. very very disappointing. shame bc the plates bush skinz produce are a1. cheers

I spoke to them recently and Kieran is very close to releasing it, just needed some fine tuning in the final design.
If you can't wait, I'd suggest the Superior Engineering one as that looks the biz.

MLU · Post by **MLU** » Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:24 am

MickJT wrote:Apart from all my accessories and the basic lift and wheels Il probably keep my engine and everything else stock so I don't lose driveability on the road.
After last Sunday trip though I may just get a front locker. Things nearly turned south lol.
Have you heard about the High Country trip in Nov Mike?

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You could take it out and try it. If you don't like the handling, bolt it back in.

There are adjustable swaybars on the market too which might be a good middle ground option for you perhaps.
I'd like to see a swaybar quick or remote disconnect kit come out for Rangers like the Rubicon's have.

Re the November trip, I'd hope to have the property up to speed here so I get a leave pass from the missus

MickJT · Post by **MickJT** » Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:31 am

I might look into those adjustable sway bars then. I was looking for a disconnect kit but like you say none on the market.
I went out wheeling with a Rubicon on Sunday and got some good comparison footage rock crawling up this steep near suicidal hill.
The Rubicon did it alot easier which I hate to admit.
Front and rear locker, shorter wheel base, crawler gears, better articulation and approx 500kg less weight than me.

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