Tuesday, 6 April 2010

The 4WD

Our car is a 2005 Terracan CRDI with about 116 000km on the clock (just run in!!!).  We bought it in August last year, and to date it has performed flawlessly in the 10 000km we have had it.

Accessories:
It came fitted with a TJM/Airtec Snorkel - to keep the diesel breathing cleaner air.
We fitted a TJM alloy bull bar - as Kangaroos and I have a nasty habit of coming together.  The good folk at Haig Park Offroad at Mitchell in the ACT put this on for us.
We have just installed a cargo barrier - bought cheaply on Ebay with the Hyundai clearance of parts.  The fitting of this was best left to the experts... and Haig Park Offroad helped us out here again.

Suspension:
When we bought the car it came with Foam Cell Shockabsorbers - and I was more than happy with their performance.  The rear end was very soft, so I decided to install new rear springs.  The forum provided me with all the knowledge I needed to install the new springs, and after finding a pair of Iron Man rear springs on ebay this was soon accomplished.  This has probably been the single largest improvement on the Terry's ride.  The front torsion bars have been adjusted to even up the ride, but not wound up too far to require shaving of the bump stops.

Sound:
Our boys currently love audio books - of the Winne-the-Pooh and Beatrix Potter variety. We decided that it would be great if we could install a stereo head unit that allowed ipod input to reduce the number of CD's filling up the console and getting scratched.  Again with the help of the good people on this forum, and a Ryda wiring harness, I was able to install a Sony head unit in about an hour.

Tyres:
The Terry came fitted with Cooper STT Tyres.  I have been impressed with their performance to date, and the little extra noise they make at highway speed has been solved with the new stereo - see previous point!

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