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Brian · 发表于 2009-9-17 21:11:33

FINALLY!!! The parts for the Paladin have cleared Customs and are being delivered to the garage tonight! We start working on modifying the Paladin tomorrow morning. This thread will show all of the modifications - step bystep. The following is a parts list for the modifications:

Articulator Suspension Package With Bilstein shocks （Articulator悬挂升高套件+Bilstein 减震）
Steering Enhancement Package （转向性能升级套件）
Xterra 2 Inch Body Lift （Xterra2英寸车体升高配件）
Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines （不锈钢编织状刹车线）
Xterra Rear Quick Disconnects （Xterra 后桥平衡杆快速连接/断开杆）
Warn Premium Manual Locking Hubs （Warn手动前桥轮毂锁止器）
CV Axle Assembly （前桥驱动轴）
R200A Ring & Pinion/5.142 （前桥主减锥齿轮组一对）
H233B Ring & Pinion/5.142 （后桥主减锥齿轮组一对）
ARB Air Compressor （ARB气泵）
Front Air Locker （前桥差速锁）
Rear Air Locker （后桥差速锁）
Parflex Air Hose （Partflex 气泵用软管）
Xterra Transfer Case Gears （Xterra分动箱分动齿轮组一对）
Xterra Snorkel （Xterra 涉水喉)

[ 本帖最后由 Brian 于 2009-9-17 21:18 编辑 ]

我是魔怪 · 发表于 2010-1-5 20:08:43

great!!

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 13:00:37

原帖由 ocar 于 2010-1-5 12:45 发表
great!! show us the map from Goolge.

haha! I just sent you an email before I saw your post.

I will start another post on it when back this afternoon.

ocar · 发表于 2010-1-5 12:45:23

great!! show us the map from Goolge.

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 12:26:28

Let me know when and I am ready to go!

I have an idea of someplace I want to go too, but I have never been there before. I found the area on Google maps. There doesn't seem to be any real roads, so it could be either really good or just terrible. I don't think I should go alone, just in case there is a problem.

Maybe we can get together sometime soon and we can discuss if anyone would be interested in a little "adventure"

ocar · 发表于 2010-1-5 11:04:06

原帖由 Brian 于 2010-1-5 10:34 发表

The Skopri bumper is not really a bad product, but I think that it is designed more for looks and style. Not especially good for off-roading.

I have an idea how to reinforce how the bumper att ...

yep, we have been found same another place already. three hours from shanghai by highway.

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 10:34:00

原帖由 ocar 于 2010-1-5 10:13 发表
i have to say, you are a serious 4x4 man!

you are right i think. through the pics can easy to find the two problems. but i still worry about your heavy speare wheel on it, may be it will need a su ...

The Skopri bumper is not really a bad product, but I think that it is designed more for looks and style. Not especially good for off-roading.

I have an idea how to reinforce how the bumper attaches to the frame and will probably have that done later this week.

So when are we going to get together again? We need to plan another trip ... cannot go to SULTAN - the base commander is not allowing any more off-roading for awhile. Have any ideas?

ocar · 发表于 2010-1-5 10:13:12

i have to say, you are a serious 4x4 man!

you are right i think. through the pics can easy to find the two problems. but i still worry about your heavy speare wheel on it, may be it will need a supporter under to protect your back door.

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 09:22:16

I finally received my rear bumper today from SkoPri. I have to say that while the bar is OK, there are some things about it that I think could have been done better. The first thing I noticed was that the method of attaching the bumper to the frame is not as strong or secure as it should be. There are two small pieces that bolt to the outside of the frame. I don't think that this is going to support the weight of the tire while going off-road. Nor do I feel that I can pull another truck without the risk of losing my bumper in the process.

The second thing that was not so good was the powder-coating. It was already flaking off in several places and we had not even installed it yet.

The bumper was not a good fit and there was a certain amount of cutting and grinding involved to get it installed. It may have been better for me to go to their workshop to have it fitted to the Paladin instead of doing it from Shanghai.

Overall it is not a bad piece, just a few things that I hope will not cause problems for me later.

[ 本帖最后由 Brian 于 2010-1-5 09:25 编辑 ]

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 09:19:22

I received my set of 4 Staun Internal Beadlocks. This device is fitted to the wheel, inside the tire. When inflated, it 100% locks the tire bead to the rim so that you can run your tires at very low pressure to improve driving performance on beach sand, desert sand, mud and rocks.

How it works

internal beadlock on wheel

comparison between conventional beadlock and Staun internal beadlock

Staun Internal Beadlocks demonstration

[ 本帖最后由 Brian 于 2010-1-5 09:20 编辑 ]

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 09:17:28

Ijust finished installing a new low profile top rack for the Paladin.Because the Paladin sits so high, I needed a rack that is not veryheavy and not very tall. This rack is made of aluminum to keep theweight low. The bars are 25mm diameter with 3mm walls and the sidepieces are 3mm thick. After the bars and side pieces were weldedtogether, it was finished in black powder coat. I used eye bolts tofasten the rack to the original Paladin roof bars. The eye bolts giveme a lot of tie-down points along both sides.

Iwant thank xiao Yu for spending two whole days going with me to severalplaces in Shanghai. He was a great help in getting this rack made andfinished quickly!

I want thank xiao Yu for spending two wholedays going with me to several places in Shanghai. He was a great helpin getting this rack made and finished quickly!

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 09:15:23

I bought a hand-held radio for weekend trips. It is something that I have needed to get for awhile. Now I won't have to borrow a radio every time I go out.

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 09:13:34

I finally installed the Warn Premium Manual Locking Hubs (Warn manuallocking front axle hub device). The installation was extremely quickand not very difficult. You have to make sure that you remove all ofthe parts from the Automatic Hub or the locking hubs will not fit.

Brian · 发表于 2010-1-5 09:11:59

I haven't posted anything here for awhile. I have done a few more modifications to the Paladin, but nothing really spectacular. I added a valve on the ARB onboard air compressor so that I can air up my tires after going off road.

小兵乱开车 · 发表于 2009-10-13 22:24:48

车子很猛，差速锁很到位

jeeppug · 发表于 2009-10-6 11:00:43

原帖由 Brian 于 2009-10-6 09:17 发表
Hey Jeeppug! Thanks for taking the pictures!

You are welcome. See you tomorrow.

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