v6plado

[V6Plado]

Hi there i thought i might tell you about my prado.
It has 3-8l v6 auto
ironman winch
homemade draws
homemade fridge slide
50l waeco fridge
285x75x16 silverstonem117sport or a set of mungrels
2 batteries
on board air compresser
2inch lift efs on rear and bilstien on front
uniden uhf
gu patrol rims

[pmturnbull]

:thumb: Hi mate sounds good but we need pics.:p I am assuming it is the 90 series prado with a 3.4litre v6 unless you have done an engine conversion.:crazy:

[V6Plado]

Yes it is a 90 series sorry about the engine size was looking at hiluxs with that size motor and got it stuck in my head.
I will post some photos when i work out how to or when the wife gets home .

[Celt's]

you gotta love the prados, would like to see some pics mate!

[boof]

Looking forward to pics

[general lee]

pics?

[V6Plado]

I,m having trouble trying to put photos up , i dont know how and i dont know how to blank my number plate out.

[corhijas]

I,m having trouble trying to put photos up , i dont know how and i dont know how to blank my number plate out.

use microsoft paint to block your plate,when you post photo's cleck edit post then click advanced then manage photo's,the rest is pretty easy,:truck: :thumb: :computer:

[V6Plado]

Thats alright but i ,m not real smart with a computer i have trouble turning it on let aloan doing all that other stuff.

[corhijas]

Thats alright but i ,m not real smart with a computer i have trouble turning it on let aloan doing all that other stuff.

only one way to learn mate,have a go,:thumb:

[cruza driver]

your prado sounds good mate welcome

[V6Plado]

Finally managed to attach some photos. Enjoy. First one in stock condition. Second one using with mongrels and lift. More to come

[general lee]

nice truck pal!

[V6Plado]

Thanks general lee i'll post some more photos with the bigger lift and tyres shortly

[safari wagon]

cool! i wish i had mud.

[V6Plado]

Few more photos big tyres and lift.

[Celt's]

looks the goods mate, how do you find those tyres are on road or are they just for play?

[TUFF IFS LUX]

Are you sure they are 285's or 265's? was that a mis print by any chance because they dont look big enough to be 285's?

I gotta pic of the same model prado with a 3" lift and 285's and they really fill the guards up.

Not knocking your ride, just wondering - I got a soft spot for prado's, kicking myself for not getting one at the time I bought the hilux

[taresk]

Very cool, the big chunky tyres make such a huge difference to the look of the Prados.

[Trojan]

Are you sure they are 285's or 265's? was that a mis print by any chance because they dont look big enough to be 285's?

I gotta pic of the same model prado with a 3" lift and 285's and they really fill the guards up.

Not knocking your ride, just wondering - I got a soft spot for prado's, kicking myself for not getting one at the time I bought the hilux

They look to be 285's to me.

I have 265/75R16's on the same GU Patrol rims on mine/wifes Prado and they don't fill the guards as much as those.

[TUFF IFS LUX]

Heres the pics I was talking about -

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/mmaaxx1977/prado3.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/mmaaxx1977/prado2.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/mmaaxx1977/prado1.jpg

then again, it does look kinds the same-

Hey Plado, what suspension brand and lift you got working on your rig?

Is your V6 or turbo diesel?

How does it pull with the bigger tyres on it?

[V6Plado]

They are 285 x 75 x 16 silverstones .They are my road tyres they seem to handle well on the road even in the wet.I run bilstein front struts and efs rear shockers with lovells springs all round.

[taresk]

The giveaway is the spare, it's just about touching the rear bumper, 265's don't go near it.

That's Shaun Green's Prado, from 90scool, he's done heaps of work to that, it sits roughly 50mm higher than mine.

[safari wagon]

looks like i got some work to do:D. Has anyone noticed that tundra's in the states have the same front end set up as the prado's? you can get 3-5 inch lift kits that bolt on!

[taresk]

The Tundra's look the same, but they've got a much wider track (they're the size if an F100), what you should look for is 96-02 4Runners.

[beast2h]

nice prado mate, wanna get hold of some 285's for mine for trips!! are they patrol rims?? do they scrub anywhere?? if so where? thanks

[V6Plado]

Yes they are patrol rims . The tyres rub on the mud flaps on the front when on full lock, on the back they rub on the inner wheel well when fully flexed up.

[V6Plado]

It's up for sale , i'm going for something different.

[Andy_b]

WHAT, you gotta keep it real brotha.....prado style!

Are you going mainstream and buying something with a solid axle front! Oh well best of luck.

Andy

[V6Plado]

Because of changing jobs i am going for a ute.Something a little different!

[beast2h]

wanna sell your silverstone tyres and rims???