Gazzar Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 No heater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I think the wolf look okay on a military series. I'll know for sure when I eventually get some body work fitted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigj66 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 22 minutes ago, Landrover17H said: I've Heystee discs here, one of the early kits. Ex-Santana PS10/ Cadorola. These running with stock rims. I was lucky enough to find a set of proper deep steels. Not for me, Zues kits, require a set of w*nkers, or other rims with equal sink-estate cache. Circa 2005, it'd look like a 'Battle of Billing' casualty. I have my self-respect. My advice, live with it forever looking shonky, or spend the extra and do it right. Nice truck 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Gazzar said: No heater? That things a real bitza, Santana bulkhead, left-hooker wings, I could bore you. Thanks 66, an old pic... but there's no 'Truck' here, I'm a Brit and proud. Edited July 14, 2020 by Landrover17H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigj66 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Landrover17H said: That things a real bitza, Santana bulkhead, left-hooker wings, I could bore you. Thanks 66, an old pic... but there's no 'Truck' here, I'm a Brit and proud. I was going to call it a bus....😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Truck is a proper English word, fork lift truck, etc. Mine's a truck, it's used to truck things around, being a pickup. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 First recorded use in English was 1611 apparently - the first use in print in its modern sense of “wheeled vehicle used for transporting heavy items” came in 1774. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigj66 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Anderzander said: First recorded use in English was 1611 apparently - the first use in print in its modern sense of “wheeled vehicle used for transporting heavy items” came in 1774. This forum is a mine of useful information 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) Clearly, you didn't have my English teacher! I confess, I don't know the etymology for 'fork-lift truck etc' I've not looked it up, but I suspect it's American. Here, it's 'lorry'. I notice the steady creep of "Truck' in the context of something that is either an HGV or a lighter vehicle. Seems to get used in much the same way as our local council now has a: 'Fire Dept'. Whereas, ten years back, we used to call the 'Fire Brigade', or more affectionately, 'Trumpton'. The generation that bought one new, would not have called a 109 a 'truck'. Along with the cult of 'like', and the fact this very site constantly 'corrects' my spellings, to 'realize' I do realise this is a battle that can't be won, dare I 'like' say, 'like' I've already lost... 'like'. But this is England for chissakes. 'Like' Edited July 14, 2020 by Landrover17H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Quite. Except truck is an English word in regular use. The railways use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Of course, 'truck' in that context, a railway wagon was always a truck. A road vehicle under 3ish ton wasn't a truck, and over 3is ton was a 'lorry'. The exception: Few would disagree, here, THIS... is truck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 At least you know the Zeus callipers are top quality and you’d never need new pistons... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) I'm sure there won't be much wrong with the kits, it's more that Land rovers are one of those vehicles where there's little room for shonk, the problem is where the Zues kit leads. A Zues kit forces use of the ration in one sitting. Once on the slippery slope, you're found with a 'truck', and very quickly. Edited July 14, 2020 by Landrover17H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 So true, one minute it's modular rims, next it's a radio, where will it end? Fitting engines from the coil sprung vehicles? The end of times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Yeah, I'm for getting a beard next... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 And getting a new pretender on finance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrycol Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Zeus also make the kit for the 101 - interestingly the 101 6.5" 101 rims fit straight over and the basic kit looks basically the same as the series kit. On the 101 kit the disk is bolted to its hub (cannot see on the series disks) and cracks developed at these bolt points. Zeus has these bolts very tight and with sudden cooling when hot radiating cracks develop out from the bolts. Simple solution is to undo them and retorque at a lower torque with lots of threadlocker. The other issue with these kits is that they are not ventilated and possible issues with replacement - we have kits in Aust that use modified Disco 3 rear disks with defender calipers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Interesting! The series kit has the disk ON the hub, and sometimes requires longer studs. Simpler to fit, but probably moves the caliper outboard. I still think a sliding caliper is the better solution. I note they still cover the filler hole. Why can't they clock the caliper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigj66 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, Gazzar said: Interesting! The series kit has the disk ON the hub, and sometimes requires longer studs. Simpler to fit, but probably moves the caliper outboard. I still think a sliding caliper is the better solution. I note they still cover the filler hole. Why can't they clock the caliper? If the bolt spacing is equal why can’t you rotate the bracket upwards? Does it clash with something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Simply: I don't feel qualified to try it. I'm a bit conservative with brakes. Just because I can't see a problem, doesn't mean there isn't a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigj66 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 24 minutes ago, Gazzar said: Simply: I don't feel qualified to try it. I'm a bit conservative with brakes. Just because I can't see a problem, doesn't mean there isn't a problem. Could be worth asking Zeus I suppose? Quite annoying that the filler is blocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrycol Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Have you tried contacting Zeus? and extremely painful process even if you get through to them - not the most customer focused organisation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I'm happy enough, they supply an Allen key bung, which works after a fashion. But the solution, for the stage bigj66 is at, is simply swap the swivel housings from side to side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 18 hours ago, Gazzar said: And getting a new pretender on finance? Wash your mouth out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 59 minutes ago, Bigj66 said: If the bolt spacing is equal why can’t you rotate the bracket upwards? Does it clash with something else? The only issue that could crop up is bleeding the callipers, but as long as you have the bleed nipple uppermost, there shouldn’t be any problem. Mechanically, the forces are the same on the discs, hubs, stub axles and swivels wherever the calliper is sited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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