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[culicine]

No real reason, just curious if it was possible. My BIL wants to actually increase the ride height on his PJS. Something called "old man" brand or something like that. It seems pretty high to start with.

I'm guessing he wants the Old Man Emu Nitrochargers - if so, good choice They raise the ride height an further 80mm, improve ride, improve handling, and will last practically forever. Make sure he gets the right fitment though - there's a huge amount of variants in the OME's to allow for added weight of tow bars, front winches, bull bars etc, and then even more based on OEM springs and different 3rd party spings - all up about 40 different part numbers for the PJS as memory serves. i.e. they're not user adjustable - each set is factory calibrated for a specific use-case.

He should also look at fitting some poly bushings as well, as per recommendation when fitting the Nitrochargers.

Thanks those are the ones; I'll let him know your advice when I see him next:)

[Spoonman]

No real reason, just curious if it was possible. My BIL wants to actually increase the ride height on his PJS. Something called "old man" brand or something like that. It seems pretty high to start with.

I'm guessing he wants the Old Man Emu Nitrochargers - if so, good choice They raise the ride height an further 80mm, improve ride, improve handling, and will last practically forever. Make sure he gets the right fitment though - there's a huge amount of variants in the OME's to allow for added weight of tow bars, front winches, bull bars etc, and then even more based on OEM springs and different 3rd party spings - all up about 40 different part numbers for the PJS as memory serves. i.e. they're not user adjustable - each set is factory calibrated for a specific use-case.

He should also look at fitting some poly bushings as well, as per recommendation when fitting the Nitrochargers.

OME Nitro's are shock absorbers, how will they alone lift the vehicle by 80mm ?

[wandrinstar]

For a Thai its cheaper to buy a big fat bean bag and sit on that.A pjs needs lowering anyway.Hi Riders should have Governor Fitted, or restricted to off road use, the drivers are mainly dorks anyway who cant drive off road. A Great Sport here and well worth a visit.

[MoonRiverOasis]

No real reason, just curious if it was possible. My BIL wants to actually increase the ride height on his PJS. Something called "old man" brand or something like that. It seems pretty high to start with.

I'm guessing he wants the Old Man Emu Nitrochargers - if so, good choice They raise the ride height an further 80mm, improve ride, improve handling, and will last practically forever. Make sure he gets the right fitment though - there's a huge amount of variants in the OME's to allow for added weight of tow bars, front winches, bull bars etc, and then even more based on OEM springs and different 3rd party spings - all up about 40 different part numbers for the PJS as memory serves. i.e. they're not user adjustable - each set is factory calibrated for a specific use-case.

He should also look at fitting some poly bushings as well, as per recommendation when fitting the Nitrochargers.

OME Nitro's are shock absorbers, how will they alone lift the vehicle by 80mm ?

Higher resting position for the shock I imagine. OME state that the typical lift for the Nitrocharger Sports is 50mm. 4WD Pajero Sport lifts by 40mm, apparently.

[katabeachbum]

For a Thai its cheaper to buy a big fat bean bag and sit on that.A pjs needs lowering anyway.Hi Riders should have Governor Fitted, or restricted to off road use, the drivers are mainly dorks anyway who cant drive off road. A Great Sport here and well worth a visit.

no need for governor, hard to get them above 190kmh anyway

until the new Ranger 3,2 arrives

[wandrinstar]

For a Thai its cheaper to buy a big fat bean bag and sit on that.A pjs needs lowering anyway.Hi Riders should have Governor Fitted, or restricted to off road use, the drivers are mainly dorks anyway who cant drive off road. A Great Sport here and well worth a visit.

no need for governor, hard to get them above 190kmh anyway

until the new Ranger 3,2 arrives

Just an aside, how long would it take me in my Non Tumble Over Barge to get to Phukett from Bkk Laski , i do long runs at night and solo. It can average 100 with ease at night. Are the highways all pot holes like 20 years ago.?.

[katabeachbum]

For a Thai its cheaper to buy a big fat bean bag and sit on that.A pjs needs lowering anyway.Hi Riders should have Governor Fitted, or restricted to off road use, the drivers are mainly dorks anyway who cant drive off road. A Great Sport here and well worth a visit.

no need for governor, hard to get them above 190kmh anyway

until the new Ranger 3,2 arrives

Just an aside, how long would it take me in my Non Tumble Over Barge to get to Phukett from Bkk Laski , i do long runs at night and solo. It can average 100 with ease at night. Are the highways all pot holes like 20 years ago.?.

cruise at 160kmh 80% of the distance, average 110kmh and its 8 hours driving

approx 80-100km in Phang Na is not dual lane, but still excellent road

Surat much faster than Ranong

Have a nice trip

[culicine]

I see in Australia you can get the snorkel for the ranger. Would these significantly raise the wade height of the vehicle, given water still might get into electrical components. I've also read conflicting information regarding the effect of the snorkel on performance. One a petrol engine it would act as a cai and might increase performance due to cooler air entering the engine. I did see one truck here with a snorkel, but the head was facing backwards (obviously to stop rain entering), but would have thought this might cause a vacuum at the opening reducing the amount of air ingested. A rotatable one seems more desirable - face it forwards in dry weather and backwards when its raining. Anyone with experience / knowledge of these snorkels?

[MoonRiverOasis]

I see in Australia you can get the snorkel for the ranger. Would these significantly raise the wade height of the vehicle, given water still might get into electrical components. I've also read conflicting information regarding the effect of the snorkel on performance. One a petrol engine it would act as a cai and might increase performance due to cooler air entering the engine. I did see one truck here with a snorkel, but the head was facing backwards (obviously to stop rain entering), but would have thought this might cause a vacuum at the opening reducing the amount of air ingested. A rotatable one seems more desirable - face it forwards in dry weather and backwards when its raining. Anyone with experience / knowledge of these snorkels?

Snorkels don't necessarily mean increased static wading depth. They're useful for river crossings where the flow of water and variable speed could otherwise mean that water could make it's way into the air intake. They're also very useful when travelling in convoy off-road, as the higher intake position picks up far less dust kick-up. All snorkels I've seen include a water drain, so facing them backwards isn't necessary in order to prevent rain ingress, and the better snorkels also allow for a secondary air filter to be fitted, for dusty driving.

[culicine]

I see in Australia you can get the snorkel for the ranger. Would these significantly raise the wade height of the vehicle, given water still might get into electrical components. I've also read conflicting information regarding the effect of the snorkel on performance. One a petrol engine it would act as a cai and might increase performance due to cooler air entering the engine. I did see one truck here with a snorkel, but the head was facing backwards (obviously to stop rain entering), but would have thought this might cause a vacuum at the opening reducing the amount of air ingested. A rotatable one seems more desirable - face it forwards in dry weather and backwards when its raining. Anyone with experience / knowledge of these snorkels?

Snorkels don't necessarily mean increased static wading depth. They're useful for river crossings where the flow of water and variable speed could otherwise mean that water could make it's way into the air intake. They're also very useful when travelling in convoy off-road, as the higher intake position picks up far less dust kick-up. All snorkels I've seen include a water drain, so facing them backwards isn't necessary in order to prevent rain ingress, and the better snorkels also allow for a secondary air filter to be fitted, for dusty driving.

Thanks, good info. I did read about the dust effect. Would be useful on occasion here when there's always roadworks going on and plenty of dust is thrown up.

[katabeachbum]

I see in Australia you can get the snorkel for the ranger. Would these significantly raise the wade height of the vehicle, given water still might get into electrical components. I've also read conflicting information regarding the effect of the snorkel on performance. One a petrol engine it would act as a cai and might increase performance due to cooler air entering the engine. I did see one truck here with a snorkel, but the head was facing backwards (obviously to stop rain entering), but would have thought this might cause a vacuum at the opening reducing the amount of air ingested. A rotatable one seems more desirable - face it forwards in dry weather and backwards when its raining. Anyone with experience / knowledge of these snorkels?

Snorkels don't necessarily mean increased static wading depth. They're useful for river crossings where the flow of water and variable speed could otherwise mean that water could make it's way into the air intake. They're also very useful when travelling in convoy off-road, as the higher intake position picks up far less dust kick-up. All snorkels I've seen include a water drain, so facing them backwards isn't necessary in order to prevent rain ingress, and the better snorkels also allow for a secondary air filter to be fitted, for dusty driving.

Thanks, good info. I did read about the dust effect. Would be useful on occasion here when there's always roadworks going on and plenty of dust is thrown up.

huge airfilters stock on these pickups, never had it even half dirty between services

in African deserts we had to blow them clean on occasions tho

[MoonRiverOasis]

Thanks, good info. I did read about the dust effect. Would be useful on occasion here when there's always roadworks going on and plenty of dust is thrown up.

Yep, but if dust is your main concern, my advice would be a user-servicable air filter like a K&N - 45 minutes (including drying time) to remove, clean, re-oil and refit, plus it gives a little more HP

[transam]

Thanks, good info. I did read about the dust effect. Would be useful on occasion here when there's always roadworks going on and plenty of dust is thrown up.

Yep, but if dust is your main concern, my advice would be a user-servicable air filter like a K&N - 45 minutes (including drying time) to remove, clean, re-oil and refit, plus it gives a little more HP

AND they profess it works better when dirty . Had one on my Pontiac for 20 years and cleaned it once .

For really shitty off road conditions they do a thin foam sleeve to go over it that can be washed.

[culicine]

Thanks, good info. I did read about the dust effect. Would be useful on occasion here when there's always roadworks going on and plenty of dust is thrown up.

Yep, but if dust is your main concern, my advice would be a user-servicable air filter like a K&N - 45 minutes (including drying time) to remove, clean, re-oil and refit, plus it gives a little more HP

I've had a k&N in my civic for 160K km. Replaces the stock after the 20K service. Never had a problem. I might be pedantic, but do clean it at regular service intervals...usually. Thought a good snorkel might complement it on a pickup:) Might need to see 160 km/h to get any ram effect though 55

[MoonRiverOasis]

Thanks, good info. I did read about the dust effect. Would be useful on occasion here when there's always roadworks going on and plenty of dust is thrown up.

Yep, but if dust is your main concern, my advice would be a user-servicable air filter like a K&N - 45 minutes (including drying time) to remove, clean, re-oil and refit, plus it gives a little more HP

I've had a k&N in my civic for 160K km. Replaces the stock after the 20K service. Never had a problem. I might be pedantic, but do clean it at regular service intervals...usually. Thought a good snorkel might complement it on a pickup:) Might need to see 160 km/h to get any ram effect though 55

if you want a quick/cheap performance boost with a snorkel, just work out a way to get some dry ice in it - it won't last very long, but it'll be fun while it does

[wandrinstar]

For a Thai its cheaper to buy a big fat bean bag and sit on that.A pjs needs lowering anyway.Hi Riders should have Governor Fitted, or restricted to off road use, the drivers are mainly dorks anyway who cant drive off road. A Great Sport here and well worth a visit.

no need for governor, hard to get them above 190kmh anyway

until the new Ranger 3,2 arrives

Just an aside, how long would it take me in my Non Tumble Over Barge to get to Phukett from Bkk Laski , i do long runs at night and solo. It can average 100 with ease at night. Are the highways all pot holes like 20 years ago.?.

cruise at 160kmh 80% of the distance, average 110kmh and its 8 hours driving

approx 80-100km in Phang Na is not dual lane, but still excellent road

Surat much faster than Ranong

Have a nice trip

Good info Thanks

[culicine]

Thanks, good info. I did read about the dust effect. Would be useful on occasion here when there's always roadworks going on and plenty of dust is thrown up.

Yep, but if dust is your main concern, my advice would be a user-servicable air filter like a K&N - 45 minutes (including drying time) to remove, clean, re-oil and refit, plus it gives a little more HP

I've had a k&N in my civic for 160K km. Replaces the stock after the 20K service. Never had a problem. I might be pedantic, but do clean it at regular service intervals...usually. Thought a good snorkel might complement it on a pickup:) Might need to see 160 km/h to get any ram effect though 55

if you want a quick/cheap performance boost with a snorkel, just work out a way to get some dry ice in it - it won't last very long, but it'll be fun while it does

hehe cold but it's CO2 as well. Guess I'll just have to buy swensens every week to get the free ice:) Or maybe nitrous will be cheaper - I could stick the bottles in the unused space next to the wife's groceries hehe

[wandrinstar]

No real reason, just curious if it was possible. My BIL wants to actually increase the ride height on his PJS. Something called "old man" brand or something like that. It seems pretty high to start with.

I'm guessing he wants the Old Man Emu Nitrochargers - if so, good choice They raise the ride height an further 80mm, improve ride, improve handling, and will last practically forever. Make sure he gets the right fitment though - there's a huge amount of variants in the OME's to allow for added weight of tow bars, front winches, bull bars etc, and then even more based on OEM springs and different 3rd party spings - all up about 40 different part numbers for the PJS as memory serves. i.e. they're not user adjustable - each set is factory calibrated for a specific use-case.

He should also look at fitting some poly bushings as well, as per recommendation when fitting the Nitrochargers.

OME Nitro's are shock absorbers, how will they alone lift the vehicle by 80mm ?

Higher resting position for the shock I imagine. OME state that the typical lift for the Nitrocharger Sports is 50mm. 4WD Pajero Sport lifts by 40mm, apparently.

. Next question please. Spooney.