Hi all,
I just picked up my new Triton a few weeks ago and then also found this site on the weekend. There seems to be heaps of information here and I am looking forward to finding out more about Tritons.
I have a GLXR 3.2l diesel auto with the 09 update (super select 4wd - happy about that). At the moment I haven't done much to it so its probably not worth posting any pics yet. To date its got an ARB Sahara bar on it and I have had the winch (Premier 9000) from my old vehicle put on. I used to have a GU Patrol and am trying to get as much stuff from that put on the Triton so there's a few things to do to keep me occupied.
I also had an ARB tub liner put in but am already regretting it. I wanted to get some tie-down rails put in at the same time but the ones that ARB sold didn't fit into the grooves of their own tub liner - seems a bit dumb. Still looking for a way I can tie down my fridge (It's a pity the fridge doesn't fit in the tray with the hard tonneau on even though its only a 39l Engel). If anyone's got any ideas on tie downs it'd be great to hear from you.
The Sahara bar/winch combo has dropped the front end down quite a lot so a new suspension is very high on my list. I have read quite a lot in the forums about problems with shudder when a lift is put into Tritons and am wondering what the latest developments are here - there is a lot of info to get through but I am trying. Some posts seem to indicate that the auto doesn't have the same problem but others seem to be saying there still is a bit of a problem.
My Patrol used to have an ARB Old Man Emu suspension and I was really happy with the lift that gave me and the improved on road/off road ride however I am a bit cautious about the ARB suspension for the Triton as it doesn't seem to offer too much in the way of a lift and given the drop I'm already suffering I don't even know if it would bring it back to standard height.
Before that I had a Challenger with an Ironman suspension which was ok but the shockers were too small and didn't cope with long periods of travel over corrugated roads (and we do quite a bit of outback touring).
I also have a great set of wheels/tyres from the Patrol running BFG ATs (285s) that I was going to see if they would fit for offroad use but standing them next to the Triton there looks like there is no chance whatsoever of getting them on the front (they would look awesome though) so am interested in hearing what tyres people are using. I have started reading the threads and it looks like I am going to have to turf the 17inch rims, which I was going to do anyway.
One other question I have is for those running long range tanks that have the multi-function display - could you do anything to reset the unit to correctly calculate the average fuel use? I should probably post these questions in the technical forum but I figured doing it in my intro would give me something to say - not sure if I have broke any rules but I hope not.
Cheers,
Jerry