Anyone own a 4x4 micro van?

Do they exist? Ive been trying to buy one for over a year and cant find any.

They exist, but are slightly rarer than rocking horse teeth

Anyone here own one?

Pick up not a van

Can i convert a 2wd to 4x4?

Say i bought a 2wd van and found a pick up or an spares 4x4 van.

Easier to convert from 4wd to 2 (as someone has done on here - not entirely sure if it was legal though) - but surely if you had a 2wd van and a 4wd pickup you could do the swops.

Yeh i might just buy a 2wd and keep an eye out for a 4wd.

Anyone got any spares or repair 4 x4 ?

Or a piaggio or bedford type 4x4

If you dont mind a left hooker look on ebay.de or mobile.de

I dont mind left hooker but its just getting it here thats the problem.

Maybe if we gang up on dino he might post some photos of the front axle arrangement.

Pretty sure the terios has the same gearbox as a 4x4 hijet.

Just need to work out the front driveshafts, diff, mounts and propshaft kit.

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will you require  a photo of the different front suspension too?

Oh no not in a million years, that wouldn't be the slightest bit helpful!!!  

I think it would be amazing if we could unravel the mystery that is the 4x4 hijet.

I could even be tempted to convert my pickup into 4x4.


It's got to be made out of other Daihatsu's - Maybe there is a bit of sportrak in there too.

Do what's different about the front suspension?

Looking at 2wd front hubs, they could take a CV joint.

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Do what's different about the front suspension?

Keep guessing HJ

I bet the rear prop shaft is shorter to accommodate the transfer box

After an hour of messing about, I've got the Daihatsu workshop manual for the Terios.

And been digging through the microfiches.

Are the hubs really different?

Gearbox really it just an extra transfer case that bolts on the back of the original gearbox and........

It's chain driven to power the front wheels     

Chain driven????????? Wow, more hi tech Hi Jet...

Who owns a 4x4 van here?

Ive seen a few subaru sumo's for sale. Not great though.

Are the piaggio porter 4x4 just the new ones?

http://www.easier.com/13854-piaggio-porter-4x4.html says the Porter 4x4 was introduced in 2007. As you're finding, they're not that common.

Rodders wrote:Who owns a 4x4 van here?

El Ventu.

D1noh has at least 1 and some extra 4x4 parts too.

Are the 4x4's electronic and manual?

Are elec ones good?

What do you mean electronic and manual?

Sorry electronic or manual shifter for the 4wd.

Electric switch operates some vacuum solenoids.

Can you convert the electronic to manual?

Well I think the diff has a vacuum operated actuated clutch or something inside it.

Really don't know much about them.

Whats wrong with having the switch on the dashboard?

So ive just bought a hijet.

I cant find body panels.

I need the panel above the front grill and also the part inside behind that.

Where can i get them from?