Extra chassis bit on HZ

**agr071** · 01-03-2011, 10:12 PM

I think my HZ has them too.

**HK1837** · 01-03-2011, 10:21 PM

I had a late HX tonner chassis (still at Greg's) with RTS geometry, and it had the holes for the bars in it from memory.

**stickthis** · 01-03-2011, 10:23 PM

All HZ's I have owned have had them. All 3 I have now have them. I believe that the bolt holes are always there too. Not sure if its a HZ onwards or earlier also?

I have heard it was part of the outback pack. which also included things like mud flaps from memory. But not sure...

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Originally Posted by HK1837

I had a late HX tonner chassis (still at Greg's) with RTS geometry, and it had the holes for the bars in it from memory.

I do wonder if its more part of the RTS pack.....

Also if you lower your car they are a MUST!!! as the shorter and stiffer suspension does make the chassis crack easier.

**wbute** · 01-03-2011, 10:31 PM

I have never understood why the rear swaybar was deleted from WB if it was part of RTS. The world moves in mysterious ways.

**79Z33L** · 31-01-2012, 07:30 PM

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but could someone give a list of things to look for to identify if my ute may have had the outback pack. Mine has the strengthening bars, but appears to be missing the rest of the pack. The ute had undergone modifications here and there before I bought it, so they may have been removed? Any means of identifying if any of these parts were removed?

**hzvan** · 01-03-2011, 10:33 PM

they were standerd fit on hz and wb's
i owned a hz prem wagon with the plastic cover over the steering joint and a few parts that i had not seen on the other hq to hz's that i have owned and was asking my father inlaw about as he was working for a holden dealer around the time the hz was new and he said the wagon had the outback kit with was the cover over the steering joint to stop rocks from flicking up of the road and jamming the steering
when i see him next i will see what other items were in the outback kit

**wbute** · 01-03-2011, 10:36 PM

sounds plausible about the outback pack with the plastic thingo. Would think that sort of thing would be important in a concourse resto if anyone does one.

**agr071** · 01-03-2011, 10:36 PM

I wondered what that plastic cover was for.

**bern** · 01-03-2011, 10:47 PM

i think it was to to stop oil & such getting on the fabric coupling -far thing if you ever had one fail

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fair thing. as i said

**HK1837** · 02-03-2011, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by hzvan

they were standerd fit on hz and wb's
i owned a hz prem wagon with the plastic cover over the steering joint and a few parts that i had not seen on the other hq to hz's that i have owned and was asking my father inlaw about as he was working for a holden dealer around the time the hz was new and he said the wagon had the outback kit with was the cover over the steering joint to stop rocks from flicking up of the road and jamming the steering
when i see him next i will see what other items were in the outback kit

As far as I know it isn't part of HZ XW5 (Outback equipment package). This was available on all models (unlike XX7 or XU3 which was available on 2 x models only!):

F72 Gross Load Equipment (ute and van only);
K45 Heavy Duty Air Cleaner (not with L31, L32);
D71 Rear Mud Flaps (only on 35, 69, 70 and 80);
T57 Front Mud Flaps

Feature changes (items with no option code) were:

Engine splash pan;
Rear shock absorber stone shield (60, 70 and 80 only);
Rear lower control arm mounting bracket re-inforcement (35 and 69 only).

Oddly enough, the only way you could get front and rear mudflaps as factory fitment was on an XW5. They were dealer fitted otherwise.