Patrol Hub Cap

Thanks for your response. I'll certainly look after those rims. A mate who has a Falcon had a wheel trim replaced free when he had a service. I mentioned this to Nissan, who reckoned it must have been an agreed fault. Funny though, Nissan reckons there's no way the hub cap would fall off and would not consider replacing it.
Thanks again,
Dave Mitchell

Thanks for your offer, but eventually you'll need yours again. I'll take your advice and store them.
When I did the Cape York trip, I managed to bend the chassis rails above the rear axles, which have since been repaired. I do have some body creaks across the back and sides, possibly from that event. Any ideas? They're not pronounced, more annoying.
Thanks,
Dave Mitchell

Dave,
Creaks etc could be due to loose or worn body mount blocks. Also, when you say you bent the chassis above the rear axle, do you mean you bent the spring hanger on the chassis.....this is a known weak spot on the GU chassis and I'm surprised mine hasn't suffered from this to date considering the amount of weight my truck has on board at all times.
I know that the distance between my chassis and body has definitely decreased by a few mm, because of the issue I had crossing the Simpson last year when I suffered because of I'd run a wire for reverse lights, over the top of the rear spring support and it got squashed between the chassis and body and shorted out.
One rather radical way to get rid of sqeaks in the back end would be to chop the back off and alter it to a dual cab. I've thought of this but can't justify the expense at this stage. ;-)))
Cheers, Roachie