Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Thanks joeblow.

Looks like there's not too much to worry about when deciding between the two variants.

Thanks. I checked that out earlier and there are a few little equipment changes as well as a difference of 5kg in weight but not what I'm after. Same engine, but is it exactly the same? I know not.

Hi guys. I've searched and read through a lot of threads about Grand Vitara's but still haven't been able to find anything about the changes to the Grand Vitara during 2003. (referring to the 99-03 model, and the 03-04 model). I'm planning on purchasing one shortly and the only thing I can really no...

I had mad scary wobbles. Ended up being...

- Worn tie rod end
- Play in the steering box
- Play in the steering shaft due to body lift extension
- King pin bearings
- Wheels spacers
- 30" muds with worn tread

Only when I remedied all of the above did the wobbles go away.

The engine conversion and the two seater conversion (no back seats) are both mod plated on the vehicle. I was thinking about selling interstate if I did it without rego because that way it wouldn't matter as much I assume. Good idea though, I might put up an official ad and see what offers I get. Ch...

Hey guys. I have a 1996 Suzuki Sierra with lifted springs, body lift, 4AGE 20v (engineered), rear air locker, 30" muds + other stuff. Now I'm wanting to sell it because I need something a little comfier and more practical but the car will take quite a lot of effort to get a roadworthy certifica...

As for the type of tire, you'll be wanting an all terrain. They're good for road and good for offroad and sand as well. As for which type, I know in the larger sizes the BFG A/T's are a damn good one but I don't know if they come small enough for your needs. As for sizes, on my mates LWB V6 Vitara 3...

My bro just had his Soarer done. He had to first get a roadworthy certificate and then book it in with QLD transport for a written off vehicle inspection. For the inspection, you're meant to have receipts for all work that was done to fix it, but if you don't, there are other things that they let yo...

Hey guys. I checked in the bible and did a search but didn't find exactly what I was after. I was driving down the road and a rattling noise started, got worse, then eventually resulted in a lot of crunching and the rear wheels locking up. The mechanic informed me that my diff is dead. I drive a 199...

I was quoted $2k to fix it. All valves were leaking so the head needed a recondition (800) and one rod was bent which was a bit over 1k to fix. I've found a replacement bare motor for $450 which is cheap for a 20v. I've seen them for sale for 500-1000 so there not actually that expensive being a fai...

Hey guys. My Sierra has a 4AGE 20v in it which I killed last weekend :( Rather than getting it fixed, I'm going to drop a second hand engine in there but I'm unsure if all 4AGE 20v Silvertop engines are the same or if there are RWD/FWD versions and if this is going to make a difference. Can anyone w...

Thanks for the help guys. I took it to a radiator guy today and he said that it's definitely customised one that has been cut down to that size so any replacement radiator would also have to be custom to bolt onto the existing mounts. I think I'll just use some metal epoxy to plug the hole and look ...

Hey guys. My Sierra has a 4AGE 20v in it and recently the radiator has had more than a few leaks so I want to replace it. What I don't know is if what I have is the standard 1996 Coily radiator or if mine would be a 20v radiator. So can anyone tell me if this is a Sierra radiator? If not, I'll assum...

markil wrote:Why not just get some gearing for it?

Money

If I decide to hang on to the car for a while, then gearing will be done for sure but not in my current financial state. Thanks though.

Hey guys. I have a 96 Coil Sierra with a 4AGE 20v on 30's. The wheels combined with the different toyota gearbox mean that for acceleration on the road, things just aren't that special. 2nd gear doesn't rev out until 90k/h which is great for people who want top speed, but sucks for acceleration. Whe...

Not sure if there will be a similarity but I swapped my Sunnies, 2" bigger offset over stock on my Coily over for my mates 16" alloys running AT's from his V6 Vitara LWB. There was clearly a difference between the offsets but his fit on mine fine. Assuming the offsets are the same from the...

:shock: You drilled through a fuel tank that contained fuel? Ha no way. The tank was removed from the vehicle. There's really no other way that I'd be able to see inside it and also manage to manouvre and bolt down the swirl pot. I was working through the opening in the top of the tank that holds t...

Thanks for the help with this guys. Mission success! It was a swirl pot and the dodgy spot welds had come loose which was why it was floating around when I opened up the tank. This afternoon I drilled out the hole in the bottom of the tank to accomodate a 6mm bolt (opposed to 4mm) and then holding t...

Hey guys. I managed to remove my fuel tank to fix a small hole in the bottom but something here has confused me. I unscrewed the 6 screws on the section on the top of the tank to get inside. I removed the section from the top of the tank which had two long pipes coming off it, one larger one and one...

I have no idea. Basically, on my first trip out 4wd'ing, after a few hours my mate pulled me up and said "Hey mate, there's fuel pissing out of your fuel tank!" Lo and behold, there was a perfectly round hole in the tank about 2mm in diameter, however, no sign of a plug of any sort. As for...

Thanks RBZOOK. Exactly what I wanted to hear. And about fitting a bolt, the bottom of the tank is only a thin metal and thus easily warped when attempting to tighten a bolt to the point that it forms a suitable seal. And besides, I've already done this twice and even epoxied the bolt from the outsid...

Hey guys. I've had a little hole in my fuel tank for a while (perfectly round hole, possible some form of drain plug) which I've been bogging with a bolt and metal epoxy. Anyway, after about 3 months it eats through the epoxy so it's happened twice now that I'm stuck with a leaking fuel tank. I want...

I had the same problems in my Sierra. Any medium effort work in 1st and 2nd would cause the car to start overheating and I'd have to pull over and wait. Really damn annoying. Since you know that it works on the road, this indicates that there's definately a problem with air flow over the radiator be...

My gearing is pretty horrible in the coily on 30's. I have a better engine to cope but I still have to use 3rd to accerlerate up hills even with double the power of the stock engine.

My Suzi has a rear air locker and half the time I forget to even turn it on because I never really need it.

I'd far prefer better gearing as at the moment the low range is no-where near low enough on 30's. Low range is where I have the most fun.

Something worth enquiring about then. Either way, the new AFM only cost me $70 delivered so no huge loss. Unless as mentioned, it could have been the wiring which stuffed the AFM and not the 02 sensor in anyway. They also mentioned that the AFM could have been stuffed from silicon used to seal it up...

As mentioned, the noise will come down to the muffler. My Skyline has a 3" system with an oval muffler and is pretty damn quiet. My Sierra has a 2" system with a muffler than barely even resembles a muffler and is pretty loud. The Skyline, with a much larger system and over triple the powe...

Hi guys. Just for reference purposes, here's what's happened with my Sierra over the last 5 weeks. In an effort to annihilate my overheating issues, I did a full coolant flush with some damn expensive coolant and an additive to kill a minor leak in the radiator. I also upgreaded the 8" thermo f...

Beautiful :p

Wish we had mud like that up here in QLD... so dry at the moment...

Pity the ruts in those tracks are so deep though.

I guess "technically" all you would need is some extra long piping to run to the back of your car and to make sure that you have a big ass thermo to keep the air flowing over it. Sounds like it would be pretty simple. Bolt radiator to back of truck. Run hoses/metal piping (something damn s...