Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Drop shackles are a standard replacement, no chassis mods necessary, but the advantage of putting in shock hoops is that it allows you to run a longer shock which means you can use the extra travel. IMO there is no point running drop shackles with your standard shock mounts as the longest shock you ...

dank wrote:pics....will make it easier to show what you mean.

I have an efi swb vitara tank in my zook...diff is far from hitting anything.

x2!!

v840 wrote:GQ control arm bushes (rubber ones), they have something like 30deg. of flex and you can buy them from any auto parts store (P/N 25682). AFAIK heims are illegal for onroad use.

x2.. these are what i am using.. and they work well!

hey mate.. im running lux diffs in my 1991 sierra, and i have almost finished a coil conversion in the rear. I used this same calculator.. at first it was a headache.. but all of a sudden it all made sence, and it worked out a treat!! I was working closely with some yanky fellas from pirate4x4, and ...

True true chimpboy!!!!! It has been a very interesting process!! After 100,884 different ideas/methods, I am now using a bundera housing, hilux centre, vitara coil mounts, CRV coils, and extended GQ patrol control arms.. all under a sierra!!! hehehehe

Thanks for the detailed info steve.. it all makes heaps of sense, and i will take it all on-board. I just went up and chopped off the upper mounts (they were bundera lowers).. this lowered the back by around 2" :D If i measure off between the top of the tire and the gaurd, the back is still 40mm to ...

In those pics you will also note that i wasnt running retainers on the top of the coils... if i can use these CRV coils i am playing with, i should be able to have them retained top and bottom.. fingers crossed!!

Your probably right with most of what your saying mate.. but this is comes down to experience.. and considering this is the first time i have EVER had much to do with coils, i think im going all right so far!! I designed it to suit what the rear ride height was when it was leaf sprung.. so ideally ...

I have managed to loan a pair of heavy duty CRV coils. They are a beatiful fit in the lower mounts, but the upper mounts are going to need re-fabbing. They are heaps flexier than what i first thought.. and it appears that i will even be able to have them retained in the top and the bottom :) But i ...

I do agree with you there Gwagen..
As for the bump stops, nope... havent got them yet, caused i havent flexed it up whilst having the cab on... just gotta see where it will hit etc

sweet.. thanks everyone!!! At this stage i think it all may be sorted... if it is i'll post up the outcome.. for when/if that search button is ever used!!! mmm.....i do believe i said that will happen :D hhhmmmmmm, and i do remember you saying this.. and it did cross my mind whilst building ...

sweet.. thanks for the feedback. I will try and get more details of the 180sx springs so i then have something to tell some of these suspension places... im hoping they will be able to roughly work out how much the coils will sag etc, to be able to get the ride height back normal again?

Hello!!!!! I have just put a custom 4 link coil setup into the back of my sierra. I know of people using nissan 180sx coils in the rear of their vitaras, this giving them a 2" lift, and a nicer ride. I then decided to use these coils also, which all worked out good.. untill now!!!!!!!!!! I got the ...

atari4x4 wrote:in that last photo, it looks like it's a hilux rear diff not a bundy? the pumpkin is centred on a slowlux

i can almost feel the vibrations from here!!

thanks heaps fellas

uh huh... that does help a bit yeah.. thanks mate!! Just gotta work out the COG now.. then "hopefully" it will all start working!! argh... bloody confusing!!

Hello!! Im currently doing a 4 link conversion in the rear of my 1991 suzuki sierra. I've got all of the control arms, coils, coil mounts etc figuired out, but i just started playing with the 4link calculator - and buggered if i can get my head around it!! It appears that i need the following ...

thanks heaps fellas!! By the measurements i have got, theres bugga all difference compared to the GQ's lengths. Im about to do a coil conversion in the rear of my sierra.. just trying to source arms which will be tough enough and long enough to do the job. Reckon i'll go with the 80 series arms ...

Hey guys.. just a quick question - im after a measurement (please!!) of the upper and lower control arms, off an 80 series cruiser. Also, do the lengths vary between the years or anything? Thanks heaps!!

thanks for the reply mate. Yup, always geasing them and the unis etc. If i could find a decent/new one from an 85 model (like previously stated - they have better uni angles) i would just buy one.. but their bloody hard to come across.. any idea if theres another shaft out there which is commonly ...

Hey peoples!! Just wondering if it is true that hilux tailshafts are prone to getting slogged out in the splines?? Im running 1980 hiulx diffs in my 1991 suzuki sierra.. in running a hilux tailshaft in the front, and the back. I havent had any probs with the rear tailshaft.. but the front shaft ...

haha, "infecting and degrading".. now this bit is true!!

hmmmm, searching "in" your friend, this also could be infectious and degrading!!

hey all wat to make sum shackles up for my suki and wanting to know wat size they need to be thickness? thanks just took my spoa out and put it back to stanted and wat sum more high.. no cash atm thats all I would think that with 17 spelling and grammar errors in a post totaling 44 words, you ...

thanks for the advise mate. (From your personal experience), Do you honestly think i should bother doing it? It seems like 4 link is the way to go, but to be able to do that might not be achievable due to the SWB factor. Eg: Fuel tank, not being able to have long enough arms etc. What are your ...

hhmmmm.. good idea. Im on lux diffs to!!

Why are drop shackles that bad? Most people that say this havent actually tried them for themselves ;) Some have, and each to their own.. but it seems that alot of people just bag them cause "everyone else does". If you have them, do what ever is needed to put them in, and try them for a while ...

thanks heaps peoples.. im also looking into doing a 4 link rear - using 4 runner springs or something similar. Still got heaps of researching to do yet.. hmmmmm. Thanks again

Thanks heaps matey!! This is sounding like a plan... i already have rancho 9000's with are already inboarded.. So, the next thing to work out.. 4 or 5 link?? And should i use vitara coils, or another type?? Very interesting to read the other stuff you just wrote about.. thanks again

Woah... there is alot involved hey!! Thanks guys, this is excellent!! Your right Reddo, im after more comfort mainly. The rear flexes sweet at the moment, BUT to stop axle wrap, and for the extra strength (im running lux diffs SOA, 35's, twin lockers) i put in hilux front springs into the Rear of my ...

thanks heaps mate... love ya work. I have sent FOA an email already, after rough prices etc. Im under the impression you can pretty much get these things to suit your needs? Eg: Length, softness, ride height etc? Thanks again Reddo!