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I like it! And as a bonus, you get extra safety. You've doubled your crumple zone. Just one question. Is it airbag compatible?

manufacturers work out final drive ratios based on desired engine rpm etc to tyre size. when this is deviated from, e.g larger tyres on stock gearing the forces placed on the rear diff and components increases. basically the tyre becomes harder to rotate causing components such as leaf springs and ...

There are a lot of legal "if's" here.

Peat4x4 your first step in this case would be to ring Consumer Affairs Victoria (i'm assuming you bought them in Melbourne somewhere) on 1300 55 81 81 and have a chat to them. Tell them exactly what happened, don't hide anything. They will be able to say ...

Does anyone know if there are any diesel conversions, for Sierra tray back? As I would like more torque for around the farm.
I think I have done exactly what you want to do. Have a look here
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic48564-180.php
Third one from the top. Its a rather big job and I'm ...

hid kit!!!!!!!!!!!!
the best upgrade after you change the lenses over
Very expensive to do correctly and legally. DON'T used those cheap ebay HID H4 retrofit. You will become a hazzard to all oncomming traffic at night. To do a HID conversion correctly you will need to replace your reflectors ...

Silly Questiom: If I fit 1.3NT diffs under my 1ltr LWB (to get a bit more speed/less revs/air locker availability) will the non-boosted master cylinder still stop the car as well? Is there any other issues?
I have this set up in one of mine, not registered though.
Will it stop? Yes
Will it stop as ...

so im a bit new to 4wdin
iv got a vit LWB with free wheeling hubs
is it bad to
a) drive in low range 4wd without hubs engaged
b) drive in high 4wd with hugs engaged on bitumen
c) drive in high 2wd with hubs engaged
thanks

a) Can be, often not
b) definately Yes
c) No

for what particular reason ...

oops.. I didn't look at the original post date. Sorry. (although I joined before this but had to re-join due to computer troubles).

As for the Safety warning - It's hard to find, almost as if its not that important. Surley it can't hurt to stress it.

SAFETY FIRST PLEASE ...


Yeah Jack stands at the time were holding up another Jimny and Vitara at the time and so I placed the tire under the car and trusted my trusty jack.


I have learned the hard way to NOT trust my trusty jack, of any sort. I have had vehicles come of jacks of various kinds ...

lump_a_charcoal wrote:What is a jimny in Umerica?

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Congrats on the purchase. Looks good in red too. I really like Sierra utes. The only thing I don't like about them is they don't make them anymore.

Tyres & Rims:
I have fitted 235/75R15 on 15x6 rims under a stocker 1.0l ute with zero dramas.

Vibrations etc:
1. Cab vibrations: pretty much anything ...

my guess is you have drive flanges- all 1.0 utes came with drum front brakes and drive flanges.
:?I've looked at a fair few 1.0l utes, all of them have had front drum brakes, but I haven't seen one yet with drive flanges, all have had OEM manual free wheeling hubs. :?

These aren't hubs at all ...

For a noob, I would suggest
Start with a stock sierra wide track 1.3 , if you can find a LWB all the better.
Then modify it in this order.
1. 4.16 transfer gears (sierra low range ratio is the worse thing about them I think)
2. 235/75R15 mud terrain tires
3. Rear Difflock (preferably ARB airlocker ...

will coily knuckles fit on the earlier WT diff?? mite be an option to get the rod at the back??

yeah but you will have a diff centre in the way, thats why the coily has a high pinion diff.

Just go round it (not withstanding what I said above about weaking the tie rod by bending it)
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its mainly to protect from front on bashes.


i guess your thinking something like this?
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a210/rangieman/2007_0219Defender0146.jpg

More like this
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii202/vee_ate/IMG ...

Taff wrote:some landrover discos and defenders have steering guards. they attach to the chassis though.

If they were attached to the chassis wouldn't the steering components become exposed when the suspension is at full droop, and wouldn't the guards become the lowest part of the vehicle at full compression?

If you're worried about weakening the tie rod by straightening it you'd have to be worried about weakening it by armouring it too assuming you meant by welding angle or tube over the stock tie rod.

No, I didn't mean welding anything to the tie rod, what I ment was a shield attached to the axle ...

I miss judged the height of a rock on Saturday and bent my tie rod. (I was checking stock at the time, so my mind wasn't 100% on where I was driving). I'm not the type to try to repair the tie rod as I see it as a critical safety component, which has now been weakened slightly, and bending it ...

First tell us when you found out that no.1 and no.4 leads were the wrong way around? Before you timed it or after?, And what about 2 and 3?

Swaping 1 and 4 is not going to do damage because what you are doing is fireing the spark just when you have exhausted your charge and drawing in a new one. No ...

Did you manage to get it going yet?

That is backfiring up through the carby. Usually makes that sound when the timing is out. Might pay to get yourself a cheap timing light from Repco or Super Crap and set the timing properly.

x2 Usually a sign of way wrong timing. And a timing light is a good tool to have in your kit (but not for ...

v840 wrote:Did you remove the distributor cap? If so did you put it back on the right way up? Sounds like its out by 180.

Usually impossible to do as there is a lug on the distributor and a corrisponding notch in the cap that only allows it to go on one way

Sounds like
1. you have no spark (as dank was refering to) or
2. timing is way out (as Highway-Star was refering to). Most probable as I think it would have been the vaccuum diaphram (controlls the vaccuum advance) that was stopping you removing the cover, and you would have either lifted it a bit ...

Most of my wheeling is on my farm. This is a work truck that is also my toy. Sometimes I take in into the local state forest on the fire trails there.

Base vehicle:
1985 Holden Drover LWB Ute

Modifications:
1.8l Izusu Diesel (4FB1) and 5 speed box (Holden Gemini donor)
SPOA
Snake racing "Hi Steer ...

Some of the probelms that I have had during the conversion are
1. Izusu diesel fly wheel too big for Suzuki 5speed bell housing
Solution: Use Gemini Gear box
2. Gemini gear box and diesel engine combination too long to fit between radiator and transfer case.
Solution cut out the cross member that ...

I have a LWB sierra ute that I have fitted a 1.8l diesel from a Gemini. It has been a project that has been going on for a long time. When I started, my research suggested that I had a choice of two engines. The Gemini and the 1.5l VW. (it was easy finding rusted out cats with good engines at good ...