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diff gear reduction will be a bit hard in my research i dont think you can get anything lower than 5.12 diffs which yours would have being 1.6

please correct me if im wrong.

Thanks for the info fellas i appreciate it
i know a fair bit about cars in general i was just chasing the info on the small things that can cause problems
the car i was looking at turned out to be a bit rough so ill keeep hunting

cheers

i have been doing some research but havent found the answers im looking for.

im looking at buying a gq patrol td42t i want to know what to look out for with these engines and what are other common problems that occur with td42t's
also anything else to look out for in the gq's

its a factory turbo ...

I have a 2ltr v6 manual lwb bit but it's too good to 4x4 and I can't seemyself finding one in the price range I want to spend to drive in the bush but if I do find one I'll snap it up

After all the comments I will definitely get a vit to replace the Sierra and the fun will begin again lol

Ok these are the things that i have been thinking about and it all sounds pretty good it will be a slow build up when cash allows.
Im not to heavy on the loud pedal unless it is completely necessary,
i tend to do a bit of rock driving and hills i try to avoid mud as much as possible i hate the stuff ...

The vitara will be substantially more stable.

You'll want to add a steel front diff with a locker to the vitara build, and some sliders. Due to the added width of the body, lower height of the sill, (and a longer sill) of the vitara, the sills will cop a hard time.

I'd be looking for an EFI auto ...

Due to a change in circumstances i need to upgrade to a larger 4x4 now i currently own a 90 lwb sierra with quite a lot of mods and love to use it to its full potential.
mods are
2'' lift with ruf
31'' tyres
front and rear lockers (lockrights)
transfer gears

for the vitara id be looking at a
3 ...

I have done a search and haven't found a definite answer to my question

I'm still in the process of doing my suspension I run a full ruf and due to moving the diff so far forward my shocks and bumpstops didn't line up. I have cut the shock mounts and bumpstop mounts off I am making custom shock ...

Have been out and had a look there is about 15mm between the pitman arm and drag link so that drop pitman arm will definitely foul

if I moved the rear perch back 20mm the axle will still be 20mm further forward than stock am i right?
I'm still currently setting up the suspension in my lwb and have ...

must be the p/s then it started when I fit it it's a stock vit pump and arm and about 2" of lift in total

I thought the Sierra pitman arm was longer than the the vit one is there a shorter pitman arm I can get for the vit box?

Another question how far does a full ruf move the diff forward ?

For a start I'm not spoa

My ruf is bolted in stock position at rear with shackle mount moved 25mm forward and extended shackles
the bushes are new along with the bolts and crush tubes
the rag joint was eliminated when I fit the p/s it was replaced with another uni joint

As for everything else ...

Sorry guys I didn't know how to word what is happening what Steve has said is correct it is the vague half a turn of the steering wheel before you turn scenario.

Now I have replaced the spring bushes
The springs aren't new but I only just installed them and are in good condition and the steering ...

I have some bumpsteer at the moment because of my vit p/s setup I am mainly trying to make onroad driving as nice as possible between wheeling. removing it would be easy when off road if need be I'll have a play with it and post what happen and how if feels.

Thats what I was thinking extended shackles are there because of the ruf might have to move the hangers again and use a standard shackle which will limit it's travel am I right?

I have a bit of a problem with my suspension/steering when turning the steering wheel side to side the body moves about 10-15mm ontop of the diff. It has the Suzuki "s" style extended shackles and a full ruf.

The problem is it causes quite alot of under steer, I have Been thinking that a panhard ...

The guards will be cut out to make room for the tyres as I refuse to run a body lift
and like turbo Tonka said it would be extremely hard to get a roll bend
with a normal bender

Cheers mate the sills will be cut out and have rhs welded In as you said the bull bar and sill will have tapped plated welded on so they can be removed if they get damaged etc

I'm also thinking about building a removable Exo cage which will brace them even more. I'm also not sure about whether I ...

I have been playing with some ideas for flairs I knocked this up tonight tell me what you think
they will be mounted to sliders aswell
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i have decided nt to get it and stick with the carby for now untill i can afford mpfi setup

I have found a swift 16 valve head and complete tbi setup has anyone used this combo?
Are there any problems using the 16v head on a 1.6 will the tbi run the 1.6 or will it run to lean?
Are there any inherant problems with the swift tbi?
Will the valves clear the 8 valve pistons?
Cheers ...

In a lwb you could swap you rear shaft with the fron won't need to customize it then

I want the tray to be somewhat usefull I run 31's and I carry a full
size spare but want to keep it low I was thinking of recessing it in the tray.

When I go camping I really only take a swag, bag of clothes, esky and a box full utensils and cooker etc I was also looking to incorporate a roll bar ...

I'm after some pics of what people have done with trays for lwb sierras

I have chopped mine down and I'm after some ideas for a good looking tray

cheers zookster

Anything can be converted to coilovers it will be quite alot of work. How much lift are you after you can buy an off the shelf 2" lift.
any more than that and you will have problems with castor etc

and going coilovers would be a waste in a coily with the link setup they run

jmo though.

The maruti engine mounts and gear box mounts sit 20mm further back effectively needing a shorte Jack shaft if you use the one in the car you won't have a problem

Even if you do track down the car I don't think you'll have much luck getting your wheels and tyres. the issue is between you and the guy you sold it to not the third party! Jmo thoughgoid luck

Figured that out after reading it a couple of time

My crossmember is above the drive shaft so can't lift the transfer either

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Just some maruti tech for people who don't know.

I have discovered that a maruti 1ltr jackshaft is approximately 20mm shorter than a standard 1.3 litre jackshaft and the gear box cross member is also 20mm further back to compensate for this which means the engine sits ...

It sounds to me like a fuel delivery problem check your fuel pump Is keeping pressure or not cutting in and out