Outer Limits 4x4 Board

bj42turbo wrote:

tweak'e wrote:there was less problems after 2003. however to be sure it won't cark it, get the common rail version.

thanks mate, the common rail version is that later on

Dazz

around 2007 onwards are the CRD ones

I'd be interested

now comparing the 2 is hard but can i expect to take the vitara the same places as the sierra reliably ? how stable is a vitara compared to a sierra? I went from a SWB Sierra to a LWB auto Vit set up nearly exactly how you described. I can honestly say I take the Vit everywhere I went in the Sierra ...

... of course (stoopid me!)


thanks v840

I am looking at upgrading my recovery points on my Vitara.

I have been suggested a company called Outdoor Ideas based in Melbourne.

Does anyone know a website address I can have a look at their products?

Google does not seem to come up with much on them

Cheers.

Yes. The flanges should just swap over (if you can get them off )

PCRman wrote:
...lay underneath while someone bounced the zuk up and down

I'd rather be one of the persons bouncing the zook

PCRman wrote:
....it also corrects the functioning of the proportioning valve...

(trying not to sound completely stoopid)... why is the A-arm related to a valve on the brakes?

MUD-PIGSIERRA wrote:..... the rear was doing all the work.

it will always be like that

MUD-PIGSIERRA wrote:Yeah its been answered but yeah checked out a friends fourby and its on the inside ...

new blue bits... nice

how have the front springs held up?

joeblow wrote:got camber adjustement bolts?

yep... but still can't get enough adjustment on the drivers side. It's pretty close but not perfect

Top stuff

I have been sorting out a few little problems with the front wheel alignment and suspected they might be on wrong.

Many thanks for the prompt replies

I have inherited Calmini suspension when I bought my Vit. My question to anyone with this suspension is... Is the plate that attaches the lower ball joint to the control arm supposed to be underneath (as in the pic) or on top of the arm? http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j194/DSzuke/IMG_3086.jpg ...

thanks mate

I appreciate your help

=SKB= wrote:... though it would be a gamble (prob have to go mediums).

unfortunately I don't know my ARB dealer well enough to do that much R&D.

(In fact they usually look at you very strangely and tell you what a stupid idea that is )

this may not help you but... I am running standard GV coils in the front of mine. ('93 LWB Vit) I was hoping for a bit of lift but got none (b'bar, winch, batts + everything else doesn't help) so have added some spacers. I have been considering a similar scenario as that thread but I would like to ...

The bushes on the rear A-frame have worn and need replacing ('93 LWB) The local Suzuki dealer wants to replace the whole arm for something like $400 + :shock: and say there is no replacement bush. Has anyone had to find replacnments? I am thinking I'll have to measure up and start searching... :lol ...

Hey Squik.... I need to install one too. They seem to be about $160 or so and come with all the mounting stuff you need. By all accounts it is pretty easy to do. What I was wondering was... (I don't know if you've given it any thought) Is it worth installing a temperature sensor so you know how hot ...

In my 1.6 lwb with bar, etc. before I swapped it to the Calmini suspension I had OME struts (kept them for the Calmini kit too) and shocks and heavy springs with 20mm coil spacers and camber bolts and it was fine. cj... I assume from this you are running OME heavy springs with the Calmini kit or ...

I have a brand new one from a Suzuki dealer (and no soft-top car anymore )

PM me if you are still after one (but I don't want foolsp33d to feel like he can't help )

I am by no means an expert but... I believe the 2L has a wider track (Not sure what they did to widen it though). I don't believe there is transfer case reduction gears available for the 2L (again I am not 100% sure) and I know it takes some major diff work to fit air-lockers. I have seen one really ...

it already is regoed as a convertible. She wants to rego it as a ute and pay more for some reason as the ute rego from memory is more in NSW. whoops... you're quite right (my bad :oops: ) never seen that question before!? Ute rego is way more in NSW so most people usually try to go the other way ...

you need to go to the RTA and ask them to classify it as a "convertable"... this is not always easy but in my experience if you go to a few different braches and ask different people you will eventually find someone who goes "no problem" :) you might get knocked back a few times but just play dumb ...

thanks mate

does anyone have any ideas how to fix a power window that sticks when winding up?

The mechanism works but it really struggles to start.

Dobinson do a strut that is the same specs as ARB (I believe) ie 40mm longer. They are a little cheaper too.

How they ride compared to the ARB ones I don't know.

http://www.dobinsonsprings.com/catalogues/Suzuki.pdf

fordy1 wrote:if you want new go GV, if you want space get XL7

.... yep, I think you are right (I just needed someone to tell me other than my wife )

either way I may need some bits off you though

Thanks Toecutta...

I am tossing up between the two models (XL-7 and the New GV). I don't need a hardcore car (I have another Zook for that) so off-road ability isn't top on the priority list.

I might take the camping fridge to the dealer and see how it fits

Does anyone know how the "New GV" rear cargo area compares to the older model Grand Vitara? I am thinking it may be somewhere between the (older) style GV and an XL-7 but am not sure. I am looking for something to fit the family and camping gear (2 young kids). Thoughts or opinions? ps... don't ...

that article sounds a little bit promising Pinball....