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I always recommend you drive it for awhile to get a feel for the car and see how it and you perform. Actually enjoy driving it and the challenges it gives you. All too easy and try and mod the hell out of it to early. Many times you end up with a car in the shed in bits or it becomes so modded all the fun is gone (both applied to me). So slow down and drive it for awhile and just enjoy it
I always recommend you drive it for awhile to get a feel for the car and see how it and you perform. Actually enjoy driving it and the challenges it gives you. All too easy and try and mod the hell out of it to early. Many times you end up with a car in the shed in bits or it becomes so modded all the fun is gone (both applied to me). So slow down and drive it for awhile and just enjoy it
I always recommend you drive it for awhile to get a feel for the car and see how it and you perform. Actually enjoy driving it and the challenges it gives you. All too easy and try and mod the hell out of it to early. Many times you end up with a car in the shed in bits or it becomes so modded all the fun is gone (both applied to me). So slow down and drive it for awhile and just enjoy it
Or you mod it too quickly and get bored with it, part it out, buy another one then say "i'm going to keep this one stock"
[quote="Harb"]Well I'm guessing that they didn't think everyone would carry on like a big bunch of sooky girls over it like they have........[/quote]
I always recommend you drive it for awhile to get a feel for the car and see how it and you perform. Actually enjoy driving it and the challenges it gives you. All too easy and try and mod the hell out of it to early. Many times you end up with a car in the shed in bits or it becomes so modded all the fun is gone (both applied to me). So slow down and drive it for awhile and just enjoy it
Or you mod it too quickly and get bored with it, part it out, buy another one then say "i'm going to keep this one stock"
Or you build it, smash it, mod it, buy another one build it smash it, sell it, buy another one, say your going to keep it stock, build it, smash it, and then finaly part what you got left to build a buggy
I know
Still paying for it
You better get a good paying job
Mock
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Sierrajim wrote:
So hurry up, come back, buy a Lada (can't believe i just said that) and we'll go wheelin'.
A) They look dumb
B)it makes you look like a redneck (yeah.... me and the boys had a few cans and fired up the grinder.......)
c)There is not one single useful advantage in doing it:
Tyre clearance is never an issue in the rear - the front will always be the limitation
It will look like cop bait unless you engineer it
It doesn't make the car harder to smash - the stuff you hit is always the B pillar and windscreen frame - neither fixed by a ute conversion
You will raise the centre of gravity
You will loose storage room, especially dry storage room
You will require an engineers cert to do it legally
Did I mention they look dumb?
Greg spent a couple of years basically trying to smash the body up on his old green car (the 660 engined car - do a search) and still really didn't root the tub that badly that it was an issue in the back.
Otherwise, you are on the right track for sure.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
Un-less your name is Tim Hardy, your body will be fine unless your going to the point of makeing it a near tube buggy. I had planned to ute mine ages ago, but after thinking about it, a full bodied rig it is staying If you find you are smashing panels, either re-look your driving, or exo it. As for what to do now, GET OUT THERE AND WHEEL THE PISS OUT OF IT. Then figure out if you want to RUF, gearing and 33's. Though seeing as you are already locked up, look at gearing. I'm pretty sure you already know what a difference it makes.
Layto....
[quote="v840"]Just between me and you, I actually really dig the Megatwon, but if anyone asks, I'm going to shitcan it as much as possible! :D[/quote]
I have storage drawes in the back but I would rather a space case or something that is there ready to go instead of opening the back up opening the drawes getting the stuff out! Meanwhile your cars getting full of water!
I WILL ONLY CHOP IT IF THE BACK GETS STUFFED UP AT THE MOMENT THE CAR IS STRAIGHT AS!
I have only had my p's for just over a week and around town it's like a go kart but the high ways you feel every bump etc!
Will stop at 31's i think as it's only a narrow track!
As for wheel the fu$k out of it have been doing that sence i was 15 and the last week have been out twice and going out tommorow!
I need rock hoppers now with the 30's so there no questions there!
THANKS FOR THE HELP AND KEEP IT COMING!
Built swb sierra, building a lwb sierra ute and have a dmax for family camping
Maybe,you should drive him how he is for a bit,you learn alot more.Then start playing games.As for spendin money on tray and ute chops,i would fix your biggest problem and geta cheap set of WT diffs,me mate done it to his recently very easily modded.Maybe go RUF like i wanna and im sure you'll have fun.Definately go hoppers though.
sierra truggy,37 sticky treps,propane,6.5s and disconnect,lux diffs with spools,16" fox shox,hydro steer.
yeah drive it how it is .... ATM since you know you wont be screwed for not having transport to work you can try the harder lines an most likly you'll find your rig can go alot further than you thought
Hows the hilux going? Don't be scared of 31's mine does it easy and you know I want33s. Have you got the rolbar back in yet? Now all you need is transfer gears and some cut down doors!
widetrac diffs are not bolt on. they are similar to any diff conversin in that you need to move the spring mounts. That said they are great, I have them on my narrowtrack and my tyres never rub on my springs. oh yea there is a zook club meeting tommorow night.
As i have said i will leave it as it is at the moment but if any body damage comes it's way my ideas are open!
No way can i make it to the meeting! JUst got home and i'm ages away from where the meetings are! I need to get all forms and stuff but i will sign up!
Built swb sierra, building a lwb sierra ute and have a dmax for family camping
suzuki boy wrote:As i have said i will leave it as it is at the moment but if any body damage comes it's way my ideas are open!
No way can i make it to the meeting! JUst got home and i'm ages away from where the meetings are! I need to get all forms and stuff but i will sign up!
yea iv been trying to get there I WANNA SIGN UP but keep missing the meetings.
SuzukiBoy
you could go 32s fairly easliy well i did... not sure on a NT mines WT. all i needed was 2 BL 2 Spring some bashing and move the front diff forward 20 mill and that was only 100$
tho im sure 31s will be decent anyway, as for the tail. do what ever u think would look good and usefull for you i quite like some dudes who have tubed backs and plastic storage containers screwed to them.
any ways good luck. PS your 1st post sounded like u baught another 4x4 and was gonna trash your current zook. lol dunno maybey just me.
91 SWB sierra, 2in spring lift, 2in BL 32 simex ETs, Series 4 RH gearing.
[url=http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=110288&highlight=]My build up thread[/url]
If you find you are smashing panels, either re-look your driving, or exo it. As for what to do now, GET OUT THERE AND WHEEL THE PISS OUT OF IT. Then figure out if you want to RUF, gearing and 33's. Though seeing as you are already locked up, look at gearing. I'm pretty sure you already know what a difference it makes.
I need to get all forms and stuff but i will sign up! 
took me a day to decide to lower the tyre pressure for a smoother drive.
