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Post by **greg** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 2:30 pm

Since LJ Extreem is a bit slack with the posts I thought i'd fill you all in a bit about his latest little build up with a SWB Soft top Vitara.

I don't know all the specifications on this thing, and some of these stats will probably be a bit off but i believe it goes as follows:

33x12.5 Yokohama Geolanders
15x8" rims
Front and Rear welded diffs
Sierra Front 3rd Member
5.12 diff gears
Custom Snorkel
all sorts of minor suspension tweaks

No Spring Lift and No Body Lift. :cool:

This car is impossibly wide and low for a suzuki of any kind, and I must say that i was very impressed with its performance on the trail. Nice work Mock! :cool:

Post by **DaveS3** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:59 pm

I think i saw this car on Sunday in Box Hill, i as amazed as it turned a car as 1) i havn't seen many decent modded vitaras and 2) it was bloody low, and looked as if it had jack shit clearence into wheel wells but shit it was impressive !!!!
Dave

Post by **N*A*M** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 9:25 pm

yep box hill would be the right area

Post by **antt** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 9:40 pm

must rub the tyres like a mofo if its got no lift. he must have chopped the fawk outta the guards to get the tyres on, and i bet they still rub

Post by **bigsteve** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 7:14 am

antt wrote:must rub the tyres like a mofo if its got no lift. he must have chopped the fawk outta the guards to get the tyres on, and i bet they still rub

If you hit decent bumps at speed it make a funny fart-like noise as the tyre clips the guard, worked pretty well though I was impressed.

Post by **Dick** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 7:36 am

Anybody got a contact ? I would like to see how he did the snorkel thing..

Post by **greg** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 9:35 am

Dick wrote:Anybody got a contact ? I would like to see how he did the snorkel thing..

LJ Extreem - he is on this list - PM him

Post by **greg** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 9:41 am

antt wrote:must rub the tyres like a mofo if its got no lift. he must have chopped the fawk outta the guards to get the tyres on, and i bet they still rub

I believe there is much talk around the streets that various cutting implements were used to get the guards out of the way - grinders, hammers, hatchets, steak knives etc...

I don't think there is too much rubbing, apparently a tad more needs to come off the front near the headlight area.

Post by **antt** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 11:07 am

more pics! :twisted:

Post by **greg** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 11:10 am

antt wrote:more pics!

There are some more pics of it, but they're upside-down and i can't work out how to make them right way up

Post by **antt** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 11:11 am

greg wrote:
antt wrote:more pics!

There are some more pics of it, but they're upside-down and i can't work out how to make them right way up

jeeze, even paint can rotate images :finger:

Post by **greg** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 11:19 am

antt wrote:jeeze, even paint can rotate images

I was just toying with you antt, i meant the car, not the pics

Post by **greg** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 11:20 am

one more happy snap of the snorkel

Post by **greg** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:17 pm

Here's another pretty pick of the hum-vit...

Post by **antt** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:57 pm

greg wrote:Here's another pretty pick of the hum-vit...

cool, hows it going for him? is the gearing low enough off road? what offset are the rims? how big are the tyres when actually mounted on the car? i'm trying to work out how to get 33's on mine, so i'm very interested

Post by **ljxtreem** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:41 pm

helo every body, he he
The Humvit isnt mine anymore, i swaped it with agood freind of mine for a tow car for critta

yes, as u can see there is not much lift on it, i used 2, 10mm OME coil spacers for a jeep TJ front, all round(stock springs), i then proceded to tear the whole inner guard out, smash the firewall back 4 inches, remove the exelorator stop, extend the bumpstops on the rear about 5 inches to help tip the wheel in on compression, force droop and stop the srings from falling out. I also put 3insh strutt jacks in the front.
Not shure what offset the rims are, but yes it is alot :twisted:

5.12's are not enough gearing, it will need a rockhopper.
Thats right, i unpicked the rear wheel arch, removed some guard, then eurathaned it up.
Flares are made out of lawn edging :lol:

The humvit is f$#%'n stabe, dont be fooled by the rolled pic's, i was just trying the imposible.

enough said,here are some pics :roll:

enjoy the droop :oops:

Mock out

Post by **Beastmavster** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:44 pm

Why didn't you do the same dual transfercase as the arrangement in the LJX

PS... thats what I want in the Vit... you wanna make another one?

Got as spare Vitara box transfer case waiting to be cut but if someone's done it already any help would be good

Post by **ljxtreem** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:57 pm

pics

Post by **ljxtreem** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:59 pm

more pic's :shock:

Post by **ljxtreem** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:02 pm

one more

this is the funny, he he

Post by **ljxtreem** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:10 pm

i didnt actuly do the twin transfers myself, it was done allready :lol:

, b ut it still needs sorting, with mine it has a solid conection between the two cases, mine needs to be seprated more, with a proper jack shaft and two uni's.
make shure u do it goodly or you will have problems later.
sorry me not much help :oops:

good luck

Mock out :twisted:

Post by **antt** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:12 pm

thanks for the info and pics mock, sounds like an involved process to get em on there, 33x9.5's might be the go, or even 32in mongrels

. wish rockhoppers weren't so expensive :cry:

Post by **N*A*M** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:22 pm

gearing is worth every penny antt

Post by **SAWZALL** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:27 pm

I like!!!

I've always been a big fan of low trail rigs.

Post by **Beastmavster** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:55 pm

ljxtreem wrote:i didnt actuly do the twin transfers myself, it was done allready , b ut it still needs sorting, with mine it has a solid conection between the two cases, mine needs to be seprated more, with a proper jack shaft and two uni's.
make shure u do it goodly or you will have problems later.
sorry me not much help
good luck

Mock out

Sounds like back to the plan of cutting one of the crossmembers out and moving it back six inches.....

No real issues with engineering I'd think since it's gonna have an extra crossmember added in the transfer case supports.

Still, the less you take to your chassis with an angle grinder the happier engineers are so it's always worth asking.

Post by **Beastmavster** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:01 pm

antt wrote:thanks for the info and pics mock, sounds like an involved process to get em on there, 33x9.5's might be the go, or even 32in mongrels . wish rockhoppers weren't so expensive

If Chimpboy doesn't get rid of his 32" Silverstones on the MU I'm guessig they're going on the Vit when the BFG's wear out. After all I'm sure I can find another half inch clearance somewhere even if it means more trimming and hammering, or actually going the full 2" bodylift.

If they go then I may just have to get 33"s instead :twisted:

Antt, 7.50R16's would probably be a nice easy size to fit too at a fraction of the price of 33x9.5x15"s....

Post by **Guy** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:35 pm

What do you mean .. when the BF's are worn out .. They are worn out now .. go fit the 32's already .... :twisted:

Post by **Beastmavster** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:26 pm

Wanna stretch them out as long as possible so i can afford to do the dual tcase mods...

Post by **antt** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 6:31 pm

Suzuki Viagra wrote:Antt, 7.50R16's would probably be a nice easy size to fit too at a fraction of the price of 33x9.5x15"s....

how big is that in height x width in inches?????

Post by **DaveS3** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 7:35 pm

I think they are about 32 inches tall, by 7.5 wide!!

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