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I have just purchased a new single cab chassis 4x4. A Mazda BT-50 3L TD. It has been great so far. Have already fitted some sunraysias and tinted the windows. Has made a great car so much better.
The only trouble I have is that my gearbox/clutch is a bit too notchy for my liking. I am hoping to have this fixed during my first service in the next week or so.
Otherwise it is great. Goes like a rocket and my mates can't believe its a diesel.
Does anyone else have one? Know where to get some aftermarket parts?
cheers
Sadiq
Ando
Have
"07 Mazda BT-50
Offset rims, tints + UHF
Had
"96 Coil Sprung Sierra
31s on Offset 15x7s
2" spring lift + 2" BL
Sweet, have yet to take it offroad really. Found a vacant lot and tested the 4wd is about it! haha. Am looking at fraser also some time next year. Where abouts are you?
Cheers
Sadiq
Ando
Have
"07 Mazda BT-50
Offset rims, tints + UHF
Had
"96 Coil Sprung Sierra
31s on Offset 15x7s
2" spring lift + 2" BL
helensvale, did a trip to sydney on the weekend and i was more then impressed with how it drove very comfy and smooth, and a good amount of power as well, just dont run crap diesel, i had to fill up at woolies cause i was gonna run out on the way back from sydney and it doesnt run as well
I know what you mean about good diesel. First tank after the dealers and I put in some crazy independant one adn it was full of water! had to empty the water trap 7 or 8 times on the one tank! Runs sweet on the highway and just had the first service. Need to do some more k's before it is a bit more worn in though i guess.
Ando
Have
"07 Mazda BT-50
Offset rims, tints + UHF
Had
"96 Coil Sprung Sierra
31s on Offset 15x7s
2" spring lift + 2" BL
I'm also on the gold coast and own a ranger crew cab, if you guys ever want to get together and do some off roading i'd be more than happy to come along. Haven't got to use the truck much since I bought it
Have either of you done much with your BT's, and if so, how did they go.
Would be great, need to fit some sliders first and then am keen to go out. I have been on the sand on a few soft tracks near fingal but that is all. Goes gr8 but would be even better if I had aired down.
Chat to you soon mate.
Ando
Have
"07 Mazda BT-50
Offset rims, tints + UHF
Had
"96 Coil Sprung Sierra
31s on Offset 15x7s
2" spring lift + 2" BL
I was just down fingal today, some deep soft sand down there in some parts, but the worst thing is the trees draging down the sides of the car, might have to go down with a hedge trimmer ,
Also, are you getting your sliders made, or off the shelf, would like to put some on mine too.
Hey Guys, I just picked up my bt-50 a few weeks ago. I just come back from Double island point the weekend just gone, and i must say they are fantastic on the sand. I too am looking to start the modifications on the ute. Iv gone and priced up an ARB bullbar, and almost fallen over. It was going to be a little over the 2g mark for them to supply and fit. Im not sure how negotiable on price they're going to be but has anyone else gone and had one fitted and managed to get a better price?
Anyway, if you guys plan on doing a group run, let me know as i would be very interested.
Sirzooky, have you got a picture available of yours with the sunraysias on? I would be interested to see how it looks.
I had mine over on north straddie before easter and never had any dramas either, had to snatch my mates vitara a couple of times though.
I was looking at the ironman bar, but another ranger owner said he wasn't that impressed, he said the wings moved too much, $1200 for a winch bar sounded good though.
TJM said they could do a type 3, which is similar to an ARB sahara, i'm going to look into it further.
As for a run, i was thinking about trying to get a ranger, BT-50, bravo and courier day happening, i think it'd be good to compare vehicles of the same nature.
Would you guys be keen for a run on friday, thinking crystal creek or cityview.
id certainly be keen on a run, but im not sure about this friday. i got the anzac morning service to attend and a fun filled day and weekend of painting my house haha. it sucks.
if you want to make it another weekend id certainly be in for it, just this weekend isnt the best for me.
oh, and anyone heading down to the fishing and 4x4 show this weekend at the rna? im heading down on thursday night, ill try and sus out some prices on bars
Hey we just picked up our BT50 Dual cab 3.0lt td TOTR in titanium on thurs 24th.
We drove to Chinchilla rounded up cattle in it shot a few roos VERY impressed with its capabilities. We did a lot of research into vehicles of the same size and none compared to the BT. How cumfy are they. We will find out how good on fuel they are this weekend...going to Newcastle.
heh guys
just got bt50 d/cab great little truck can any one tell me what iron man susp sets are like as i would like to lift ute and put bigger rims tyres on it im at pacific pine on gold coast i will have to met u blokes one day as i havnt taken it of road as yet just to busy cheers brendo
Going to crystalvale on Monday if you're interested,
as for ironman gear, only heard of a couple of negative comments so far, but their prices seem pretty good, i suppose you get what you pay for.
What size tyres are you looking at getting.
gday jayde
sorry im busy this week and then wedding next week so the week after i may be free yeh the ironman stuff is good prices as with shocks torsion bars and leafs in kit form ive been told about $600 to $800 so i will keep looking into how good there gear is im looking at trying some 15inch sunnies with maybe 31 or 32 not sure what will fit need to lift first thanks brendo
GEMTEC wrote:Hey Guys, I just picked up my bt-50 a few weeks ago. I just come back from Double island point the weekend just gone, and i must say they are fantastic on the sand. I too am looking to start the modifications on the ute. Iv gone and priced up an ARB bullbar, and almost fallen over. It was going to be a little over the 2g mark for them to supply and fit. Im not sure how negotiable on price they're going to be but has anyone else gone and had one fitted and managed to get a better price?
gone are the days when you could just whip the bumper off and slap on a bar. the arb is very well designed but alot of people don't relise it takes up to a full day to fit. as you have noticed the bt 50 and ranger have a one piece bumper grill arrangement, which means lots of precise cutting to fit a bar. there are other cheaper ones on the market but they aint the best looking. and when shopping for bars check out some of the welds on the cheaper brands...you will be surprised.
lwb 1.6efi,4sp auto,f&r airlockers,dual t/cases.custom coils.builder of ROAD LEGAL custom suzukis...and other stuff.
CAD modelling-TECH drawings-DXF preparation.
http://www.auszookers.com/index.php
A fella on 4WD monthly is looking at getting some BT and Ranger drivers together for a wheel around gold coast, brissy or sunny coast, any of you guys interested.
gday jayden
that sounds good let me know when and where
i went ormeau on last sunday arvo with a mate in d22 it was good
theres heaps of tracks there bt when well for stocker
thanks brendo
heh jayden i was hoping you would say next weekend as this sunday in brissy in morning maybe i can meet up later im at pacific pines just down the road i will see what happens let me know where you guys are going thanks brendo
hi
check out mazda .com and the specs are on there
the man trans tranfer specs are low 2.020 high 1.000
and auto trans low 2.480 and high 1.000
i hope that helps
brendo
Hey fellas,
Just read all your posts and you all seem pretty happy with the on road performance of the bt 50. I'm tossing up between the bt 50, triton and the the colorado 4x4 single cab. Have any of you done any decent off road work recently and how did the ute go. Any feed back would be great.
Yeah mate, tried the BT-50 off-road last weekend while hunting on a private property and I can say I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it made it look. What the Mazda's got over the Triton is the size of the suspension components, particularly the shocks which are twice as big as the Mitsubishi's. Also, the front end sits a lot higher than a Hilux ever will and everything is pretty well protected with numerous bash plates. In typical ute fashion, the back end is a bit stiff so a bit of weight in the tray helps but overall I was pretty impressed with the performance. Low range ratio could be a bit shorter (I drive a manual) for the really hard stuff but only in extreme situations.
No idea about the Colorado as we don't get it here.
Hope this helps, good luck with your choice
Cheers
Froggy
98 Sierra / Samurai
2 inch suspension lift
Warn winch
Lots of "home made" accessories
Oh, and a Mazda BT-50 dual cab ute...
Mazda BT50 2008 Freestyle 4WD, has anyone had problem of on corrugated roads the rear dances around and makes dangerous. Rear springs to hard, has anyone tried softer but not higher rear springs or solved problem in other ways.
(not putting Bags of cement in back)Tray is rarly loaded so any ides would be great
I read on a forum where a guy had removed one of the rear leafs from the leaf pack (it would most likely have been the shortest in the main pack.) He said the ride was improved.
It's fairly easy to do as well, I did it on my old Feroza. The hardest bit is opening up the metal clamps they tend to put around the whole leaf pack. If you're lucky they will already be left open at the top and not folded over.
