So I picked myself up a widetrack Sierra...

[DaoRadivo]

...1989 model hardtop. It's bloody ace! Thought I'd drop past the Suzuki part of this forum and see what people have done to theirs. So far I've ordered:

2" taller springs and shocks
4.16:1 Crawler tcase gears
Rocky Road skidplate for the fuel tank
2" more offset rims (15"x 8")

I'm planning on running 31x10.5 Simex Extreme Trekkers on it, anyone here run these? Have they been any good? Not too fussed about clearance issues, as I'll be making a 2" body lift for the thing, and it won't be road-driven at all. I'll also be making my own rollcage and bullbar for the thing, will post pics when I'm done!

[DaoRadivo]

Oh, I probably should have mentioned that I'm the guy that had the 1-litre Sierra advertised on eBay a while ago, with the pictures of it on top of Uluru and whatnot. I've also got a little clip of me in my old Sierra, 10 minutes before I rolled it.

Click http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=89094176411 to have a look!

[money_killer]

haha nice vid

$300 wat a bargin

[sheps]

well done, the 89 hardtop is with out a doubt the best sierra ever made.
don't bother making a bodylift just get one from justcrusing. get ya info from
auszookers cos that's where the cool Suzuki owners hangout.

my 89 hardtop.

[MUD-PIGSIERRA]

As you can see Sheps has issues with his wheels falling of ....

[sheps]

89 hardtops are so cool they work almost like a motor bike. nearly.

[lay80n]

Chit chat warning. We have a members section to show off your car and a sticky at the top of the page to post intro's in.

Layto....

[mike_nofx]

To make this post more tech related:

I could be wrong, but wouldn't 10.5" wide tyres go better on a 7" rim?

Tighter fit, and less chance of popping a bead or rim damage?
Im running 33x10.5 on a 7" rim, and in my opinion wouldn't want any wider rims (more offset would be nice tho!).

I have Silverstone Xtremes, which are almost identical to the simex you mentioned and are basically the same size, my 33" measure 31.85" Click here to read my review on them: http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic168938.php

Mike

[mrRocky]

on the sidewall of my last set of 33" x 10.5 simex jt2's it recommended
tyre fitment on an 8" rim

[get it up there]

haha, that video is great!! Poor little thing!! Any other vids??

[built4thrashing]

did you actually keep going on that track till you got to the BIG hill. Thats where the fun starts. In a stockish 4x4 the dunny run is hard but in a locked car its good fun.

[DaoRadivo]

did you actually keep going on that track till you got to the BIG hill. Thats where the fun starts. In a stockish 4x4 the dunny run is hard but in a locked car its good fun.

Yeah that track was ace! Did a loop going the whole way up there then back along H-Tree Extension, then along this dirtbike track. Time trials at night were fun! Overtook a Patrol up the steeper rutted part of that Dunny track...I don't think he was impressed. I haven't got any more vids of my old Suzuki, but I spent years filming and editing BMX videos, so I've got a bunch of camera equipment...will have to get some footage of my new one going places that Mr Suzuki designers never intended!

To keep it tech: Yeah I'll be running the claimed 31s, which I think measure at around 30". I don't want to go too big diameter, as it's only a 1.3, don't want to over-tyre the thing just yet.

Tech also: Has anyone here made their own fuel tank skidplate for theirs? Me and my bro had a bad habit of stoving in the tank, we've had 5 of these Sierras between us now, and they've all done the same. A friend of mine was at Rocky Road in the States, and has bought me one of their 'Zuk gas tank skids' and is posting it to me, so I'll see how it goes.