THE "silly" question thread

Post by **joeblow** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:57 pm

ofr57 wrote:is the vitara 5 speed manual and X90 5 speed manual the same

i know the case is the same but I've heard they got differant gearing

same tranny. different diff gears.

Post by **ofr57** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:29 pm

joeblow wrote:
ofr57 wrote:is the vitara 5 speed manual and X90 5 speed manual the same

i know the case is the same but I've heard they got differant gearing
same tranny. different diff gears.

ah ok then,
i guess X90 would be 4.6 or something around that?

Post by **VR Rodeo** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:57 pm

Can anyone tell me what size the centre bolt in the leaf springs is, as in the bolt that holds the leaves together ?

Post by **lay80n** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:55 am

VR Rodeo wrote:Can anyone tell me what size the centre bolt in the leaf springs is, as in the bolt that holds the leaves together ?

Depends on what brand etc the leaves are. I think its a 12mm or 14mm nut stock, but i have millions of sets of leaves lying round and its varies between each pack.

Layto....

Post by **31zook** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:54 pm

lay80n wrote:
VR Rodeo wrote:Can anyone tell me what size the centre bolt in the leaf springs is, as in the bolt that holds the leaves together ?

Depends on what brand etc the leaves are. I think its a 12mm or 14mm nut stock, but i have millions of sets of leaves lying round and its varies between each pack.

Layto....

My rockcrawler leaves had somthing like a 13mm in it and the stock are about 12mm nut, but don't quote me on this

Post by **joeblow** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:11 pm

VR Rodeo wrote:Can anyone tell me what size the centre bolt in the leaf springs is, as in the bolt that holds the leaves together ?

for a zook its M8.

Post by **VR Rodeo** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:08 pm

Cheers guys

Post by **ofr57** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:04 pm

whats the options of getting a larger fuel tank / 2nd fuel tank in a lwb vitara (1.6)

Post by **11_evl** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:02 pm

Q-
vitara MPFI dissy motor, has a 7 pins plug for the dissy.
what i want to do is make it work WITHOUT using the ECU.
can someone help

Post by **Armpit** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:47 pm

Got a 95 sierra hardtop. When ordering a OME suspension lift do I ask for one out for a SJ50? On redbook they call it a VX JX. Is rim offset a big deal? I was just going to get normal rims but allot of people seem to talk about offset allot.

Post by **joeblow** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:20 am

Armpit wrote:Got a 95 sierra hardtop. When ordering a OME suspension lift do I ask for one out for a SJ50? On redbook they call it a VX JX. Is rim offset a big deal? I was just going to get normal rims but allot of people seem to talk about offset allot.

ask for an SJ70. its listed in the OME application chart.

Post by **Armpit** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:56 am

Cheers

Post by **ofr57** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:42 pm

with the rear door locks of vitara's (actual locking mechanism) is this part the same between all the models? E.g soft top, hard top and Lwb or are they all different

Post by **mnemonix** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:19 pm

I've got a '95 maruti ute, in need of a new clutch.
It has a g16x engine (not sure if it's an A or B due to GTI head conversion). Runs a 5speed manual box.

Is there a way to tell which clutch is suitable before removing my current one?

- sierra clutch, g16b clutch, g16a clutch etc.

Post by **mr green** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:32 pm

if its a sierra box, get a sierra clutch, if its a vit box get a vit cluch

Post by **mnemonix** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:05 pm

It was originally a 1.0l (which i believe were all 4speed) so I assume it's a vitara box.
I'll suss out the appearance at the wreckers to double check.

Post by **mr green** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:08 pm

does it look like it has had a transfer bolted to the back of it? if not its a 1.3 5 speed

Post by **ofr57** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:02 pm

ofr57 wrote:with the rear door locks of vitara's (actual locking mechanism) is this part the same between all the models? E.g soft top, hard top and Lwb or are they all different

does any one knows this?

Post by **mrRocky** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:49 pm

scored a 1.6 with 5spd for $400

a fith gear at last yay

But Im guessing 1.3 extractors wont fit a 1.6 litre 8v

Post by **Guy** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:02 pm

mrRocky wrote:scored a 1.6 with 5spd for $400 a fith gear at last yay

But Im guessing 1.3 extractors wont fit a 1.6 litre 8v

They fit no worries ...

Post by **mrRocky** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:37 am

Post by **dewy** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:36 pm

First post on the forums so I thought I should start very noobish, so here I go. Car needs to go over the pits soon and I have no carpets in, will this be an issue? is Carpet required in a 83 Sierra?

Post by **v840** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:44 pm

I got mine blue slipped with no carpets.

Post by **mrRocky** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:17 pm

After watching this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuhUw69F ... L&index=55
Reading some of the comments, it appears that these guys use the nissan 720 king cab lights for a twin headlight conversion ? looks cool anyone know how its done.

Post by **dewy** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:52 pm

Another silly question for the blue slip:
Mud Flaps, are they required on the rear of a SWB Hardtop 83 Sierra.

As for those Nissan Headlights, very keen to see what happens with that.

Other wise are their any H4 headlight (single lenses for hi/low) that are easy to install to the sierra.

Post by **wooparseisan00b** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:21 pm

Okay here is my stupid question, have searched and didn't find much.

I have an 89 sierra with the old dash with no way of telling what revs the old girl is doing. Is it possible to fit an instrument cluster from a later model sierra (one that can tell revs) to an 89? What is involved in the swap or is there an easier option to be able to tell the engine revs?

Thanks in advance

Sando

Post by **joeblow** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:45 pm

dewy wrote:Another silly question for the blue slip:
Mud Flaps, are they required on the rear of a SWB Hardtop 83 Sierra.

As for those Nissan Headlights, very keen to see what happens with that.

Other wise are their any H4 headlight (single lenses for hi/low) that are easy to install to the sierra.

yes, mudflaps are needed. rule of thumb is if the axles are lower than the sill you will need flaps at all corners, but thats just how i get the vehicles i do legal. may be different from state to state.

Post by **joeblow** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:46 pm

wooparseisan00b wrote:Okay here is my stupid question, have searched and didn't find much.

I have an 89 sierra with the old dash with no way of telling what revs the old girl is doing. Is it possible to fit an instrument cluster from a later model sierra (one that can tell revs) to an 89? What is involved in the swap or is there an easier option to be able to tell the engine revs?

Thanks in advance

Sando

just get a dash from the same model that had a tacho and bolt it in. the circuits are there.

Post by **Ridge** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:52 pm

If you designed a tri 4 link rear for a 35" tire what would the effects be if you ran a 31" for on road? Anything noticeable in the way it would handle?

Post by **lay80n** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:19 am

Ridge wrote:If you designed a tri 4 link rear for a 35" tire what would the effects be if you ran a 31" for on road? Anything noticeable in the way it would handle?

Without seeing the design/geometry of the links that is very much a "how long is a piece of string" type question. Obviously the chagne in overall CG height would make it less liable to roll over, but beyond that there is now way to say certainly from here. There is no such thing as designing a link setup for a ## size tyre.

Layto....

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