Will it fit

[Lux_buck16]

Hey guys my mate is wondering if a 86 coily sierra front end Will fit his 95 vitara

[droopypete]

You can make a Kenworth front end fit a 95 Vit if you really want, it depends on how much work you are prepared to do, or $$$ you want to spend (both actually).

Are you aware that the Sierra is a solid front end and the Vit is independent?
Peter.

[lay80n]

As per Peter ^^^, and to add - 86 sierra's were leaf spring too. There was no such thing as a factory 86 coiler.

Are you wanting to do a SAS, if so the coiler axle is a POOR choice. Give us a bit more info and we can answer you.

Layto....

[v840]

Celia Barry's Vit was SASed with a sierra front end IIRC. I think it gave them a fair few headaches and they ended up going lux front.

[Lux_buck16]

idk much about vits and sierras all i know from what he has told me he wants to get rid of the independant and go coils all round and wants to know what can fit but doesnt want to be spending his whole bank on it so any help would be appreciated by him thx guys

[lay80n]

The coily front end can be made to fit, but its not a good choice. Your swapping a IFS for a weak solid axle. Look at something a little bigger and stronger. If you can get some more info, like what tyres, terrain, comp/play toy, rego required etc it will help.


Layto....

[preecy]

ive done this converson not the easyest thing but not the hardest and i wud be using a hilux housing like layto said sumthing stronger and they arnt wider then vitaras track a lil narrower beleave it or not and run hilux centers front and rear just have to change the vitara rear housing stud patten not extremely hard and the vitara axels fit into the hilux centre i know all this from experance ,
thats the way i wud go it wud be the quickest and easyest way and u get a solid axel

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic194010.php

[Guy]

ive done this converson not the easyest thing but not the hardest and i wud be using a hilux housing like layto said sumthing stronger and they arnt wider then vitaras track a lil narrower beleave it or not and run hilux centers front and rear just have to change the vitara rear housing stud patten not extremely hard and the vitara axels fit into the hilux centre i know all this from experance ,
thats the way i wud go it wud be the quickest and easyest way and u get a solid axel

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic194010.php

How do you get a Suzukie 26 spline 1.08 inch axle to work with a centre designed to us a 1.3 inch 31 spline axle ?

I would love to see some pics of this setup of your ... sounds interesting

[preecy]

Sorri I ment run a Vitara rear centre in the hilux front housing the hilux axels fit in the Vitara centre i brought a Vitara set up like this and it seemed to work fine the bloke who had it b4 mite have done sumthin to the centre to make the hilux axels fit

[Guy]

Sorri I ment run a Vitara rear centre in the hilux front housing the hilux axels fit in the Vitara centre i brought a Vitara set up like this and it seemed to work fine the bloke who had it b4 mite have done sumthin to the centre to make the hilux axels fit

I assume you mean IFS ?
Solid yota stuff is the same centre front and rear ?

[lay80n]

Sorri I ment run a Vitara rear centre in the hilux front housing the hilux axels fit in the Vitara centre i brought a Vitara set up like this and it seemed to work fine the bloke who had it b4 mite have done sumthin to the centre to make the hilux axels fit

I assume you mean IFS ?
Solid yota stuff is the same centre front and rear ?

Lux solid axle centres are swap'able front to rear (ratio's have to match etc ). Most cruisers pre 80 series (all low pinion) can also swap fron to rear.

Layto....

[Guy]

Sorri I ment run a Vitara rear centre in the hilux front housing the hilux axels fit in the Vitara centre i brought a Vitara set up like this and it seemed to work fine the bloke who had it b4 mite have done sumthin to the centre to make the hilux axels fit

I assume you mean IFS ?
Solid yota stuff is the same centre front and rear ?

Lux solid axle centres are swap'able front to rear (ratio's have to match etc ). Most cruisers pre 80 series (all low pinion) can also swap fron to rear.

Layto....

Left over question mark ..

[preecy]

i brought a solid axel vitara with hilux housing fitted with a REAR vitara center in the front i wud say the vitara centre was moderfided to fit the hilux axels and the stud pattern had been changed sorri i throught hilux and vitara axels must have been the same my mistake