80 series and 3grand to spend

[ndog]

hey guys i got 3 grand to spend on my 80 , got a 2'' lift in it now bout it want a little bigger but i thik it can wait, i want to get sliders with scrub bars rear bar tyres winch ect just wondering what i should do first , was thinking tyres and sliders first,

[TheBigBoy]

Suspension and tyres .

[Tiny]

Tyres, sliders and coil spacers

[stilivn]

Tyres, sliders and coil spacers

X2. If you can hold out a bit im waiting till end of march to see if goodyear do there 4 for price of 3 yearly tire sale again. That would give you a bit more coin for something else ie cheap winch.

[TheBigBoy]

If he goes higher in suspension even with coil spacers. He will have to address caster issues. So why not just do it right the first time.

[stilivn]

If he goes higher in suspension even with coil spacers. He will have to address caster issues. So why not just do it right the first time.

Because of his other thread

looks nice yer thats good idea have thought that but just want it to sit higher my 2'' looks like stock hight want more clearance

So spacers 1inch would lift it back to a 2inch lift no need for castor correction.
And sliders would let him go alot harder without damaging the sills.

[TheBigBoy]

Ah ok.

[80's_delirious]

3G's??

tyres, sliders, lockers.

leave it at 2" lift.

If you want it to look tough, go for low, big rubber, get it all barred up and it will look tougher than lifting it 9" like a pootrol

[ndog]

cheers guys yer want suspension but want to do it properly get the best and cant do that and get other shit , so tyres for traction and sliders first and c wat coil i got left , would wait till end of march but goin away begging of april so kinda want everything sorted cheer

[howsie]

With a 3 inch on the suspension castor.is bearable (or so I've been told). I'd get 3 inch coils 4 inch shocks. Sliders and.winch.

[TheBigBoy]

With a 3 inch on the suspension castor.is bearable (or so I've been told). I'd get 3 inch coils 4 inch shocks. Sliders and.winch.

It is definately not bearable if used as a road car (unless you like it handling like a pig). Your caster will be at -2.16 degrees with 3". Perfect caster is +3 degrees. So you will need 5.16 degrees of possitive caster correction for 3" of lift. Ill affect start to happen at 0 degrees. So your well into that. To put that in perspective 2" of lift is -0.44 and right on border line.

Meaning anything over 2", caster should definately be addressed.

[howsie]

Well in that case it would be tyre barwork winch. I got my car with the lift done so haven't had personal experience with lifts

[SCANAS]

Tyres for sure. I would go sliders before a winch.

[Ricko]

Do you want a tourer or a basher?

For a basher:

If you can fit the suspension yourself and make your own sliders, you could achieve all three.

1. Tyres - see Ryan at Fourbys
2. Sliders - make you own, just use 50mm box
3. Suspenion 4" coils and shocks + castor correction and brake lines. - Pete at Redlands 4wd will get the setup you're chasing.

When you save enough coin, throw a locker in. But I would do the above first.

Tourer

Suspension you have is fine.
Tyres for sure
Sliders uneccessary.

[ndog]

yer goin to be a tourer well im getting tyres this weekend , i would make them but dont have the place or equiptment to do it.

[Ricko]

yer goin to be a tourer well im getting tyres this weekend , i would make them but dont have the place or equiptment to do it.

Well in that case a 2"lift is fine, get a good set of tyres like you said and get luxury things like awnings and draws etc. A 2"lift and 33s will get you most places in Australia touring wise. A locker would be better than more lift. Wouldn't be fussed on sliders, rather a strong set of steps would do.

[popeyehj60]

is the car mechanically sound.
one of the main things a tourer has to be is reliable.
if i had 3 grand spare id make sure the car is 100 percent. no point having new tyres and sliders if the car isnt mechanically sound enough to leave the cities

[Ricko]

is the car mechanically sound.
one of the main things a tourer has to be is reliable.
if i had 3 grand spare id make sure the car is 100 percent. no point having new tyres and sliders if the car isnt mechanically sound enough to leave the cities

Good point.

[ndog]

well got tyres yesterday still got 2g left, does any1 know someone who make them want sliders with rails, car is running prittygood ive got another 1500 for that part though want to do timing belt service tune up and get everything looked over

[De-lux]

Dual auto lockers ($500 + $700 to be installed by mechanic) $1200
Second hand tyres and rims $800
Tigerz11 Winch $700
6 cartons of beer $300
TOTAL $3000

[ndog]

ha good call especially the piss was looking at winch might get sliders and winch still got a fair few weeks to go so might b able to get a few more dollas together

[RockyF75]

If your getting a Tigerz11 winch, wait a week or so. I rand up the warehouse earlier this month, and they reckon they are going direct to the public 1st of March, so should be a fair bit cheaper

[ndog]

yer cheers rocky , so does any1 know any1 who makes sliders or any 4 sale and where would b the cheapest place to buy an engle fridge?