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LWB or SWB sierra?

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LWB or SWB sierra?

Post by elkygem »

Looking to get a zook for pure offroading, having seen a few shorty 4wd's flip over due to tall tyres and lift i am a bit worried about the zook cartwheeling down the hill, so i have been looking for a LWB model but they are more exy and hard to find :( So my question to the zookers, how do they fare on steep climbs? i have always had LWB 4wd's so i dunno what to expect from a little zook, they look pretty unstoppable with a little lift and 31"s, tho a bit bouncy!

anyone done beer'o'clock hill at scenic rim in a shorty zook?
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Re: LWB or SWB sierra?

Post by flyinwall »

there is a lwb zook chassis in the for sale section at the moment ....do yourself a favor and grab it
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Re: LWB or SWB sierra?

Post by elkygem »

still on my red plates so i cant see the classified forums yet :(
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Re: LWB or SWB sierra?

Post by DarkHorse Vitara »

Not that familiar with Sierras, but consensus seems to be that LWB are definitely the way to go, especially for climbing.

The beauty part is that most stuff is bolt-off bolt-on, so if you're up to the work you could get the LWB chassis, a ute cab, some wide-track diffs and you've got the best bits of everything for a crawler without going too nuts on aftermarket gear. Vitara 1.6 motors and gearboxes go in pretty easy too ;)
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Re: LWB or SWB sierra?

Post by elkygem »

yea been lurking in the shadows reading up on mods, dunno which way i will go yet, but seeing as the missus is keen to punt one around the tracks i gotta get something already running, maybe with a few mods already, i got too many projects of my own (still building my 13B PP gemini coupe so far 12 years!) and other various rare gemini's that need a resto too, plus i am racing a drag gem and running 2 businesses, we hardly get time to wheel these days, thank god for day trips to DI!
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Re: LWB or SWB sierra?

Post by zukmeista »

I would be more worried about falling over sideways, not hard to get the front wheels off the ground in a SWB though.
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Re: LWB or SWB sierra?

Post by elkygem »

good thing about the zook is being so light you could hang you bum to balance the weight! i reckon a set of wider rims on wt axles would help, but still they can be tippy i spose, wont know till i get out and do it!
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Re: LWB or SWB sierra?

Post by screwwoole »

It's up to how big you want to play. If you are happy with 31's and small lift the SWB is fine (lifting wheels is common).
If you want to play bigger then a LWB is the go, some 35's and hilux diffs and climb everything your game to. Ha ha
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