whats best for my zook

[Tman_suzuki]

ive got 2 inch body lift right now what should i do give it more lift or just put big tyres

I need a nice bull bar or tube bar.

oh any snorkels i can get maybe

im getting my leraners the same time aza the hilux freak is gettin his any way im soon gonna be on the road so it will be safer for u to drive on the footpath.!

laterz all.

p.s i might be putting in a 1.6 litre grunt engine then i can defeat ladcruiser park, i also have a sports exhaust and some alright extractors

[bigsteve]

1.6 grunt engines

Who makes them???

[grimbo]

Do a search through this section. there have been a few detailed buildups namely by Greg and BigSteve this will give you a good idea of mods to do

[greg]

Buy some 34" swampers, put them next to the car - then figure out how you are going to get them under it

[CHOPZUKI]

do a spring over and get some flex already

[camo]

just go out and drive it as much as u can!!!

go and drive with as many people as u can and then u will start to get some of idea of what u will need for where u drive and what u want to do !


this is what i have done, i got my zuk when i was 19 and am rebuilding now and i am 22. but if u have the money to spend, buy the size tyre u want to run and then make it fit. 34" tyre, S3 rockhopper, rears up front and your on your way (and a bit of work to make it all fit).

[Zack]

although if u want MASSIVE flex u could always convert to coil

although that is very expensive

[grimbo]

although if u want MASSIVE flex u could always convert to coil

although that is very expensive

not neccessarily you can get MASSIVE flex out of leaves as well

[Bazooka]

My advice on what is best for your Zook is that you leave it exactly how it is until you have enough driving experience to handle it properly. I know I may sound like your parents but you dont even have your licence yet.
I know its hard to stay stock and having your own car the first thing you want to do is modify it but I do urge you to take it one step at a time. Get a good feel for your car before you modify it, which usually makes it harder to control on the roads.

[grimbo]

My advice on what is best for your Zook is that you leave it exactly how it is until you have enough driving experience to handle it properly. I know I may sound like your parents but you dont even have your licence yet.
I know its hard to stay stock and having your own car the first thing you want to do is modify it but I do urge you to take it one step at a time. Get a good feel for your car before you modify it, which usually makes it harder to control on the roads.

well yes you could take this absolutely sensible and responsible way or you could be really silly and go beserk doing every mod under the sun

Nah do like Bazzooka said. Take it slow, get your licence, learn how to drive. Research the net, see what other people have done, watch what they do with their cars.

In the long run you will find that taking your time and getting a complete idea of what you want from the Zuk and planning it right first time will save time & money

[greg]

In the long run you will find that taking your time and getting a complete idea of what you want from the Zuk and planning it right first time will save time & money

Note that this means buying only the set of tyres that you are going to use eventually, and not a set of 27s, then 29's, then 31's then 34's etc... What grimbo has said will be much cheaper.

[muppet_man67]

will you fit 31s under a 2 inch suspension lift or would you want the body lift done too?

[Aza]

My advice on what is best for your Zook is that you leave it exactly how it is until you have enough driving experience to handle it properly. I know I may sound like your parents but you dont even have your licence yet.
I know its hard to stay stock and having your own car the first thing you want to do is modify it but I do urge you to take it one step at a time. Get a good feel for your car before you modify it, which usually makes it harder to control on the roads.

well yes you could take this absolutely sensible and responsible way or you could be really silly and go beserk doing every mod under the sun

Nah do like Bazzooka said. Take it slow, get your licence, learn how to drive. Research the net, see what other people have done, watch what they do with their cars.

In the long run you will find that taking your time and getting a complete idea of what you want from the Zuk and planning it right first time will save time & money

at the moment i make a shit load of money, my lux will NOT be a daily driver.... yet it will be TOTALLY road legal (mods, tray, roolbar, tube bar, sliders, suspension), lol like these fellas said dont go over board with mod's, btu still i think u should get some decent rubber, 31's will do for now

[zookjedi]

i agree in part to what the others have said about wait and build it once etc and get a stack of experience under your belt , but sometimes its not that easy depending on $, for example go driving find the bigest pit fall is you tyres, so where to now? if you go the 34 you will be changing you transfer gears as well , if you go 29" depending on what you are driving gearing won't be AS big a problem , no point having big tyres bad gearing and no real offroad experience because your tyres you currantly have had hampered you from seeing what the car is capable off.

by all means drive it and drive it some more, drive someone elses zook with mods etc , but unless money is no problem short term you might be better off spending more over the long term , by building and replacing.

lets face we all say if we did it again this is what i would have done , but its only from driving what you had and making choices you eventually changed that gave you the EXPERIENCE to make the better choices suited to your improved ability, does that make sense ?

[Beastmavster]

I agree that experience is a good idea before you throw too much money away but by the same time all the driving skill and experience in the world can't help you if you're 3" of ground clearance too short.

That's why theres a couple of good simple steps that are worth considering before you go too far.

Probably I'd say you can get away with 235/75's (28"-29") or maybe even 30" muddies without addressing gearing and the mods required to make them fit are not too hard.

That will enable you to have a go at a lot more stuff, and also should giev you an idea of how hard you wanna go.

Lifting the car up a bit might save you in a lot of bent and broken stuff too - dented petroltanks and stuff can get as expensive as buying a set of secondhand tyres.

there's always heaps of the smaller tyres and lift bits being turned over cheap, so you might lose say $100-200 by having a set of 30" muddies for a few months and then flogging them on to the next person.

Well worth doing some small mods like this i reckon.

[becky]

[quote="Tman_suzukip.s i might be putting in a 1.6 litre grunt engine then i can defeat ladcruiser park, i also have a sports exhaust and some alright extractors[/quote]

What do you mean defeat landcruiser park?

[-Mick-]

p.s i might be putting in a 1.6 litre grunt engine then i can defeat ladcruiser park, i also have a sports exhaust and some alright extractors

What do you mean defeat landcruiser park?

Read it in context, it's just lingo he's a young fella talkin like a young fella, nothing wrong with that

[becky]

p.s i might be putting in a 1.6 litre grunt engine then i can defeat ladcruiser park, i also have a sports exhaust and some alright extractors

What do you mean defeat landcruiser park?

Read it in context, it's just lingo he's a young fella talkin like a young fella, nothing wrong with that

does he mean the fast events eg the expo main events, the hill climbs, the slow events like the winch challenges & rock crawling or the park in general.

Where's the context? I'm an adept reader but still miss it.

[Tman_suzuki]

Cheers for that guys i just got a traineeeship at zupps browns plains so i save me money from that and slowly modify it.

the first thing i need is a bull bar so it looks aiight and then im looking at a l.6 or even better a 1.8 if its fits in the engine bay.

[bigsteve]

:D Cheers for that guys i just got a traineeeship at zupps browns plains so i save me money from that and slowly modify it.

the first thing i need is a bull bar so it looks aiight and then im looking at a l.6 or even better a 1.8 if its fits in the engine bay.

Bullbars are Grimace, you need toob!!!

[grimbo]

:D Cheers for that guys i just got a traineeeship at zupps browns plains so i save me money from that and slowly modify it.

the first thing i need is a bull bar so it looks aiight and then im looking at a l.6 or even better a 1.8 if its fits in the engine bay.

If your engine is ok leave it alone. Get your suspension and gearing sorted before doing $$$$ engine swaps.

[Tman_suzuki]

will get me one and how much

[grimbo]

will get me one and how much

what????

[stumped]

overkill make em (hornsby, near sydney) for $450

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modules/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12642&highlight=overkill+bar

search is ur friend

[Tman_suzuki]

Nah man i meant a second hand one around brisbane or near me but any way im lookin for the l.8 grunt grunt in me car!

[zookjedi]

i take it your more interested in the look etc of yer car more than off road ability ?

cause if your donk is good but you rather throw the money your've saved on a bigger engine instead of tyres gearing and suspension etc ,you'd probably be better of getting a big fluffy dice set for your mirror first and maybe some neon light for the dash

[huntn]

[quote="Bazooka"]My advice on what is best for your Zook is that you leave it exactly how it is until you have enough driving experience to handle it properly. I know I may sound like your parents but you dont even have your licence yet.
I know its hard to stay stock and having your own car the first thing you want to do is modify it but I do urge you to take it one step at a time. Get a good feel for your car before you modify it, which usually makes it harder to control on the roads.[/quote]


Hey mate i sent u a PM.

[purefmx]

go the spring ova

[muppet_man67]

:D Cheers for that guys i just got a traineeeship at zupps browns plains so i save me money from that and slowly modify it.

the first thing i need is a bull bar so it looks aiight and then im looking at a l.6 or even better a 1.8 if its fits in the engine bay.

Bullbars are Grimace, you need toob!!!

so what am I, a sucker ..... na its good for now

[droopypete]

My advice on what is best for your Zook is that you leave it exactly how it is until you have enough driving experience to handle it properly. I know I may sound like your parents but you dont even have your licence yet.
I know its hard to stay stock and having your own car the first thing you want to do is modify it but I do urge you to take it one step at a time. Get a good feel for your car before you modify it, which usually makes it harder to control on the roads.

Tman_suzuki, I sugest printing this page and putting it on the wall, as when you are 30 years old you will look back at it and either say,
1.I am glad I followed Bazooka's advice back when i was a teenager, I would have wasted a shitload of money modifing that zook and I didn't even know what I wanted
Or,
2. If only I had followed Bazooka's advice I could have purchased a house by now.

I am not saying don't do it, I am just saying, not yet. too many people (regardless of age) start a project, waste heaps of money changing direction, re-doing mods, changing minds and bad deals without realy knowing what it is they want from their car.
as Greg said buying 27, 29, 31, then 33 inch tyres can blow a budget real quick.
Get the car, get your licence, , learn how to control your car, and go have some fun with it, you can have a heap of fun with road tyres, you just wont go as far, and go with a mate.
Peter.