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Simex on the ZooK

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Simex on the ZooK

Post by HRZOOK »

Hi All

I thought I would show my new editions to the zook

and to answer your question stumped yes when it comes to bodylift time and I mean soon I could use some help...............thanks

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and some new fotos here
http://home.exetel.com.au/hrzook/fotos.html

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Post by RB zook »

nice heath paint those rims already and hurry up and get the shit for your body lift

when we gunna do it
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Post by Barathrum »

:cool:
new rubber is always a fun time.
and yeah paint those rims!
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Post by HRZOOK »

Barathrum wrote::cool:
new rubber is always a fun time.
and yeah paint those rims!


The rims are loud but the tyres are louder
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Post by nicbeer »

They look like my new rims, but not the rubber.

Heres mine.

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Post by RB zook »

nic should have got that rubber on the bottom off that rack ;)
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Post by Barathrum »

HRZOOK wrote:
Barathrum wrote::cool:
new rubber is always a fun time.
and yeah paint those rims!


The rims are loud but the tyres are louder


how loud are the simex?
when i had 32 mongrels on my zook i didn't think hay were that loud. but then the rest of the car was so noisy i just probally didn't notice.
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Post by nicbeer »

I know. Saved myself $200 all up going for the muddies. I do mostly beach work so muddies should be better for me for now.

Plus quieter on road I think,.

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Post by RB zook »

there not to bad i reckon hees just used to allterrains :finger:
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Post by HRZOOK »

They roar on the road especially at hi-way speeds

Here is a PM from Maxtd5def about simex which sums it all up very well


Maxtd5def wrote:
Yep I'm running 32 10.50 ETs

They are a daily driver 50% of the time, if I'm not likely to have a run for a couple of weeks I change 'em and put radials back on.

As a daily driver, they steer just fine. And wet weather grip isn't too bad either. They are more sensative to pressures than radials, below 25 or so on-road you can feel the sidewalls distorting before it takes a set to go around corners.

Freeway speeds again they steer and track very well.

At traffic lights, really low speeds, you can feel every lug hit the ground. Its just something to get used to. its like clutch juddder, but not as bad.

Disadvantages on road -

They do flat spot every night. It takes a few miles before they warm up. For me, its half way to work. The flat spots seem to be tyre temperature related. If the last trip the night before was just up to a takeway, no probs. But if the night before was the F3 coming home from the Watagans, big flat spots on Mon morning. (I live one block from where the F3 terminates)

And the noise. You gotta hear it to believe it. You can live with it around town, but it gives me a headache on the freeway.

Wet roads, dirt roads, they still howl.

A few of us in the LROC have got ETs, they are a great tyre. But you can tell whose on the UHF before they speak - the noise comes through the UHF. Or, if one of the guys overtakes on the freeway, you'll hear him before he's in your mirrors. They are that bad.

So all the jokes about low flying Cessnas are true.

But its worth it. I couldn't believe the improvement in grip over MTRs. And I thought they were good. So far I've found them to be a great rockhopper too, this is one area they aren't supposed to be as good.

They just seem to walk over everything, no smash & bash needed.

I'm a happy customer.

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Post by HRZOOK »

RB zook wrote:there not to bad i reckon hees just used to allterrains :finger:


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Post by stumped »

awesome dude!!! good to see the lil mascot's still on the bar :cool:


i reckon don't paint the rims, they look sweet as they are... different and cool. colour even compliments the body :D
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Post by HRZOOK »

Thought I might get a mention on the sweet sticker as well ;)

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Post by Bad JuJu »

I got some 32" mongeral's that are awesom off road, and not too bad on road now they are a bit scuffed, they were real interesting in the wet when they were brand new... but these are real loud on tar.
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Post by Black_TJ »

Look good..... DONT PAINT THE RIMS THOUGH they took me a whole weekend to do!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by HRZOOK »

Black_TJ wrote:Look good..... DONT PAINT THE RIMS THOUGH they took me a whole weekend to do!!!!!!!!!!!!


With a paint brush..... :twisted: :D


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Post by lay80n »

SWEET. Lookin realy good Heath, Give me a yell when the body lift is on, and i give ya an hand. I even bring the grinder so we can make them realy fit :armsup:
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Post by bazooked »

looks good hr, r they 31s or 32s?, i got my 32s a while ago, and after running mtrs to mongrels to simex... well wat can i say u get what u pay for especially with the simex, i couldnt recomend them them highly enough.. :D
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Post by HRZOOK »

Hey bazooked

The Simex are 31's

I haven't driven them in anger yet so can't comment on performance but if they work half as good as they look :twisted:

Layto

Thanks man wait to the bushwaker flares go on...ordered some from the States :cool:

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Post by DeWsE »

bazooked wrote:looks good hr, r they 31s or 32s?, i got my 32s a while ago, and after running mtrs to mongrels to simex... well wat can i say u get what u pay for especially with the simex, i couldnt recomend them them highly enough.. :D


You will have to come over Shane’s house some time and play on the rock’s. You will soon see how good your simex’s compare to the mtr’s. Shane has a set of 35 simex and a set of 37 mtr’s and the simex act like ice skates in comparison, but in saying that it’s totally the opposite in the mud. So I think it all depends what you’re driving on.
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Post by lay80n »

Saw the mighty HR coily today in newy, lookin very nice with its new rubber.
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Post by HRZOOK »

lay80n wrote:Saw the mighty HR coily today in newy, lookin very nice with its new rubber.
Layto....


Did ya get my reply to your sms my battery died just as I sent it?

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Post by lay80n »

Nah Heath, didnt get ya reply mate.
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Post by stumped »

dude, saw your rig in the carpark at charlie yesterday.... looks wicked :twisted:


also looks better than ryans :D
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Post by HRZOOK »

stumped wrote:dude, saw your rig in the carpark at charlie yesterday.... looks wicked :twisted:


also looks better than ryans :D


Thanks Steve

Ryan will hate to hear that :lol:

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Post by RB zook »

HRZOOK wrote:
stumped wrote:dude, saw your rig in the carpark at charlie yesterday.... looks wicked :twisted:
also looks better than ryans :D

Thanks Steve
Ryan will hate to hear that :lol:
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its all good ill show you pansys how to drive :finger: heheheh
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Post by Toj0 »

Hope Kris charged you less to take the rims as well.... :lol:
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Post by HRZOOK »

ok finally got to drive the zook in anger with simex tyres.

I bought RB's coily suspension and to stay true to their former owner I posed it up :D

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Post by stumped »

looks good dude, particularly like the last pic!! :armsup:


first pic almost makes the rubber look too small tho :D
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Post by lay80n »

Sweet, give us a call when ya gettin ready to do the body lift and locker. I should be doin my spring over next weekend, but can still give ya a hand if ya keen.
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