Screwed My Baby Zook need a hand

[Try_Me]

hey ppl

need a bit of a hand, im only 16 and i let my mate drive my zook (big mistake ). We took it to kurnel today and went airborn over a sand dune first one to unintentionaly. i think we were doing between 30-40kms i didnt even have my seat belt on coz i had just got out to fix hubs. mate didnt no what he was doing i guess never been before ( ) cuz he didnt stop when i was yelling at him to stop and i didnt manage to put seat belt on either so ye fun stoped very fast after that.

well we mainaged to bend stock leafies bad the front of the car is lowered bad enough i can tell by looking( front leafies e.g --^- ment to be -v- ) and the back are ok i think need to get them checked out. we also broke windscreen ( with my head ) lucky didnt cut my self mum almost bashed me.

just wondering what you guys think i should do with my zook at this stage with suspention what i should buy where from, prices and so forth and what eles you guys think might be screwed with it and what is the best option out of this shit for me and less costly .


thanks nick


pics will be up soon of damage etc

[chunkz]

2 ideas:
Flip ya leaf springs around

or
this is an excuse to get a 2" lift

[small talk]

Shiat never let so called mates drive!! Definatly time for a spring lift most zuk owners recommend OME lifted springs, from an arb store usually around 700 dollar mark i think. without shocks. definatly time for some pics!!!

[cutzook]

i would check your spring mounts for cracks and what not...

[Bad JuJu]

AND check for bent Diff housing too.

[cutzook]

Yeah, most definetatly check housing

[superzuki]

check your mates bank acount.....then make him pay

id never let a mate drive my zook offroad...can wreck a freindship..

you recon it would be ok to use a press to bend the springs the right way??

[Bad JuJu]

Nope

[N*A*M]

are the front shackles inverted?

[Beastmavster]

Check the shackles are not inverted and holding the front down. Then the diff itself not bent, then the springs.

I'd be asking your mate to foot the bill.... sound slike he's done at least $500 and more like $1000 damage to your rig.

Hope to hell he hasnt bent the chassis as well.....

[alien]

ive done jumps in my zuk when i first got it... 90km/hr on the dunes, getting about 1.5m of air between the bottom of the tyres and the sand... had a few rough landings, but most were smooth...

afte a week of doing this (yes, a week) i bent the front diff housing on the drivers side about 10 degrees out of whack..

my springs were already sagged so they were due to be replaced anyway.

in the end - new housing fitted = $300 (incl. housing, labour etc) and about $1200 for new leaves all round incl. shockies etc. no other damage.

so yeah - check your mates bank account - at least get him to pay half...

[chunkz]

can you get stuff put on so you dont bend shit, or is it bound to happen no matter what

[germo]

if you want to jump dunes, buy a bike, quad or truck built for it.

a sierras diff will compress up until it hits the bump stops, which is the whole front weight of the car hitting your housing.

solution (I'm dreaming)
maybe sring over, to get a bit more distance between chassis and axle tube.
dual shockies on either side progressive bump stop.
and alot of diff strengthening.

and it will probably break something else. and or not actually work like I am dreaming it will.

ps I bent my diff. I used to drive flat out from lavis lane to birubi on stockton beach, I had a few too many big jumps. not deliberate they just came up too fast.

enjoy ashley

[cutzook]

the rear diff in mine has been braced on the passenger side and has copped a hiding and it is still straight. it was braced with 100x50x3mm box i think and then tapered down to the SOA mount. i am doing the front one in a couple of weeks.
And as for bending the springs back that is a big no. throw em away and get new ones or second hand.


Joel

[Red_Zook]

yep check your housings..
im a bit crazy and have some pics of my zook getting some farily big air abou 1.5mts on my mates fone
i have a bent rear housings by a few degres fark all realy.. and it sceems to scrup pasingers front tires.. wheel alignmet is good tho!
Phil

[Try_Me]

well checked my it out my self had a bit more of a look checked wat ppl have suggested and im going to need new suspention 100% chassie not to sure about new bull bar lol and the rest ill let a mechanic take a look at

but thanks so much ppl and ye ill let u no how i go with all of this


thanks nick

[Try_Me]

will these be ok for my car just need an opinion or two on these or maby someone can tell me somewere to call etc. for prices and info on other lift kits


new lift kit with shocks

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... otohosting

extended shackles

http://www.bigballsoffroad.com/prod937.htm

[Crawford]

i have gotten air many a time on the beach in my sierra

doesnt appear to have done any damage..

but from all the shit that you guys say happens i might stop doing it..

How would i know if i had any damage? it still drives fine!

shocks arent inverted or anything to strange like that haha

[tinyterror]

mate i have some 2inch lift springs for sale for $400. They've done less than 3,000ks cause my car is always at home on the racks gettin modded. I don't have any shocks for them but the easiest way to get some would be to measure the length (taking in compression decompression travel) you need and just go to repco or somewhere and look for any small bore brand for any car that has the same mounting (pin to eye front) (eye to eye back) and the length you require. And if your thinking of going a little bit better ring rancho or someone like that and get some standard small bore lenghts and build some new shock hoops on your rig to match. OR i can give you my 2inch lift shocks that match the springs for an extra $250 and i'll bite the bullet and build some hoops.

Give us a ring if u like 0422 514 783.