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THE "silly" question thread

Tech Talk for Suzuki owners.

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Post by ofr57 »

Gwagensteve wrote:
ofr57 wrote:whats the ratio for high range for 6.4 trail tough gears ... I've found it is 17% reduction but what would this equate to ?
1.65 AFAIK.

I'm very happy with mine.

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i just used
http://www.lepayne.com/gears.html
high range - 17% = 1.649
low range - 181% = 6.373

just thought i would post the exact numbers in here
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Post by GRPABT1 »

ofr57 wrote: on this note has anybody got pics on how people have opened the rear of the front wheel wells and pushed them back?

I understand the process but i would just like to get a visual referance
I've belted the rear of my front wheel wells a fair bit due to shackle reversal and modded the bottom of the factory flair also.

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Post by Ridge »

i am looking into doing a lux diff swap, on my 98 coily. i am just after some info on price and any adaptor kits needed to do it, before i get in contact with an engineer. any help would be much appreciated.

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Post by lexplay »

i have a silly question.
does any body in perth have a rear seat out of a soft top they dont want or want to sell. :)
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Post by ofr57 »

Ridge wrote:i am looking into doing a lux diff swap, on my 98 coily. i am just after some info on price and any adaptor kits needed to do it, before i get in contact with an engineer. any help would be much appreciated.

andrew
your going to have issues with lux diffs being engineered in qld but ... search on here for abit, there is a purple coily on lux diffs and custom springs and links what got built by sam keck i think there should be a build up thread
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Post by GRPABT1 »

Ridge wrote:i am looking into doing a lux diff swap, on my 98 coily. i am just after some info on price and any adaptor kits needed to do it, before i get in contact with an engineer. any help would be much appreciated.

andrew
I doub't you will find any adaptor kits but you may find a workshop that specialises in doing the swap, there is one up here that does coil sprung lux diff conversion. That said do a search and you will find the rear lux diff is centre offset and hence a PITA bundera rear and lux front is alot better and the bundy rear is offset to the right like sierra.
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Post by nicbeer »

lexplay wrote:i have a silly question.
does any body in perth have a rear seat out of a soft top they dont want or want to sell. :)
Which one are u after?

ive got a split one at home for sale :)
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Post by Ridge »

thanks for the info, for awhile there i thought i killed the thread.
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Post by gomulletgo »

Ok I have a silly question. What is better for a suzuki offroad a lightweight or standard flywheel? who has tried a lightweight flywheel in their suzuki? What were your impressions?

The link below makes the lightweight option appealling to me.

http://hondaswap.com/engine-building/li ... rque-9622/

Everything "Calesta" says makes sense to me, I especially like the bit:
"Light flywheel: better acceleration, better mileage, takes more skill to drive
Heavy flywheel: worse acceleration, lower mileage, takes less skill to drive"

The place I could see a lightweight flywheel being a disadvantage is on a soft sandy beach where keeping momentum over the bumps and through the soft patches is essential to avoid a dreaded essential down change that quite often loses you enough momentum to lead to getting stuck or very close to it (although I speak from the experience of driving gutless old diesel 4x4s on the beach)
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Post by Gwagensteve »

Stick with standard IMHO.

I can't think of an advantage of a lighter flywheel in a car that goes offroad.
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Post by joeblow »

i luuurve nice heavy vit flywheels.
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Post by gomulletgo »

I can't think of an advantage of a lighter flywheel in a car that goes offroad.
I was thinking for better fuel economy onroad, also I read a write up on a suzuki rockcrawler in the states that was running a 16valve and the guy said he had a lighter flywheel for better throttle response, which makes sense to me.

Thanks guys, I will stick to standard for now.

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I've had a search (here, google, wiki) and I can't find any decent info on the difference between the escudo/vitara 16valve single point injected motor and the 16valve multi-point injected motor.

I have been offered a 16valve SPI G16A engine, but don't want to buy it if it's not going to produce the power of the MPI engine. I would prefer to hold out for the right engine.

Does anyone have specs/info/links on the differences between the SPI and MPI 16valve engines? any info before monday would be great (when I may be going to look at the engine.) Thanks in advance :D
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Post by greg »

Warning: Tech Question coming up

What are people using for drink holders in a sierra? I was thinking just a bike drink bottle holder, but i'm not sure where to put it on my 89 sierra dash.

The car doesn't run doors at the times that i would want a drink - so sticking it on there isn't going to help.

Another solution i have seen is a camel back sitting on the back of the seat, but typcically my drinks will include milk based drinks or sugary soft drinks, which makes a camel back less ideal too.

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Post by nicbeer »

if its a bottle it goes between the seats.

for cans they go on the can holders on the small DSE cooler i have between the seats.

I have been thinking of making some up thou out of PVC pipe to suit and mount then either on the doors or dash somewhere i can find space.
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Post by DavePatrol »

mine came with cup holders :finger: :D

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Post by NIK »

well you did say milk greg so looks like your getting a coily console and sticking with Oak :D
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Post by jimbo jones »

DavePatrol wrote:mine came with cup holders :finger: :D

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Post by DavePatrol »

yep

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Post by jimbo jones »

any one got a sare one they want to sell me?
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Post by GRPABT1 »

I bought a drink holder that clips onto the air con vents from supercheapy
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Post by ofr57 »

nicbeer wrote:if its a bottle it goes between the seats.

for cans they go on the can holders on the small DSE cooler i have between the seats.
between the seat and the hand brake. doesn't move at all :D
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Post by 86slowsierra »

how would the above console fit in a nt? out of curiosity.
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Post by Squik »

Looking at that, an early model Jimny one should fit too :?
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Post by dad »

ok so silly question time.

im half way through a WT diff swap into my swb NT.

moved perches, fitted housing, old NT center, knuckles rebuilt, new wheel bearings, just need longer brake lines. looks fat.

I still cant get my hands on a WT rear diff, so, im thinking of getting 2 inch wheel spacers for the rear.

IS there any disadvatages of wheel spacers compared to a WT REAR diff?

thanks in advance.

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Post by GRPABT1 »

worn wheel bearings and possible snapped studs=no fun
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Post by grimbo »

greg wrote:Warning: Tech Question coming up

What are people using for drink holders in a sierra? I was thinking just a bike drink bottle holder, but i'm not sure where to put it on my 89 sierra dash.

The car doesn't run doors at the times that i would want a drink - so sticking it on there isn't going to help.

Another solution i have seen is a camel back sitting on the back of the seat, but typcically my drinks will include milk based drinks or sugary soft drinks, which makes a camel back less ideal too.

Hydrate my with your answer :D
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Post by ofr57 »

why are the adapter plates for the vitara powersteering box made in a wedge shape instead of being flat :?
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Post by Gwagensteve »

Because vitara boxes are "twisted" relative to their mounting face so if bolted flat into a sierra (like a sierra steering box) , the angle at the rag joint end of the steering shaft is excessive.

The way to avoud this is to use two unis, as per the vitara, and eliminate the rag joint.

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Post by ofr57 »

next silly question:
is a coily sierra more aerodynamically sound then a WT model in ways front window angle etc etc

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Post by Gwagensteve »

Window angle is the same.

bumper profile, bonnet cowl etc would be worth something though.

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