Outer Limits 4x4 Board

want to buy a zook on a tight budget what model sould i get?

a cheap one.

get the best one u can afford. depends on what u want.

XL7s are about 50k , that too much or ?

how much r u willing to pay?
im guessing you want a leaf spring sierra...get a model inbetween 87 and 97 and u should be fine.

Bit more info champ??

Layto....

i've got about 2000 to buy it for the time being

eastg8 wrote:i've got about 2000 to buy it for the time being

Still no info. What zook, vitara or sierra, what do you want it for, do you want a ute or a swb, soft top or hard top The advice you get is only as good as the info you give us.

Layto....

serria ute no tray soft top
hard core 4wdriving

eastg8 wrote:serria ute no tray soft top
hard core 4wdriving

What does that mean?

I think you are pretty much answering your own question- you will be buying the best $2000 sierra you can find.

I prefer a LWB - climbs better and more room for stuff.

$2K could get you a rough wide track, a 1.3 narrow track, or a 1.0 ute/tray

It will probably not get you a 1.3 LWB tray or styleside, as these are quite rare and should still fetch well over $2K in usable condition

What is your real budget? to do "hardcore" 4wding, you will need around a 31" tyre, at least a rear diff lock or a welded diff and transfer gears.

A 31" tyre will fit with a 2" blody lift, leaving springs entirely up to you based on your budget.

Depending on how you want to do this, this could cost another 2K, or $6k

Remember that your real budget will have to include getting the car up to scratch. so it is reliable. lockers, big tyres and gearing are no good beside the track with the bonnet up.

IMHO, the following stuff is all worth doing if you buy a car cheap

Allow new wheelbearings and seals all round, potentially kingpin bearings and seals, a set of unis, change all fluids, thermostat, new cap, rotor, plugs and leads, fuel pump and filter, brake fluid change and pads all round.

At this point, you should have eliminated any annoying bugs and you can get on with driving it.

Just my observations.

Steve.

if you know where u can find a LWB for $2000 tell us and we will buy a few of them farked if i could find one!!
make one see my build

On the "appreciate some comments from suzuki owners" thread 1/2 the board seemed to think that 1.0 LWB's were worth nothing.

1.3s stylesides are obviously still wirth $$$$ - the last two that came into the club were just over $2k and pretty rough- needed lots of work to get them up to scratch.

The last two LWB 1.0's that came into the club were $300 and $1200 respectively, both were very rough ex farm cars and needed heaps of work. However if either of these cars were SWB, they woudl have been wrecked out rather than rebuilt.

I think the biggest problem is not what they are worth (mabe $1k more than a equivalent SWB?) but finding them at all.

Steve.

dude i sent you a pm ive got what your after