Looking to buy a Sierra, but need advice please (lockrights)
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:37 pm
I'm looking at buying a sierra but i would like to hear what people think. It's a little strange as it's an 84 body bolted onto an 89 chassis with a carby Vitara 1.6.
It has front and rear lockrights, however i found out that the rear has started making a strange noise and is apparently the pinion wheel which means the diff centre needs to be taken out and realigned? What is the pinion wheel anyway? How much can i expect this to cost? Is the car still drivable? Are lockrights alright on the road - i seem to be reading mixed things, some saying they're fine, others saying that a different driving style needs to be adopted. Are they meant to be noisy on sealed roads?
Also, what do people think of the car generally? As i said it's the different chassis, body and engine. The vitara motor has extractors and hyclone air intake. It's got the standard 1.3 gearbox and transfer case. It has had the dash from an 89 model fitted but it has not had any suspension or tyre changes.
ANY help would be appreciated, thanks
It has front and rear lockrights, however i found out that the rear has started making a strange noise and is apparently the pinion wheel which means the diff centre needs to be taken out and realigned? What is the pinion wheel anyway? How much can i expect this to cost? Is the car still drivable? Are lockrights alright on the road - i seem to be reading mixed things, some saying they're fine, others saying that a different driving style needs to be adopted. Are they meant to be noisy on sealed roads?
Also, what do people think of the car generally? As i said it's the different chassis, body and engine. The vitara motor has extractors and hyclone air intake. It's got the standard 1.3 gearbox and transfer case. It has had the dash from an 89 model fitted but it has not had any suspension or tyre changes.
ANY help would be appreciated, thanks