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whats better swb or lwb
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:10 am
by gurujosh
hi there all. i had a swb patrol with 36 simex and efs lift kit it did not get through the bog holes to well but was really good on tight tracks i have now sold my swb and have bought a 86 mk patrol ute and ive done a few mods but im still in the makeing but really am i on the right track with a lwb so let me now every ones opoin on whats better swb or lwb regards gurujosh[size=18][/size][color=blue][/color]
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:18 am
by Bartso
mid wheel base is better both swb and lwb have there advantages and disadvantages what it comes down to is which advantages you want over the other advantages
Re: whats better swb or lwb
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:21 am
by bogged
Have you ever heard of punctuation marks and new lines to make things readable?
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:34 am
by gurujosh
ive only just started to post things bogged so any help to post things would be greatful
regards guru josh
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:41 am
by GQ Bear
gurujosh wrote:ive only just started to post things bogged so any help to post things would be greatful
regards guru josh
A dictionary, year 8 English Grammar textbook. And perhaps you might have a better look at your keyboard so as to familiarise yourself with a few of these keys:
,.?;:'"()!
you asked for it bud
Seriously though, it's up to you which is better or worse. Shorties are more manouverable in and around tight obstacles, rampovers, etc. but they can be pigs to drive on road and flatter sections as the dip and bob a lot. On steep verticles they're probably more likely to roll end-for-end than a wagon would too.
I've been in many situations when i've driven a section with difficulty and the shorties have blitzed it. Likewise i've driven sections whereas the shorties have gotten themselves into some very horrible situations trying to do the same.
You can carry passangers as well as equipment in a wagon if that's important to you. For wheelin adventures a shortie is really a two-seat vehicle as the back will be full of gear. *edit* not relevant as your MK's a ute!!
Middies, i believe, are the way to go. I've never been fortunate to drive one, but they are becoming, ever increasingly, more and more popular amongst serious offroad competitors. I've heard it's easier to lengthen a SWB than it is to shorten a LWB.
*edit* being a ute i'd say it's probably easier just to shorten this than lengthen a shortie????
Horses for courses imo. Personally i hate leaf sprung 4wd's, esp. front end, so i reckon you're flawed there with your MK anyhow. But that's just my opinion.
whats better swb or lwb
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:51 am
by gurujosh
thats ok gqbear
so i went to a school that was more intrested in getting rid of me than keeping me there to learn. so thank very much for your opinoin
regards gurujosh
and i no i asked for it ?
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:52 am
by WICKED
MWB
So shorten a long or extend a short.
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:04 am
by j-top paj
hey he is from tasmania, maybe he went to the same school as red zook
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:13 am
by gurujosh
thank"s very much again gqbear (opinion)lol
well so far the mods ive done to my ute is =
2 inch efs springs
superior extended shackles
rancho rs9000xl shocks (in cab ajustable"S)
twin arb diff locks
gq 3 link steering
customed vx four wheel disk brakes
38 tsl iroks
so do u think im on the right track
regards josh
Re: whats better swb or lwb
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:28 am
by bogged
this is a little bit better
Hi there all.
I had a swb patrol with 36 simex and efs lift kit. It did not get through the bog holes to well, but was really good on tight tracks.
I have now sold my swb and have bought a 86 mk patrol ute and I've done a few mods, but it is still in the making.
But, really am I on the right track with a lwb??
So let me know everyones opnion on whats better swb or lwb?
Regards
gurujosh
whats better swb or lwb
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:32 pm
by gurujosh
so thank you for the grammar lesson bogged more help than i got
at school
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:22 pm
by bubs
MWB, nothing more
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:25 pm
by macca81
so i dont think the fact he is a tassie boy is the prob, i think its more the part of tassie that hes from....
ahem ahem....
right, shorten ya wheelbase 6 inches, then cut ya chassis off 2 inches behind where your rear shackles end up touching under full flex.
and bogged, in the last sentence there should be a comma after the word better... that aside, ill mark you with an A, just keep this in mind for your next essay.
whats better lwb or swb
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:11 pm
by gurujosh
i think alot of people
r very checky on here
when u r only after a little advice
thanks anyway i hope i give u all a good
laugh ha ha ha ha
and hope to c u all in the mud bogged to your axle"s.
anyway so how about u tassie blokes r you"s going to the mud race
at agfest grounds on the 24/11/07 .thanks for the grammar lesson to bogged
regards josh
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:43 pm
by txhog
Play fair Bogged, you spoil the tech section by ranting about spelling. Leave the fun for General section.
Anyway Shorties GQ are better than station wagons. Any Patrol Ute is more capable than any SUV
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:48 pm
by macca81
nope, not goin to the races, goin 4wding down near snug that weekend, if ya wanna tag along feel free....
and yes, many are cheeky on here, and some are both cheeky and no help at all (bogged). but most will still give you abit of advice at the same time.
and by 'you tassie blokes', i think you will find there is only a small handfull on here... allmost everyone here is a dopey mainlander
*dons flame suit.....*
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:56 pm
by gurujosh
thank you txhog. ive got a lwb wagon gq and i agree that u cant beat coil springs but for some wierd reason i love the old mq/mk they just seem to be tough alround oh! corection the missus has the gq and she got a 5 inch lift with twin lokka lock rights and 33 mickey t'ss baja radail claws and it go"s more harder than mine oh! and further i hate when you writeing something and the missus is reading it to
regards josh
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:03 pm
by gurujosh
macca81 that would b great thanks but i cant really misout on the mud race but next time you are going on a trip let us no and i will bring the rig.
we have just got a club going up here we would love it if you would come on one of our nothing but mud trips there r 15 of us and we called
(dont laugh) please) mud flaps 4x4 club
regards josh