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I know I'm a bit "out of place" posting about a late model Suzuki, but I was wondering if anyone here has got one- and what they've done to "improve" it.

I know it's lacking in the suspension department and underbody protection area, so am after ideas.

have a look in the latest 4wd mounthly mag ... squik off this site X90 is in there

A few guys on 4WD Monthly forum have done a bit, also sell XL7/GV products.

Calmini make a 2.5" lift for the XL-7

http://www.puresuzuki.com/2.5%20Lift.htm

There is a heap of them in Asia



Zero Cardinal do body lifts

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There's a few impressive ones over at the Suzuki 4WD Club if NSW:

www.suzuki4wd.com.au

Wow, some of those ones in the above pics are a bit more "extreme" than I could have imagined possible!

Squik- well done on the magazine spread. Is there much in common between your X90 and a 2004 XL-7 mechanically (ie. suspension)?

I do...

Murcod... nahhh... an X-90 is a Vitara, not an XL-7...





... oh, A12 has a modded XL7

Squik wrote:Murcod... nahhh... an X-90 is a Vitara, not an XL-7...





... oh, A12 has a modded XL7

But an XL-7 is a stretched Vitara I thought maybe there would be some mechanical similarities?

A12 have you got pics/ details (apart from your signature )

what do you want to know......I have some picks up of the snorkle in flikr....I think this link will work http://www.flickr.com/photos/12966634@N08/

I can take some more photos if you like.....I am about to go out and see waht the bloody banging noise is underneath when I drive it.....so I can get some photos then...

Greg

then squik you would know that the Xl7 coils,struts and shocks would bolt on to a X90/vitara being that it is a streached vitara

A12 wrote:what do you want to know......I have some picks up of the snorkle in flikr....I think this link will work http://www.flickr.com/photos/12966634@N08/

I can take some more photos if you like.....I am about to go out and see waht the bloody banging noise is underneath when I drive it.....so I can get some photos then...

Greg

Have you done much underneath to protect under the engine- or does your bull bar go under far enough? The standard plastic tray is lame and a waste of time.

this is a full skid plate for an XL7











i have 1 listed on ebay at the moment

also here is a nsw XL7 with 60mm lift





and this one has a 4 inch lift which is what i what to do to mine.

I take it Fordy1 here = ODA1 on 4WD Monthly forum? I didn't realise you're the same person.

I'd noticed them on Ebay and they look excellent- but the issue is I live in Adelaide and they're in QLD? :(

murcod wrote: But an XL-7 is a stretched Vitara I thought maybe there would be some mechanical similarities?

A12 have you got pics/ details (apart from your signature )

Actually and XL-7 is a stretched Grand Vitara and the parts like arms and the like ( 5 link rear end in GV, 3 link Aframe in a Vitara )are different.
You can put coils and shocks/struts across but because of the weight difference stock GV stuff lifts a Vitara, so putting Vitara stuff in a GV should work the other way.

This is what my one looked like before I sold it

http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/shed/index ... =1196&im=1

BINGO!!!!!!

at the moment if you want it i would send it free freight as it has been sitting here for 6months....

scratch that, i just measured the seconed plate and it is over a metre long so i could not send on aust post ( box 1.4 long x 10 cme tall )

i would be happy to drop the price $40 if you can look after freight...

I imagine the freight would be a killer and the finances aren't too flash at the moment due to just having bought it.

Toecutta, thats for the info. I didn't realise there was more to it than just a simple name added on over a normal Vitara.

no worries, if i still have it after christmas i will just bolt it onto the gv,first half as the back is different to a gv.