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Guys and gals tried a seach but found limited but if you have links please post,

my first time on suzuki threads so here go's/ normally on nissan.

Looking at prob 95 or newer sierra with 2 icnh and 31s or we will do it...
in terms of year models what should i be chassing or avoiding?

Prob prefer hard top i suppose..... maybe 150 000kms or less sound reasnoble and for around that 7k mark??? must be in good order in any case not one thats been thrashed around glasshouse mountains etc

any hints appreciated

Bingham wrote:Guys and gals tried a seach but found limited but if you have links please post,

my first time on suzuki threads so here go's/ normally on nissan.

Looking at prob 95 or newer sierra with 2 icnh and 31s or we will do it...
in terms of year models what should i be chassing or avoiding?

Prob prefer hard top i suppose..... maybe 150 000kms or less sound reasnoble and for around that 7k mark??? must be in good order in any case not one thats been thrashed around glasshouse mountains etc

any hints appreciated

What do you want to do with it????

make sure you check the car for rust!

pitty your not down my way, i'd put a 2 inch lift and new 31" on the 94 i'm selling for 7 grand

for $7K you could get an awsome condition sierra with less km's than that. Make sure you get a 1.3 WT in 1989 or newer but not a coily and you'll have no dramas modifying. And a LWB is worth the trouble finding one. And as mentioned look for rust

sierra just be a young fellas run around with a few beach trips and occasional 4wd/cruiser park run...

ok some good tips here... lower kms obviously the ideal..

Bingham wrote:sierra just be a young fellas run around with a few beach trips and occasional 4wd/cruiser park run...

ok some good tips here... lower kms obviously the ideal..

If all you want is beach and light bush work you'd be better off with a Vitara especially considering your largish budget.
They have powersteer and aircond among other options and are much nicer to drive on road for any great length of time.

If you want to get serious offroad, get a Sierra.
Post 88 model(WT Leafy)... pre 95(coily)
KM's isn't really a big deal with Sierras as replacement engines, boxes, transfers & diffs are so cheap.
300,000km is the most you can expect out of a stock engine.
Same with gearbox but rebuild kits are cheap.
Jas.

From the sounds of it a coily (96-98) may be a worthwhile consideration. Although a Leaf Wide Track is the better starting point as far as a serious project goes, especially in the front end, if not going to go crazy with mods a coily will do the job quite fine.

Here's a 97 Soft Top on ebay.

Small lift, larger tyres and swap in an earlier model transfer case to bring the gearing back to standard and it would go quite fine.

But then a Vitara or Feroza would have to come into consideration if only going to that point. A lot better to drive on the road then a Sierra would ever be.

I'm looking for a sierra as my brother may get one. I'll be looking at one that has had an engine conversion. 1.3 not the best onroad, freeways etc.

so whats the goss on the vitara in that case?

Bingham wrote:so whats the goss on the vitara in that case?

1.6 is good, Carby or EFI but 2.0 is trouble and V6 is worse.
Lots of aftermarket bits available to enhance it if you want. Eg: Calmini or
http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/sidekick.htm