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Suzuki sierra 98mod Coilovers Finally Finished(heap of pics)
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:58 pm
by TUFFMQ
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:27 pm
by smileysmoke
looks tough and capable nice one.
is it all engineered?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:46 pm
by TUFFMQ
thanks bud, in the process now to get it enginnered
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:10 pm
by nicbeer
for a tintop and lux diffs/ etc
looks very clean and well done.
wait till grimbo sees this one
has this got std wheelbase?, where did the transfer end up in the cab
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:23 pm
by zookimal
Man it's tall in that side on pic.
Has it been dropped since then or is that it's final ride height/wheelbase?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:35 pm
by Taff
damn that's high!
Why did you leave the bodylift in?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:05 pm
by chuckwilltalk
WOW! jus wow good job man
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:10 pm
by dank
Been following this build for a while, he's chopped the guards if you look closely making it look a bit higher. It seems like the diffs utilise all of the up travel in the rear as you can see in one pic. Its a pretty cool build I reckon.
I want to see it on some side angles. I also want to see it on a high speed run with those coilovers in action. Definitely something that high won't like it too much on side angles even on lux diffs. But sweet build anyway. Just gotta wear a nappy when driving it to protect the seats.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:20 pm
by ... rick
Sweet job mate, hat's off!
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:28 pm
by cj
TUFFMQ wrote: in the process now to get it enginnered
What size tyres are you getting it engineered on and whats the amount of lift over standard that it has?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:30 pm
by germo
how do you find the steering with that box it it?
does it cause a problem when your drivers side drops heaps. ie does it turn the wheels on you?
it does look good!
Highly modified but keeping the stock look means you should have less hassles with everyone, engineer, cops, rta.
well done!
ashley
ok
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:31 pm
by Turbo Tonka
looks sweet man,very tuff looking tin top there.Lux diffs and krawlers are the shiznit
good job,makes me want to go that far
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:37 pm
by grimbo
looks cool and a well thought out and executed build up. How's it perform offroad?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:38 pm
by joeblow
looks good. but good luck with an engineers as they are all gettin scared these days.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:46 pm
by zookimal
Is this the same car that got around the Gold Coast on Luxs and 35in Krawlers a few years back? What in the rebuild necessitated the extra lift?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:55 pm
by get it up there
LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Top job!! I just put lux diffs under my zook.. hope your not having probs with vibrations like i am
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:01 pm
by sierrajim
Looks good, will be interesting to see how your rear shocks work out laid over so far.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:05 pm
by joeblow
grimbo wrote:looks cool and a well thought out and executed build up. How's it perform offroad?
OH MY GOD!
.....will be puttin that one in the diary.......
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:11 am
by grimbo
I was never against Hilux stuff being used just against it being used because someone heard someone say Hilux stuff is the only answer. For most applications it isn't the best solution and with a little bit of research and actual planning people would maybe realise that. This doesn't look like just a slapped together build with no thought, research or planning.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:10 pm
by Ridge
well done. what was the cost of the build?
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:38 pm
by TUFFMQ
nicbeer wrote:for a tintop and lux diffs/ etc
looks very clean and well done.
wait till grimbo sees this one
has this got std wheelbase?, where did the transfer end up in the cab
The wheel base has been lengthened 120mm, i wonted to get 200mm so it would of been like a swb patrol but i couldnt get it with out pushing the front forward and that would of looked ugly
thanks john
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:40 pm
by TUFFMQ
zookimal wrote:Man it's tall in that side on pic.
Has it been dropped since then or is that it's final ride height/wheelbase?
hopefully it sags a little, and it only looks big cause of the gaurds have been chopped massively,
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:42 pm
by TUFFMQ
Taff wrote:damn that's high!
Why did you leave the bodylift in?
Had to leave the body blocks in so the cab would clear the auto and transfer, my goal was to make this as low as possible, so cause of it being so high i put 25 percent offset rims on
the wheel base is only 150mm smaller than a gu patrol,
thanks john
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:44 pm
by TUFFMQ
cj wrote:TUFFMQ wrote: in the process now to get it enginnered
What size tyres are you getting it engineered on and whats the amount of lift over standard that it has?
have to get it enginneres with 31s cause then it looks small
dont no how much lift its got over standrad i guess it would be a lot
thanks john
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:48 pm
by TUFFMQ
germo wrote:how do you find the steering with that box it it?
does it cause a problem when your drivers side drops heaps. ie does it turn the wheels on you?
it does look good!
Highly modified but keeping the stock look means you should have less hassles with everyone, engineer, cops, rta.
well done!
ashley
the design of this steering box would only work well on leaf sprung cars as it does lift and dip the side of the car when you steer, but the worest is when you drive it over 40clicks and hit a hole in the road it wonders bad, the high steer setup will fix it tho
i like to try and keep the factory look as much as i could,
thanks john
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:52 pm
by TUFFMQ
get it up there wrote:LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Top job!! I just put lux diffs under my zook.. hope your not having probs with vibrations like i am
only got up to 40clicks but it was smooth, when it had the zook engine it had slight vibs as the shaft angels where out but now they are straight
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:55 pm
by TUFFMQ
sierrajim wrote:Looks good, will be interesting to see how your rear shocks work out laid over so far.
thats whavery1 says but they work very well, just abit soft like that, thats why in some pics you can see ranco adjusterables on there also,
there rear flexs with easy, and with the extra shoke it handals well also
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:02 pm
by TUFFMQ
zookimal wrote:Is this the same car that got around the Gold Coast on Luxs and 35in Krawlers a few years back? What in the rebuild necessitated the extra lift?
its the same 1 but that was built to a budget back then, as the standard 1.3 was almost ripping the diffs out with so much diff rap,so i removed the diffs and ground all the old crap off also all the old lux crap off and done it right this time, and the suspensionwas not out wide enough for the lux diffs so it drove like a boat.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:10 pm
by zookimal
TUFFMQ wrote:zookimal wrote:Is this the same car that got around the Gold Coast on Luxs and 35in Krawlers a few years back? What in the rebuild necessitated the extra lift?
its the same 1 but that was built to a budget back then, as the standard 1.3 was almost ripping the diffs out with so much diff rap,so i removed the diffs and ground all the old crap off also all the old lux crap off and done it right this time, and the suspensionwas not out wide enough for the lux diffs so it drove like a boat.
Good work on taking the time to reply to all the questions in the thread.
Hope it can be engineered and then you can refine anything that you need to.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:10 pm
by Liam
might want to move the swirl pot/ pump and fuel lines. any sort of a leak and you'll be wearing it.
