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coillys
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 6:17 pm
by RB zook
who owns a coily on this forum
Re: coillys
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 6:18 pm
by redzook
RB zook wrote:how owns a coily on this forum
nice spellin dumbass
WHO
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 6:27 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
ME
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 6:32 pm
by DeWsE
You got any recent pic's Sam?
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 6:37 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
Soon
Have been to busy and with no engine bit hard to drive.
SAM
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 9:16 pm
by muppet_man67
I do, still undecided on whether it was the right way to go, although its cool cause not many people have em, a bit different I guess but at the same time thats the problem cause there isnt easy access to aftermarket stuff. Some of the blank looks when asking bout suspention options etc in 4wd shops is almost humerous
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 9:42 pm
by RB zook
i think it is good having sumthin different.
also coz no one does them up we probably have the better coilys around
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 10:09 pm
by stumped
RB zook wrote:i think it is good having sumthin different.
also coz no one does them up we probably have the better coilys around
poser
i still get more tuck in the front of mine, and that's just wit lifted springs
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 10:13 pm
by RB zook
yeah the front is shit.
mine has the same crawl ratio, and you have gearing
the rear flexes nicely
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 10:33 pm
by stumped
RB zook wrote:yeah the front is shit.
mine has the same crawl ratio, and you have gearing
the rear flexes nicely
again, don't wanna know 'bout ur rear
my gearing is just confused, it thought it was 4.16, but it's really not
will be fixed sometime soon hopefully, is all good
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 10:44 pm
by nelligen
stumped wrote:RB zook wrote:yeah the front is shit.
mine has the same crawl ratio, and you have gearing
the rear flexes nicely
again, don't wanna know 'bout ur rear
my gearing is just confused, it thought it was 4.16, but it's really not
will be fixed sometime soon hopefully, is all good
Stumped , what do you mean by the gearing isn't really 4.16 have you tested it by turning the input 4.16 turns and not getting 1 turn at the output , or are you guys having a private joke ???
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 6:16 am
by suzukisam
umm yeah I've got a coily and have had it for three years and have been dreaming up suspension mods since the day i bought it.
I've got custom rancho coilovers in the front and rancho tooo long travels in the rear.
if ya want photos of anything gizza yell and i'll send ya pics
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 12:11 pm
by nelligen
[quote="suzukisam"]umm yeah I've got a coily and have had it for three years and have been dreaming up suspension mods since the day i bought it.
Is anyone else thinking like me ?, cut all the suspension mounts off and start from scratch ,something like the overkill kit , it will end up cheaper then playing around with the short restricted radius arms and the poor front towers ,and limited choice of shocks, I only wish I did it 1st up instead of feeding $$$$$ into the stock system , Iam pleased with the results so far but feel the standard set up is too restricted and to fragile to keep me satisfied for much longer.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 12:20 pm
by greg
nelligen wrote:Is anyone else thinking like me ?, cut all the suspension mounts off and start from scratch ,something like the overkill kit , it will end up cheaper then playing around with the short restricted radius arms and the poor front towers ,and limited choice of shocks, I only wish I did it 1st up instead of feeding $$$$$ into the stock system , Iam pleased with the results so far but feel the standard set up is too restricted and to fragile to keep me satisfied for much longer.
This would also be a clever option because you could change over your front diff / axel (hub to hub etc) at the same time to be a widetrack sierra housing.
This means you can pick up things like air lockers* etc for the front end of the car.
* - without any modifications.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 12:33 pm
by bigsteve
My Wifes Calais has coils
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 12:52 pm
by suzukisam
bigsteve wrote:My Wifes Calais has coils
what a coincidence - so does my lancer
in fact the lancer rear springs even have the same inner diameter as the sierra front springs....
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 1:03 pm
by bigsteve
suzukisam wrote:bigsteve wrote:My Wifes Calais has coils
what a coincidence - so does my lancer
in fact the lancer rear springs even have the same inner diameter as the sierra front springs....
And being a lancer you would able to get them in chrome from the factory
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 1:12 pm
by nelligen
greg wrote:nelligen wrote:Is anyone else thinking like me ?, cut all the suspension mounts off and start from scratch ,something like the overkill kit , it will end up cheaper then playing around with the short restricted radius arms and the poor front towers ,and limited choice of shocks, I only wish I did it 1st up instead of feeding $$$$$ into the stock system , Iam pleased with the results so far but feel the standard set up is too restricted and to fragile to keep me satisfied for much longer.
This would also be a clever option because you could change over your front diff / axel (hub to hub etc) at the same time to be a widetrack sierra housing.
This means you can pick up things like air lockers* etc for the front end of the car.
* - without any modifications.
Yea but the coily axels are about 30mm wider then the wt leafys ( thats why the coilys have the ugly rims) and gain track by fitting earlier model rims, Ill just mod the front air locker I think.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 2:10 pm
by greg
nelligen wrote:Yea but the coily axels are about 30mm wider then the wt leafys
I've never heard that before. This is interesting because i know someone that is playing with the idea of ripping the internals out of their coiler front diff and installing all the widetrack goodies instead (just to see if it will work).
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:04 pm
by suzukisam
greg wrote:nelligen wrote:Yea but the coily axels are about 30mm wider then the wt leafys
I've never heard that before. This is interesting because i know someone that is playing with the idea of ripping the internals out of their coiler front diff and installing all the widetrack goodies instead (just to see if it will work).
yes the coily uses vitara style rims which are about 15mm more on the back spacing and the track is the same - >>>the face to face dimension must be about 30mm more then...
that's why white spokes (suraysias etc.) stick out so far on coilies
plus the front coiler diff is pinion over so the bits are unlikely to work
i hear the coily front bearings are roller bearing and not needle bearing adjustable and the splines/axle end diameters are different
good luck is all i can say
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:34 pm
by Damo
suzukisam wrote:greg wrote:nelligen wrote:Yea but the coily axels are about 30mm wider then the wt leafys
I've never heard that before. This is interesting because i know someone that is playing with the idea of ripping the internals out of their coiler front diff and installing all the widetrack goodies instead (just to see if it will work).
yes the coily uses vitara style rims which are about 15mm more on the back spacing and the track is the same - >>>the face to face dimension must be about 30mm more then...
that's why white spokes (suraysias etc.) stick out so far on coilies
plus the front coiler diff is pinion over so the bits are unlikely to work
i hear the coily front bearings are roller bearing and not needle bearing adjustable and the splines/axle end diameters are different
good luck is all i can say
And the tie rod is located behind the diff housing.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:37 pm
by droopypete
Don't forget those pissy 1liter axles and cv's
Peter.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:47 pm
by greg
Damo wrote:suzukisam wrote:greg wrote:nelligen wrote:Yea but the coily axels are about 30mm wider then the wt leafys
I've never heard that before. This is interesting because i know someone that is playing with the idea of ripping the internals out of their coiler front diff and installing all the widetrack goodies instead (just to see if it will work).
yes the coily uses vitara style rims which are about 15mm more on the back spacing and the track is the same - >>>the face to face dimension must be about 30mm more then...
that's why white spokes (suraysias etc.) stick out so far on coilies
plus the front coiler diff is pinion over so the bits are unlikely to work
i hear the coily front bearings are roller bearing and not needle bearing adjustable and the splines/axle end diameters are different
good luck is all i can say
And the tie rod is located behind the diff housing.
Sorry - what i meant was the internals and externals - effectively everything bar the axel housing, and control arms mounts. All steering, the 3rd member, axels, cv's and hubs widgets would be widetrack... i guess you'll get an update from pete as to if it works or not.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:48 pm
by droopypete
Shhh.
Peter.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 5:59 pm
by HRZOOK
Count me in I have a coilly
HRZooK
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 6:04 pm
by RB zook
so its me
hrzook
nelligen
suzukisam
muppet_man
jeeze it thought there were more than that on here
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 10:54 pm
by xtreem
Doesn't spooky monster have a coily??????????????
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 11:15 pm
by antt
anyone got a pic of the front suspension and steering setup on the coily/jimny?
also a wms->wms measurement?
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 11:21 pm
by Beastmavster
As per PM's with antt pointing out I think the overall axle widths is like 50mm wider on Jimny and coily, and they use vitara offset rims to make it narrower again to keep it all under the guards.
Actual measurements for wms to wms be good... ignore the rim "padding"
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 11:12 am
by PAZZ
Hey,
I have a coily aswell!!!
Its got 2.5'' springs with choped front towers, and ranchos
in the back, it seems to flex ok, for what it is anyway,
I did also have 3'' body lift but was defected.
PAZZ