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HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:12 am
by pom
I need a lil bit of help choosing I have the option of buying a new base for a comp truck, but what to choose I've got a 85 lux like my old one (scum lux) or a vitara! Anyone got any ideas n reasons????
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:38 am
by howsie
Hilux for solid front diff, easy and cheap parts, plenty of builds for ideas.
When my mate built his vitara he found it hard to source parts not.a lot of gearing options at the time. The only real things going for it was the smaller presence on the track and the stability was awesome.
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:35 am
by pom
True that but I ment for a comp truck, coilovers, Mog or custom diffs etc! I purely mean what's the preference on the bodies
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:01 pm
by DUDELUX
Lux, but Im highly biased to the Luxes.
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:51 pm
by pom
Lol I'm hearing ya, just gotta try think wise, if I go lux it will have to have a v6/v8 n that = breakages! Go zook n use custom 80/patrol diffS n zook donk with auto! So many combos n choices! It's gotta b cool to haha
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:53 pm
by stilivn
Get both ans put the lux gear under the vitara
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:03 pm
by Guy
depending on the lux .. the early ones are actually lighter ... ( at least the cab is) .. the laux chassis is definatelt stronger.
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:12 am
by Jcas24
Lux diffs under the vit
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:33 am
by supazuk
Jcas24 wrote:Lux diffs under the vit
vitaras are wider then a hilux.
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:52 am
by pom
I chose the lux anyway guys keep the green machine going haha
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:09 pm
by Jcas24
supazuk wrote:Jcas24 wrote:Lux diffs under the vit
vitaras are wider then a hilux.
yeah thats all they have over lux diffs, nothing offset and spacers can't fix
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:23 pm
by showtime393
Dunno bout the vitara, but I'm in a similar position only tosing up with a sierra and a patrol.
Was thinking of a sierra with patrol diffs and rb30 turbo.
Got a complete patrol and a suzuki to play with, stripped the suzuki back to bare chassis to start transplanting.
When I got it stripped I looked at it and lifted it up and thought, there is no way this chassis is strong enough to support the weight of patrol running gear.
By the time I brace everything, and I mean everything. It would be just as easy to extra cab the patrol.
I'd go the Lux just for the extra strength.
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:47 am
by pom
Suzuki on patrol chassis but dunno if rb30 will fit very long engine
Re: HILUX vs vitara
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:02 pm
by DIRTY ROCK STAR
lux is the go pom.
there is only room for 1 shirt lifting vit boy about town.. and that position is all preeceys