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Vitara - Control arm replacement? (longer ones)
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:56 am
by alien
Hey guys
A mate is researching 3" spring lift on a vit, easily available in the US, but costs about $1700au wholesale to purchase... the coils make up only a minute amount of this price however as the kit includes new arms.
So the question arises - what other vehicles will provide the perfect donors?
Final vehicle is 3" lift and 32's, if he cant get cheaper arms then its gonna be a 3" BL (yuck!).
Any ideas?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:06 pm
by GV_Qld
Have you checked if you could fit the GV front arms to the Vit. We were going to try it on a mates SWB vit, but havn't had a chance yet.
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:21 pm
by alien
never even considered that! =) great idea!
any other ideas? oh and yeh its a 2dr SWB
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:44 pm
by cj
If you don't care about pirated copies from Turkey these guys sell everything individually but if you look at the control arms you will notice they have altered the spring mount and I've heard there are some problems with the nylon(?) materials longevity. You could always fab something up in steel to drop in.
http://www.4xfourart.com/eng_vitara.asp
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:31 pm
by SiKiD_01
GV_Qld wrote:Have you checked if you could fit the GV front arms to the Vit. We were going to try it on a mates SWB vit, but havn't had a chance yet.
i have been looking for some GV front arms for about 10 months now. i cant seem to find any that i can try or buy from wreckers.
if you are able to do this, can you please post up the results, and also how the length of the axle shaft holds up. (reason being increased front track)
i would love to get wider arms on the front, which will solve the camber gremlins assosiated with IFS lifts.
thanks
Steve
i just had a quick look at the turkey lift, hehe, and spare parts, meaning individual pieces, have half descent prices. front control arms are about $85 AUD each, not including freight and what else. BUT.... if GV arms work, even better.
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:03 pm
by GV_Qld
Something to check first...
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 8:21 am
by EARSEZOOK
simple fix,
Hilux diffs and coils all round
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 12:50 pm
by alien
hehe so no real true verdict then aye??
reckon hilux IFS would go under?
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:33 pm
by alien
so anyone else got any ideas or is this one of those "try it and see" cases? hehe
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:34 am
by Ric
why not go calmini?
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:50 pm
by alien
because thats the US one for $1700 =)
trying to do it cheaper (as you would)
GV arms might be the go..
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 7:07 pm
by GV_Qld
alien wrote:because thats the US one for $1700 =)
trying to do it cheaper (as you would)
GV arms might be the go..
Too followup on this, I just got a '89 SWB vit and the GV arms are a little shorter then the vits.
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 7:39 pm
by alien
wow - who woulda thunk it!?