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50mm bodylift
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:14 am
by stockman
can u use 50 mm square tube for this without buying a kit ?
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:23 am
by N*A*M
yes
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:39 am
by stockman
N*A*M wrote:yes
so nothing needs doing excepta bit of work to stick??
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:42 am
by stockman
stockman wrote:N*A*M wrote:yes
so nothing needs doing excepta bit of work to stick?? also with this and 2'' lift springs allow me to fit 31''s or 30''s
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:48 am
by greg
stockman wrote:so nothing needs doing excepta bit of work to stick?? also with this and 2'' lift springs allow me to fit 31''s or 30''s
2" Body lift (with or without spring lift) should allow for a 31, or even some 32's - i know someone with some 32x10.5 Mongrels under a sierra with stock springs and a 2" body lift... However, there is some tyre to body and tyre to springs rubbing going on.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:50 am
by greg
stockman wrote:so nothing needs doing excepta bit of work to stick??
Stockman,
Read this thread - it details all the work you will need to do to your sierra as part of the body lift.
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... php?t=7429
Cheers.
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:24 am
by stockman
thanks greg whatsort a zooka ya got .. ill need a rockhopper gears if i fit 31s wont i do u know what there worth and would it be worth getting lower diff gears can u tell me what a 89 jx diff centres are ???
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:28 am
by redzook
where u located?
pm overkill an ask him about prices on rockhoppers
your diff gears should be 3.7
i wouldnt worry bout changin them if u go with a rockhopper
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:40 am
by stockman
redzook wrote:where u located?
pm overkill an ask him about prices on rockhoppers
your diff gears should be 3.7
i wouldnt worry bout changin them if u go with a rockhopper
I live in ouse tasmania , do u think it would just be better to change the diff gears to lower ratios , thattll proberley help with the daily driving to wont it?? because the hopper only works when your in 4x4 dont it.......
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 12:31 pm
by christover1
hoppers will lower ya gears enough for 31" on and off road driving. only need diff gears if going huge tyres. my body lift is 50mm box section, with inside crush tubes on the bolted points. most 3.7 ratios have a 2 pinion front, which is a pain for lockers, so 3.9 may be wise, as this ratio ,from narrow track 1.3, will bolt straight in. I dont think you will have a big problem driving the 31's, I did for long time with only a 1 litre zook. using t-case from early one litre zooks will gain you 12% if hoppers too dear...christover
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 1:13 pm
by N*A*M
do you have a stockman or an 89 widetrack sierra? clarify
RHS body lifts only work with the old bodies
my widetrack needed solid machined lift blocks
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 2:54 pm
by christover1
N*A*M wrote:do you have a stockman or an 89 widetrack sierra? clarify
RHS body lifts only work with the old bodies
my widetrack needed solid machined lift blocks
good point
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2003 4:22 pm
by greg
stockman wrote:ill need a rockhopper gears if i fit 31s wont i do u know what there worth and would it be worth getting lower diff gears can u tell me what a 89 jx diff centres are ???
As a general rule, you could probably say that the stock gearing to tyre size ratio is pretty close to its limits when the car comes off the factory line - and most people want to go slower than this.
Therefore, what ever percentage you increase your tyre size, make sure you do at least the same with your gearing
i.e. stock tyre size = 26, new tyre size of 31 = a 19% increase... so it would be ideal to increase your gearing by at least that much for both on and offroad...
A series 1 hopper will increase high range (on road) by 11%, and offroad by 70% or so... a series 3 hopper will do even more
as a comparisson - my tyres have been increased 31%, and my gearing has been increased to 372% of what it was before... i.e. series 3 hopper and 5.12 diffs...
Cheers
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 9:31 pm
by Guy
Bah humbug .. I drive 35's with just a 1.6 (worked a little) and a 4.16 T/case .. sure I would like lower but it's still quite useable .. I actually find it more useable with the 35's than I did when I was running 31's mostly due to lack of throttle surge (Small quick reving motor and low gears over rough terrain you can get a bit "bouncy") ..
But then again I am a bit of a mud pig
.. but rock sure a fun to .. perhaps time for a rock block or some form of doubler for me
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 7:57 am
by stockman
N*A*M wrote:do you have a stockman or an 89 widetrack sierra? clarify
RHS body lifts only work with the old bodies
my widetrack needed solid machined lift blocks
both but doing it to the 89..