Cheers fullas

Hey all, I recently bought a 2.0l V6 Vitara 5 door and am looking to upgrade tyres. I plan on getting 50mm lift springs first then upgrading the tyres. I'm having a little trouble finding tyre choices for the 16" Rims Reading Auszookers forums, they tend to recommend 225/75r16 as being the biggest ...

How much did the coil cost you? Did you go new?

I've been fighting a similar problem, real bad misfire when flooring it goes alright over 3k rpm.
New plugs fix it for a while but then craps out after a while, I wonder if its weak spark

Cheers fellas, got a can of silicon spray in the truck for applying out there. Need to extend breather hoses, where does the rear dif breather hose run to? Strops are on the list to buy, got a tow hook to put on the front just got to suss mounting it, doesn't quite fit anywhere which is a bugger, i ...

Got some denso tape and silicon spray today, that denso stuff is the shit worked real well for covering plugs etc. Got a heavy PVC glove and zip tied it over the dizzy with the leads going thru the fingers - no water getting in there. I put denso around the leads into the coil pack, MAF plug, fuse ...

How much for the e30 shocks mate

Cheers guys, good to know you've had them underwater. I wouldn't be game to do it without a second truck but I want to seal it up as well as I can. I've been reading about getting a thick rubber glove to put over the dissy and lead plugs, lead thru each finger on the glove and the glove covers the ...

Hey guys, Just got back from a trip up the Rangitata/Hopkins. Went up Saturday morning with intentions of driving up to the Growler hut but came to a fairly deep and swift braid I wasn't too keen to try cross in the Zook. I have a snorkel but I was worried about the electrics as I've experienced ...

Looking for lift springs, 2-3" preferably. Also looking for front & rear shocks with extended travel for a lift.

If anyone has something they want to sell PM me, cheers

Did these sell?

Can anyone suggest shocks to use with a 2 inch lift and where to buy in nz? The new ones on trademe seem steep especially front struts

Cheers guys, I think for a start I will buy a set of 50mm lift springs and shocks and get 30's on.
I can see whether it does what I want and go from there.

Hey guys, I'm looking to do a bit of work on my SWB Escudo, snorkel, lift and maybe tyres. Just wondering what you guys think of 31's for those who have them? I've been told that even with a 3 inch suspension lift they rub badly when turning, they make it harder to drive without stalling and remove ...

Hey guys I'm thinking of upgrading to a new truck in the next few months. I need more space for my work gear so I want to get a 4 door, probably around 1995 model. Do the V6 motors go all good and without too many issues? My first thought is that I'd like to have a little more grunt than the 1600. I ...

The 13 mile victim!

Thanks for all the info guys. Won't be making the trip this roar but maybe on the cards in the following weeks. Probably best I stay away from river crossings, I almost got stuck in the Waimak in the weekend how embarrassing that would of been in a foot of water friggin horrible sinky shingle had me ...

Cheers guys very helpful I probably wouldn't drive up too much further than the Fanghill hut if it was too tricky, the Moa valley looks like a good place to walk the rifle but would mean crossing the river preferably. Definitely on the to do list. I went on a trip up the Avoca which I remember as ...

Hey guys, Just wondering what the track through Glenthorne station up into the Wilberforce valley is like? Looking on google maps the track runs up the true left of the valley, and the track can be seen to go up quite a way then sort of disappears near the Fanghill hut. m I have a fairly standard ...

Looks good mate

What spacers did you get and did they sort that wee bit of rub in the front out? Did you drop diffs or need to extend anything?

I'd like to do the same on mine one day

Thanks for the info mate, I'll see what Rex Russell think about a refund if that fails I'll try one of these places.
Likely to get expensive with a repair and clean

Hey guys, Just wondering if someone can recommend a place who repairs radiators in Chch? What sort of money would I be looking at, I'm not sure where it's cracked but it is leaking. Second bloody cracked radiator bought from Rex Russell, been well over a month so don't like my chances of a refund ...

Brought the zuk to life amidst a howling storm

Forgot how much fun that little thing is to drive around in

Job done, she goes hard



I just need to make a gasket for the heater send hose on the head because its got a slow leak.
Might have to go find some mud this week

I got my head back finally! I want to give a thumbs up to Flemings Cylinder Heads in CHCH, no fault of his own it took a long time (more to do with me faffing around looking for parts). He did the work asked quickly, got the parts really cheap and even did the valve seating on the intake side free ...

Deeper ruts = bigger tires for diff clearance.

There are a few threads on here about lifting for cheap and what size tires you can fit, look for cheap vitara lift thread

Heres a link to a download of a web site which got taken down last year - m There is a wealth of how to's and information in there, though you often have to decipher what the hell the guy is talking about. It has a lot of information on common problems and servicing. Good walkthroughs on timing belt ...

I've got a buggered G16a, will that sump fit?

Has anyone found seats which can easily be fitted into an Escudo?
I find the stock seats bloody uncomfortable on long trips - something with a bit of support down the sides might be nicer offroad too

Cheers

Job's been done for me

Left it soaking tonight in degreaser and I'll see how it is tomorrow, seems to be clearing out a bit of the crap.
I may go down to Mitre 10 and see if I can find one of those metal ribbon drain clearers, should be flexible enough to do the job

I may try give it a soak in petrol - will degreaser work too or is petrol better?

If all fails it can just stay like that, though I would like to get it working properly if possible.