40in tahs

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quick probe on how much work is involved in puttin 40's on a vitara?
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Lots....
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Beer_Cruiser wrote:Lots....

well thats helpful :roll: :mrgreen:
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i was thinking about suzuki's the other day and found some cool stuff on trademe. After only owning toyotas i looked at a couple of samurai's (sj80 i think?). all coil sprung and solid axles (i didnt know this). Im quite keen to find one of them and just rip the body and bolt a roll cage to it then chuck some ridiculous tyres on it and get the crawler gears in the transfer case and you have a super light, kind of amazing 4x4. so to answer your question, i would say its easy! Just pull the body off.
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reckon if ya gonna put wide diffs under it like 80 series or nissan GU, then the tahs wont be a problem, co they will stick out that far they wont touch a thing :lol: :lol:
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skid wrote:reckon if ya gonna put wide diffs under it like 80 series or nissan GU, then the tahs wont be a problem, co they will stick out that far they wont touch a thing :lol: :lol:

yep or I could get some 300mm spacers made up, think the biggest you can buy is 50mm anyone know a goo engineer?
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skid wrote:reckon if ya gonna put wide diffs under it like 80 series or nissan GU, then the tahs wont be a problem, co they will stick out that far they wont touch a thing :lol: :lol:


Stock vitaras are wider than stock hiluxes so they wont stick out that much
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Just use paper clips. As per http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/ ... 49&t=8999&
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NJV6 wrote:Just use paper clips. As per http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/ ... 49&t=8999&

would do mate but dont wanna add that much weight, would that thin fuse wire suffice?
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turoa wrote:
Stock vitaras are wider than stock hiluxes so they wont stick out that much


Wrong.

Vitara front 1395mm
Hilux front 1420

Vitara rear 1400
Hilux rear 1400
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LOLYF wrote:
turoa wrote:
Stock vitaras are wider than stock hiluxes so they wont stick out that much


Wrong.

Vitara front 1395mm
Hilux front 1420

Vitara rear 1400
Hilux rear 1400
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close enough :wink:
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chevrolux wrote:i was thinking about suzuki's the other day and found some cool stuff on trademe. After only owning toyotas i looked at a couple of samurai's (sj80 i think?). all coil sprung and solid axles (i didnt know this). Im quite keen to find one of them and just rip the body and bolt a roll cage to it then chuck some ridiculous tyres on it and get the crawler gears in the transfer case and you have a super light, kind of amazing 4x4. so to answer your question, i would say its easy! Just pull the body off.


SJ80 were the shitist of them all (mudslut will disaprove :lol: ) dont flex - for a coil sprung vehicle and had weaker running gear.
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a build Ive been watching on pirate might give you an insight. Piece of piss if you work for a specialist and handy with the welder - his welds are 8)

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=851529
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haynzy wrote:quick probe on how much work is involved in puttin 40's on a vitara?


Just cut the guards and your sweet :mrgreen:

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:shock: fawk cool!
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Must have a good chainsaw motor to turn those :wink:
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lilpigzuk wrote:a build Ive been watching on pirate might give you an insight. Piece of piss if you work for a specialist and handy with the welder - his welds are 8)

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=851529


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Awsome idea!

With a gas axe and a BFH you can make anything fit :mrgreen:

Ive seen a vitara at rallywoods with iroks ( photos from when Jafa took his hilux there). If anyone knows it? 40's or only 37's?
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DMcCready wrote:Ive seen a vitara at rallywoods with iroks ( photos from when Jafa took his hilux there). If anyone knows it? 40's or only 37's?



lol, baby 36s
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skid wrote:
DMcCready wrote:Ive seen a vitara at rallywoods with iroks ( photos from when Jafa took his hilux there). If anyone knows it? 40's or only 37's?



lol, baby 36s


AH HEM they were MASSIVE 36's thank you very much skiddy! :lol:

I was running prado diffs front and rear and yea, with alot of guard chopping you could run 40s....
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SJ80 were the shitist of them all (mudslut will disaprove :lol: ) dont flex - for a coil sprung vehicle and had weaker running gear.[/quote]

I will treat that with the ignorance it deserves Rex :lol: :lol: :lol:
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mroffroader wrote:
skid wrote:
DMcCready wrote:Ive seen a vitara at rallywoods with iroks ( photos from when Jafa took his hilux there). If anyone knows it? 40's or only 37's?



lol, baby 36s


AH HEM they were MASSIVE 36's thank you very much skiddy! :lol:

I was running prado diffs front and rear and yea, with alot of guard chopping you could run 40s....



haha jeez they looked massive in the photos. Sweet looking truck though
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DMcCready wrote:
mroffroader wrote:
skid wrote:

lol, baby 36s


AH HEM they were MASSIVE 36's thank you very much skiddy! :lol:

I was running prado diffs front and rear and yea, with alot of guard chopping you could run 40s....


until you saw it up close :lol:
haha jeez they looked massive in the photos. Sweet looking truck though
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