Offroad-Express

hey guys i just want to know if anyoe knows somewhere in queenstown that could build a good solid bar / tubing to replace the chrome bumper on the back of my surf which i have just taken off? and roughly what i would be looking at paying for this?

could send you to a good little workshop up here , if you want a holiday ?

Dart Engineering are pretty good out by the airport, haven't ever asked them for a bar though...

well wont be a holiday for a few months yetjust finished uni and had a big move down south for a new job so waiting for the money to build up again unfortunaely any idea what sort of price i might be looking at for a bar maybe two tubular ones from the rear of each wheel aarch round the back ?

Dont know, just call them and speak to Russell, him and his mrs own the place, better till pop in, but call first to make sure he's there, just up opposite the events centre (qtn airport - road to cromwell)

hey penetrator,

gimme a yell when you got some coin, we'll head down to dave stewart motors hes gota pipe bender and a bit more down to earth than dart ; just in the way that the big fellas follow the book eg charge by the hour , time is money rather than "hey i have beer can we use this .."

anyway just a thought

conan

PS truck looks good.. ..... early 90's blueish surf right?? offroad sticker on bak window??

cheers conan yeah thats me in the sort of greeny blue surf with the offroad sticker on it. Will be a bit better with some bigger tyres on it though - tried 33 inch tyres on sat they fit ok but will put in those 50mm springs steve sells at some stage first. But i would definitley be keen to see this guy you know hopefully before xmzs if things go according to plan. will definitley keep in touch with ya about that pal

hey man saw ur tuck in qtwn 2day i drve the kiwi shuttles van so in twn al the time.im keen as to get out sum time. me and a m8 r heading out sat night afta wrk probly up qtwn hill if u wnt. bort that 4 runner and jst got sum 31 inch muds aparft frm that it standard and m8 got hilux that had miner mods if u keen.
pete

crap!! id be real keen but im meant to be going hunting on fris , sat, sun to find a bull thar i couldnt retrieve cause of light last weekend.

If the weather doesent look too flash for it and we dont go then id definitley be keen - will let you know how things pan out over the next couple of days

my cell numba is 0274738362 gv me a txt sum time

penetrator wrote:cheers conan yeah thats me in the sort of greeny blue surf with the offroad sticker on it. Will be a bit better with some bigger tyres on it though - tried 33 inch tyres on sat they fit ok but will put in those 50mm springs steve sells at some stage first. But i would definitley be keen to see this guy you know hopefully before xmzs if things go according to plan. will definitley keep in touch with ya about that pal

Are you sure about the 33's??

I tried mine on my mates surf the same modle as yours, and with the steering straight and the suspension uncompressed, no problems.

Lock to lock with the suspesion uncompressed it only just touched the fire wall, and once articulation started happeneinmg, it was all over.

Be carefull. You will need a body lift to run those from what i saw when we tried it.

He is now running my old 32 X 9.5 R15 Maxxis Muddders on his standard alloys. Thats a much better fit for the truck.

Just some food for thought there man!!!

Pete.

yeah they defintley went on ok just putting them on - didnt have time to look at the articulation but im sure i would need the 50mm lifted coils in the rear for this which i plan on doing sometime early next year and before i buy new tyres too!!! the front seemed ok i have lifted the torsion bars up to about their limit. - I think cromcruiser said he had put 33's on with just the lifted rear coils too.

wasnt entirely sure if i would go for 33 or 32 inch when i buy some anyway was leaning more towards 33x11.5x15 if i went with 33's -any other info suggestions / things to be wary of when doing this?

ill give you a bell at some stage mate my flatmate will be keen for a drive with us in his MU too - whats qtown hill like i havent really checked that out yet done macetown a couple of times was a bit of water the first time so made in interesting !!!

Dont forget you'll need a cert if you goto 33"

shit didnt realise i had to cert aswell would i be ok if i was on 32's?

wjw wrote:Dont forget you'll need a cert if you goto 33"

Its the RIM that causes the problems with cert, and very seldom the tyre. You were (last time I checked) allowed a 10% difference from stock tyre size - which I think is 30", so 33" is in that 10%

You have a track width, which is from the centre of one rim to the centre of the other one. The factory provided measurement must be within 25mm (+/-) of the actual measurement taken by the WOF guy, or you'll need cert for the rims.

33"s will need a body lift, not just springs. The problem will be in the front, not so much the back... so yeah, this springs will help, but you'll need at least a 35mm body lift to clear the front bits... pref a 50mm otherwise stop at 32"s

Hope that helps... also hope I'm right - if not, someone will tell me

Steve

sounds like a plan. duno what qtwn hills like yet only been for a wee drive up goldfields we were jst gona go up an have a look c what we can find. yea macetwn is always good for a bit of a look. however need to find something more challenging lol. talk to you soon then.
pete