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 Topic: What mods |
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| RichMayo Replies: 43 Views: 16040 |
 Forum: Suzuki Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:49 pm Subject: What mods
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| Paint Work - Personal Preference
Didn't they check that? |
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| Topic: Why are jeeps so cheap... |
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| RichMayo Replies: 9 Views: 16413 |
Forum: Jeep Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:39 pm Subject: Why are jeeps so cheap...
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| They're not all cheap either - wranglers seem to hold value pretty well. | |
| Topic: Why are jeeps so cheap... |
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| RichMayo Replies: 9 Views: 16413 |
Forum: Jeep Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:38 pm Subject: Why are jeeps so cheap...
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| What they said plus...
If that Jap 4x4 is say a 20 year old Land Cruiser... I would say the price gaps seem fair. If that Jap 4x4 is something else (SJ, Vitara?) - well ebay suggests that Cherok ... |
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| Topic: Turbo vitara |
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| RichMayo Replies: 106 Views: 84121 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:43 am Subject: Turbo vitara
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| I don't think the stock ECU can be flashed from my understanding. I think there's a couple of folks on here who are quite knowledgeable on the subject who might chime in.
I've not messed with the ... |
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| Topic: Turbo vitara |
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| RichMayo Replies: 106 Views: 84121 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:38 am Subject: Turbo vitara
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| Are you planning to use a FPR or have you got another plan?
Would be great if you posted some details in this thread when you build it. |
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| Topic: Turbo vitara |
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| RichMayo Replies: 106 Views: 84121 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:26 pm Subject: Turbo vitara
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| They list manifolds here... http://www.dwrpower.com/turbo-components
Looks like they'll do custom jobs too looking at the bottom of the page. |
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| Topic: Turbo vitara |
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| RichMayo Replies: 106 Views: 84121 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:17 pm Subject: Turbo vitara
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| Website looks to actually be there now! I couldn't find it when I bought it...
http://www.dwrpower.com/ They've recently updated it reading the fb page. I communicated via the fb page... http ... |
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| Topic: Turbo vitara |
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| RichMayo Replies: 106 Views: 84121 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 11:43 am Subject: Turbo vitara
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| I haven't yet no. But that's more down to not getting round to putting the batteries in the back. I've not put it near any water recently though. Its not really an issue with the mod to be honest - it ... | |
| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 2:27 pm Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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Committed now then 
I think it'll work if you correct the gearing. But yeah would be interesting to know if XUD diesel conversion is enough by itself. Where do you stop though.. that's the thi ... |
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| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 11:31 am Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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| Already posted this...
http://www.marks4wd.com/diff-ratio-information ...you'll need to know what they came off of originally. I don't think a stock 1.6 will cut it based on my experience of a vi ... |
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| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:08 pm Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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| What patrol is best ? What years etc ? LWB or SWB ?
As I'm thinking the cheapest option would be to buy a whole car & dismantle it myself as it works out cheaper in a sense as you can get more ... |
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| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:58 am Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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| I found this useful...
http://www.marks4wd.com/diff-ratio-information If you've got the money.... http://www.marks4wd.com/drive-line/diff-gears/nissan.html Don't know an alternative sour ... |
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| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:14 pm Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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I do really think it's the IFS that lets vits down performance wise, I've been out with vits and GVs loads, they always seem to struggle compared to the sjs and jimny's when it comes to deep ruts. ... |
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| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:55 pm Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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| I think I payed roughly 500 for the patrol axles complete with all the linkage etc. which could come in useful. They are off an auto though (which I think might be why they were a good deal?) so the d ... | |
| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 2:08 pm Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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| Well when you put it like that sounds way more glass half full |
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| Topic: Vitara live axle help ! |
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| RichMayo Replies: 14 Views: 5494 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:22 am Subject: Vitara live axle help !
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| If it requires inspection are you going to go ahead with it? | |
| Topic: Vitara live axle help ! |
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| RichMayo Replies: 14 Views: 5494 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:35 am Subject: Vitara live axle help !
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| really interested to hear how that goes | |
| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:34 am Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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| Topic: do you know.. |
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| RichMayo Replies: 28 Views: 22325 |
Forum: The Soap Box Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:50 am Subject: do you know..
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| T'other thing I'd consider when buying one is how many it says it can seat... I think our's says something like 6 person seating. There's enough places to park asses for 6 people pretty comfortably bu ... | |
| Topic: do you know.. |
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| RichMayo Replies: 28 Views: 22325 |
Forum: The Soap Box Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:46 am Subject: do you know..
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| Ouch you're into non-inflatable for 4000...
41!!! That's crazy! We put ours up to 40 one day and we all ended up sitting up out of the water it was so warm. I like ~38/38.5ish as 37.5 is about righ ... |
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| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:33 pm Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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Personally I'm not a fan of diesel conversions, they usually weigh twice the amount of an all aluminium petrol engine and upset the weight balance. Part of my logic for trying to the turbo app ... |
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| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 2:36 pm Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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| Just to add aswell - I'm pretty sure throwing an SJ axle under the front of vitara you're already losing ground clearance. | |
| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 2:35 pm Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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| Patrol axles with offset wheels are pretty wide... often times you can end up half in ruts with a wheel out on the outside edge not the inner of one rut. Tbh if straddling ruts is the solution aren't ... | |
| Topic: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ? |
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| RichMayo Replies: 36 Views: 15366 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:41 pm Subject: Vitara live axle chop & weld or spacers ?
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Well that's what I think anyway Your not alone same thoughts i've had over the last few years - same path I've pretty much gone. Maybe if I was starting fresh I'd go live axle route but thing ... |
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| Topic: Vitara live axle help ! |
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| RichMayo Replies: 14 Views: 5494 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 2:49 pm Subject: Vitara live axle help !
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| I asked similar questions a while ago and folks on here told me Jimny springs.
Looking to play this game myself sometime in the future (getting closer as I 've now acquired pretty much all the bits ... |
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| Topic: Jimny steering |
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| RichMayo Replies: 9 Views: 4512 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 11:11 am Subject: Jimny steering
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| As RichardD said check all the linkages to the front axle for play - not just steering links.
It might also be worth checking the rear axle linkages too. |
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| Topic: Echo... |
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| RichMayo Replies: 6 Views: 2101 |
Forum: The Lounge Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:39 am Subject: Echo...
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| Topic: I want one |
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| RichMayo Replies: 60 Views: 24694 |
Forum: Suzuki Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 1:23 pm Subject: I want one
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That would be great! looking forward to seeing more pics 
Here's mine post surgery... http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s563/RichMayo/DSC_2831_zps5fxhkkpd.jpg ... sitting a lot higher at ... |
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| Topic: On Patrol ... (SWB Y60 thread) |
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| RichMayo Replies: 26 Views: 14828 |
Forum: Nissan, Mitsubishi, Isuzu (inc Vauxhall) & Daihatsu Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 3:53 pm Subject: On Patrol ... (SWB Y60 thread)
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| Can't see how much space I get for a run up - the run up is still critical to success. | |
| Topic: On Patrol ... (SWB Y60 thread) |
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| RichMayo Replies: 26 Views: 14828 |
Forum: Nissan, Mitsubishi, Isuzu (inc Vauxhall) & Daihatsu Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:50 am Subject: On Patrol ... (SWB Y60 thread)
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| Thanks for the flex pic. I've got another y60 (still own the blue one) now with front anti roll bar detached it flexes real good. Think that's the reason for it at least - I haven't really identified ... | |
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