modding/doing up the SJ

[jiblet]

alright, so most of the mechanical faults are sorted now.. i want to get on with modding the sj / makin it abit less of an eye sore...

im open to sugestions, i will be using it for offroading, but its gonna be mostly used for on road stuff..

i havnt got alot of money to spend. i do have access to a welder etc... :twisted:

heres a pic

[jiblet]

since that pic i swapped the odd back rim with the spair, so ive got 4 of the same wheels on there. the soft top has pretty much had it... although it can be fixed. it has tares along the stitching, one of the zips have broke, and some of the little popper things have been ripped out

the plastic arch things are falling off... i think they were syliconed on. easy job to fix?

blah

[jiblet]

no suggestions?

[baz2236]

I think better tyres will be best thing to get.

you can trim down your front bull bar make it look more aggressive and get some spots to dazzle the car coming towards u.

[jiblet]

the tyres on there are aftermarket and have got plenty of tread left!  haha isnt it like.. 300ish for a set ?

where can i get spotlights from?

[baz2236]

Try Ebay maybe try and pick up another pair of seat as the stock sj ones are not all that great.

[muddymesser]

you can stick a set of bedford rascal/ suzuki super carry rear leaf springs under the back that will give you approx 2 inch lift to the rear and your rear springs can go under the front that will move you axle forward about a inch n a half but you'll need to make/buy some missing link shackles as the rear leafs are about 3 inch longer than the front the missing link will also give you more flex if you put bigger shocks on it

[Lincs niva]

Add a leaf  :D have a look on the link here

http://www.llama4x4.com/page10.htm

Cheers Gav

[jiblet]

sorry i forgot to say it has 2 inch lift, and ive already had it on 2 wheels more than once, so i was thinkin to widen it before i make it even higher.. so i was going to have some wheel spacers made up.. i was thinkin 2 inches per wheel would make it abit more stable and less like a bulemic to look at.

is that dooable?

[baz2236]

I run 32mm spacers on my wheels with GV rims and 235 X 85 X 16 MT tyres

if you run spacers you may need to get bigger arches you can go 90 arches or sammy arches. Or maybe trailer arches. this may make it look meaner. If your going to be off roading it and wading my think about getting a snorkel fitted these can be made cheaply and give it the off road look.

[Lincs niva]

Dave at Bits4vits sell's wheel spacers :D

Cheers Gav

[jiblet]

i wsa just going to get some  made up, my dads mates a engineer and im sure hed be able to do it cheaper than 50£ +

[jiblet]

so things to do..

get a snorkle on there

get some wheel spacers made up

any other basic mods to do?

[muddymesser]

set of GV rims grand vitara they are alloys or steels they stick out about a inch more i've heard that some suzuki dealers will sell you 2nd hand steels for £10 a corner . . . only down side is they are 16 inch so new tyre's will be in order

you could take off your anti roll bar off the front axle if you dont got round corners quick it will give you more flex

maybe a cage incase you roll


but best yet some better seats i know how hard sj suspension is (dont know how soft your +2 lift is)

you could get your dad to make up a set of D-FLEX shackles for the back they allow the axle to drop more so it flexes more . . . you can buy them but they are about £100 for a set

[muddymesser]

I think better tyres will be best thing to get.

you can trim down your front bull bar make it look more aggressive and get some spots to dazzle the car coming towards u.

how much do you cut off the bull bar ? and what bits do you cut off ?

[jiblet]

set of GV rims grand vitara they are alloys or steels they stick out about a inch more i've heard that some suzuki dealers will sell you 2nd hand steels for £10 a corner . . . only down side is they are 16 inch so new tyre's will be in order

you could take off your anti roll bar off the front axle if you dont got round corners quick it will give you more flex

maybe a cage incase you roll


but best yet some better seats i know how hard sj suspension is (dont know how soft your +2 lift is)

you could get your dad to make up a set of D-FLEX shackles for the back they allow the axle to drop more so it flexes more . . . you can buy them but they are about £100 for a set

okay cool, well ill have a talk with him, hopefully just got some wheel spacers for 15 quid...hopefully, and ive found some gv rims on eaby for pretty cheap, see how they go

thanks for the help so far guys

[muddymesser]

no problem always happy to help


try these guys there is a shed load more knowlage to tap into :lol:

http://forum.difflock.com/viewforum.php?f=6&sid=e12c13bbba0cabb02426a7f6240b7fa7