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Vehicle & Technical => Suzuki => Topic started by: suzota on February 23, 2006, 16:24:14

Title: verdi
Post by: suzota on February 23, 2006, 16:24:14

well just started a new project.
vitara verdi with a live front axle.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/guys%20truck/GUY005.jpg)
Before the rear suspention lift.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/guys%20truck/GUY004.jpg)
New springs, shocks and spacers on.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/guys%20truck/GUY001.jpg)
Rear lifted 2.5 inches.

Next job to rip all the ifs off the front.

Title: verdi
Post by: suzota on February 24, 2006, 15:07:22

Front IFS and axle all gone now.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/guys%20truck/GUY013.jpg)


Now let the cutting begin. HE HE HE

Title: verdi
Post by: Foden34ke12 on February 24, 2006, 15:29:48

hey suz fcould you give me some details on this live axle conversion that everyone is doing with a sammi axle. How do you do it? Is it road legal? I've been out the circuit for a while so could so fill me in.

Dave

Title: verdi
Post by: suzota on February 24, 2006, 17:03:37

well i'm doing leaf front with a sammy axle.

yup its road legal, will need to inform your insurance company.

Title: verdi
Post by: suzota on February 26, 2006, 09:08:38

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/guys%20truck/DSCI0002.jpg)

Well there is no turning back now.
Have cut the engine crossmember out as i need the room for the axle to move.

Will be replacing it with a new one further back.

Title: verdi
Post by: suzota on February 27, 2006, 16:44:15

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/guys%20truck/GUY016.jpg)
Front spring hangers
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/guys%20truck/GUY014.jpg)
Wheels and tyres finally on.

Title: verdi
Post by: Littledan on February 27, 2006, 17:51:01

wow mate thats looking wicked already :D

nice work :) cant wait to start to play with mine :D

dan

Title: verdi
Post by: suzota on February 27, 2006, 18:34:13

What ya got and what do you want to do to it.

Title: verdi
Post by: Littledan on March 01, 2006, 17:14:56

i have a SJ413 which im doing some work to, i have my 3inch longer shackles to fit alone with some 31x10.50 R15 tyres, im looking at getting the spring over axle conversion with 2inch blocks under to push it up some more then maybe see how high it is then, then i might do a 2" sus lift its going to be huge :D

dan

Title: verdi
Post by: suzota on March 01, 2006, 17:49:25

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/guys%20truck/crossmember.jpg)


Spent most of toady making and fitting the new crossmember.

Title: verdi
Post by: suzota on March 03, 2006, 17:27:53

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/MUDDYJLX/guys%20truck/GUY025.jpg)


Phew.

I think i'm just about there.
drives ok, flexes ok.
looks like a hairdressers car. lol

Title: verdi
Post by: suzota on March 06, 2006, 12:13:41

Well it had its first off road run on sunday.

survived without any major probs.

just got some tweeking to do now. phew

Title: verdi
Post by: Littledan on March 06, 2006, 23:52:24

kool how us some pics of it in action then  :wink:  :D

Title: verdi
Post by: suzota on March 07, 2006, 10:09:13

It's not my car, so i aint got no pictures of it in action.



I want to see some as well.

Title: verdi
Post by: Littledan on March 09, 2006, 23:00:40

oh right whos car is it?

dan :D

Title: verdi
Post by: suzota on March 09, 2006, 23:09:45

Guy rainbows.

i did the work for him.

Title: verdi
Post by: Littledan on March 09, 2006, 23:19:42

Quote from: "suzota"

Guy rainbows.

i did the work for him.

oh rite i got ya :D

dan