[Reubs]

If only I had a dollar for every time I read that nothing fits a coily...

Maybe relatively about the same amount of sierra stuff fits LJ's or Jimnys but no-one pokes fun at them!
My coilies either have or have had Vit, WT and Jimny bits put into them and I never have a problem where I can't either get a coily part or make something fit (within reason of course).

Rant over...

[sogone]

Shouldn't you be cutting your boyfriends hair.

[Reubs]

sogone wrote:

Shouldn't you be cutting your boyfriends hair.

That would make my missus jealous...

[sogone]

Reubs wrote:

sogone wrote:

Shouldn't you be cutting your boyfriends hair.

That would make my missus jealous...

Rusho?

[Gwagensteve]

Reubs, you make sure you let us know when you find ANY bolt in heavy duty part driveline specifically for a coil sierra.

Steve.

[jonno_racing]

mighty Kong with wt transfer.
vl engine mounts
hd gbox mounts
1.6 addaptor kits
rd88 or any rear sierra locker for that matter
rear disk kits
vit break upgrades
so in other words all bar cromos and front locker.

[Gwagensteve]

Which of those parts is specifically for a coil sierra? All that lot gives you is a coiler with broken front CV's and an open front diff.


Steve.

[jonno_racing]

Gwagensteve wrote:

Which of those parts is specifically for a coil sierra? All that lot gives you is a coiler with broken front CV's and an open front diff.


Steve.

yahn.
they all fit as the fucking mounts are identical.
in all my time of coiler abuse I never busted a cv, that was with gti and swampers.
the sj80 is a good car. more gear fitted them than my jimny

[Gwagensteve]

You can't be looking very hard. There's miles more aftermarket support for a jimmy.

Steve.

[jonno_racing]

yay for a front locker.

the hate on coilers is very un justified.

[JrZook]

jonno_racing wrote:

in all my time of coiler abuse I never busted a cv, that was with gti and swampers.

That's cause 90% of the time yours was sitting busted ass

[Gwagensteve]

jonno_racing wrote:

yay for a front locker.

the hate on coilers is very un justified.

Maybe your coiler was different to the one I laid under for HOURS trying to work out how to make the front end work. I hate them. The suspension is very poorly designed even at it's stock travel level, whilst a jimny's suspension is just poorly suited to adding travel.

Whilst a number of leaf sierra parts can be added to a coil sierra to improve them, the fact is that the coil suspension is not an advantage and the unique axles and front end means there's no source of upgrade parts for the weak front end.

They weren't sold for long enough to generate an aftermarket following, and they weren't sold for long enough for wreckers to have a good source of spare parts.

Coil=dead end.

/thread.

[stockman]

You may not have busted an axle but I heard you cracked a block.

[jonno_racing]

stockman wrote:

You may not have busted an axle but I heard you cracked a block.

didn't leak when I sold it.

mine worked fine for what I required.

[coily96]

Gwagensteve wrote:

jonno_racing wrote:

yay for a front locker.

the hate on coilers is very un justified.

Maybe your coiler was different to the one I laid under for HOURS trying to work out how to make the front end work. I hate them. The suspension is very poorly designed even at it's stock travel level.

What were you trying to accomplish?

[Gwagensteve]

More than stock wheel travel without bending shocks mostly. Also a better relationship between front and rear roll stiffness. I'll add the owner already ran ( a very expensive) 60mm of lift with custom made koni shocks and (properly) corrected caster, 2" BL, bumpstop spacing and 31 'pedes with a rear air locker. The end result was a car that was great at speed but sucked for technical driving as it had a huge mismatch between front a rear roll stiffness and very limited front droop.

It also broke axle brackets, broke front shock towers and chopped out bushes like coilers do.

It's a rubbish suspension design. It doesn't make up for a nice grille, white faced instruments and a centre console.

Steve.

[Reubs]

Gwagensteve wrote:

All that lot gives you is a coiler with broken front CV's

Won't Jimny CVs fit? I actually don't know for sure but have heard a few people run Jimny CVs in Coilies which are very 'close' to coily length.

Anyhow, my coilies are awesome 'cause they have both been comfortable daily drivers and have both had 40,000km annually done on them at one stage whilist I have owned them.

linky to 1 of them... http://www.digitalstill.net/gallery2/gallery2embedded.php?g2_itemId=30882

And despite all the Coily problems, I reckon they are still a step in front of the same years Vitaras - easily broken alloy diffs, easily broken CVs, chassis crossmembers that break, strut towers that crack, engine blocks and heads that crack, lots more places to conceal rust etc.

[sideways]

Reubs wrote:

If only I had a dollar for every time I read that nothing fits a coily...

Maybe relatively about the same amount of sierra stuff fits LJ's or Jimnys but no-one pokes fun at them!
My coilies either have or have had Vit, WT and Jimny bits put into them and I never have a problem where I can't either get a coily part or make something fit (within reason of course).

Rant over...

No one pokes fun at LJs because they're fucking awesome, 4527564x better off road as standard and substantially easier to modify for off road use.

Reubs wrote:

Gwagensteve wrote:

All that lot gives you is a coiler with broken front CV's

Won't Jimny CVs fit? I actually don't know for sure but have heard a few people run Jimny CVs in Coilies which are very 'close' to coily length.

But Jimny CVs are weak too.

[Reubs]

sideways wrote:

Reubs wrote:

Gwagensteve wrote:

All that lot gives you is a coiler with broken front CV's

Won't Jimny CVs fit? I actually don't know for sure but have heard a few people run Jimny CVs in Coilies which are very 'close' to coily length.

But Jimny CVs are weak too.

But are available in ChroMo...

[sideways]

Reubs wrote:

sideways wrote:

Reubs wrote:

Gwagensteve wrote:

All that lot gives you is a coiler with broken front CV's

Won't Jimny CVs fit? I actually don't know for sure but have heard a few people run Jimny CVs in Coilies which are very 'close' to coily length.

But Jimny CVs are weak too.

But are available in ChroMo...

Do the axles fit too?

[Fatzook]

I like coilys. They are a bit different to the leafy in styling, and present their own set of challenges. Unlike G-banger who straight out hates them, I have some tolerance. I enjoy the idea of taking a poorly designed vehicle and making it work.

Yes, a leafy is less work. So what. At the end of the day its just another fuckin sierra.

[suzooky87]

Fatzook wrote:

I like coilys. They are a bit different to the leafy in styling, and present their own set of challenges. Unlike G-banger who straight out hates them, I have some tolerance. I enjoy the idea of taking a poorly designed vehicle and making it work.

Yes, a leafy is less work. So what. At the end of the day its just another fuckin sierra.

Well said.

[Highway-Star]

Reubs wrote:

If only I had a dollar for every time I read that nothing fits a coily...

Maybe relatively about the same amount of sierra stuff fits LJ'sor Jimnys but no-one pokes fun at them!
My coilies either have or have had Vit, WT and Jimny bits put into them and I never have a problem where I can't either get a coily part or make something fit (within reason of course).

Rant over...

Nothing fits an LJ, and my LJ get paid out a bit, mainly by Sierra or poo cruiser drivers.... Thing is, I don't care

[tanshi]

they laugh when they see us comming up the track. they damb soon stop when we drive past them!

[got_bar_work]

I gave my coily hell with my 31 and 30mm lift and a 4.16 tc
Foot flat to the floor all the time
Never once did I blow a axle or cv driving
Only did a cv trying to snatch a hilux in reverse
Stupid stupid mistake
My car was crazy stable compared to all my mates lear sierra
Yes they bend arms
Yes they tear strut towers just weld a washer on the top
The rear needs a sway bar I recon
And I think some Johnny joints in the chassis end would help with the arm bending
Trying to find parts are the fun bit
The front hubs are vitara
The rear brakes don't match anything in the books
So u just have to take them in and keep looking till u find what one they are
I think unlocked Up to a 31 tire they are a better option then a leaf car
If ur moding past that I wouldn't wast my time

[alien]

Gwagensteve wrote:

There's miles more aftermarket support for a jimmy.

Steve.

like an 80mm spring lift? =P

[tanshi]

and 235's, dont forget the 235's

[ZookFan]

Highway-Star wrote:

Reubs wrote:

If only I had a dollar for every time I read that nothing fits a coily...

Maybe relatively about the same amount of sierra stuff fits LJ'sor Jimnys but no-one pokes fun at them!
My coilies either have or have had Vit, WT and Jimny bits put into them and I never have a problem where I can't either get a coily part or make something fit (within reason of course).

Rant over...

Nothing fits an LJ, and my LJ get paid out a bit, mainly by Sierra or poo cruiser drivers.... Thing is, I don't care

But LJ'S are beautiful classic 4x4's ... much rarer than a patrol or curiser.. how could you not love them?

[SierraDan]

ZookFan wrote:

Highway-Star wrote:

Reubs wrote:

If only I had a dollar for every time I read that nothing fits a coily...

Maybe relatively about the same amount of sierra stuff fits LJ'sor Jimnys but no-one pokes fun at them!
My coilies either have or have had Vit, WT and Jimny bits put into them and I never have a problem where I can't either get a coily part or make something fit (within reason of course).

Rant over...

Nothing fits an LJ, and my LJ get paid out a bit, mainly by Sierra or poo cruiser drivers.... Thing is, I don't care

But LJ'S are beautiful classic 4x4's ... much rarer than a patrol or curiser.. how could you not love them?

I'd love one because it'd be awesome to say "You just got showed up by a whipper snipper with wheels!"

[jonno_racing]

why is this even a question? there are so many built SJ80's on this forum. proven that shit fits them. steve u have a hatred for them, maby you should get counseling? or maby think that your way isnt what every one else requires?