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runtbase
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 223 Location: Bundaberg
Vehicle: Serria
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 Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:09 pm |
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sick of not being able 2 put air locker in the front of my coily.I got a leaf sprung chassis sitting around will it fit onto my coily body. make life so much easier going back 2 a leafy again. .
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want33s
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Joined: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 8134 Location: Sunshine Coast Qld
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:32 pm |
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A coily body will bolt to a leafy chassis as long as it is a 1.3 chassis.
Go an NT chassis if you have a choice and put WT diffs under it... Do a RUF while you're at it.
Little things like rear bumper may need brackets made up but thats no drama.
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runtbase
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 223 Location: Bundaberg
Vehicle: Serria
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:49 pm |
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want33s wrote: A coily body will bolt to a leafy chassis as long as it is a 1.3 chassis.
Go an NT chassis if you have a choice and put WT diffs under it... Do a RUF while you're at it.
Little things like rear bumper may need brackets made up but thats no drama. yeah it a 1.3 chassis. why go nt chassis wt diffs wat will this achive. And wat does a ruf do. sorry if its a silly question just never heard of it. cheers
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lump_a_charcoal
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Joined: Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 4454 Location: Botany, NSW
Vehicle: MY2019 Jimny
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:00 pm |
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NT spacing allows better flex.
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want33s
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Joined: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 8134 Location: Sunshine Coast Qld
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:20 pm |
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runtbase wrote: want33s wrote: A coily body will bolt to a leafy chassis as long as it is a 1.3 chassis.
Go an NT chassis if you have a choice and put WT diffs under it... Do a RUF while you're at it.
Little things like rear bumper may need brackets made up but thats no drama. yeah it a 1.3 chassis. why go nt chassis wt diffs wat will this achive. And wat does a ruf do. sorry if its a silly question just never heard of it. cheers NT chassis has springs closer together thanWT.
If you fit WT diffs to NT chassis you get two big advantages...
1... Larger tyres won't rub on front springs at steering lock.
2... More axle outside the spring allows for more leverage on the spring and results in better articulation.
RUF is Rear Up Front... Fitting rear springs to the front of the car allows for a smoother ride and better travel due to the longer spring. They also move the diff forward a bit so tyres rubbing on firewall isn't an issue.
There are a few different methods for carrying out a RUF but do a search and you'll find one you are happy with.
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Rusho
Tubby Elfsdong
Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 6501 Location: Northside, Brisbane
Vehicle: Coily Sierra
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:30 pm |
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A jimny air lokka can be modified to fit a coily, so I have heard
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BlueSuzy
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Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 9716 Location: NSW
Vehicle: SJ51 LWB, SJ70 SWB
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:09 pm |
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Put the whole WT diff in the front of the coily.
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Can you put a LowPinion 1.3 centre in the front, and re arrange your steering arms? Change hub steering arms etc?
Coily HighPinion front diff centre is normal 1.3 size, unlike Jimny HP(1Lsize)
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Pull it out, weld it. optional: Fit power steering.
_________________ BlueSuzy wrote: I'm over the G16b's.
Last edited by BlueSuzy on Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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jonno_racing
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Joined: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 8164 Location: Tassie
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:57 pm |
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Ridge
Joined: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 942 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: sierra leaf sprung buggy
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:09 pm |
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jonno_racing wrote: ^^
id just weld it..
unless you have a few spare diff centres along with axles and cv's i wouldn't weld it. Those parts for a coily can be hard to find....
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runtbase
Joined: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 223 Location: Bundaberg
Vehicle: Serria
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:19 am |
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BlueSuzy wrote: Put the whole WT diff in the front of the coily.
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Can you put a LowPinion 1.3 centre in the front, and re arrange your steering arms? Change hub steering arms etc?
Coily HighPinion front diff centre is normal 1.3 size, unlike Jimny HP(1Lsize)
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Pull it out, weld it. optional: Fit power steering. yeah the low pin diff fits in but to change stearing arms to a leaf sprung setup you need the hubs off it. but when you change that the stub axle on a leaf is longer then a coily so then the axle is to short. i tryed swaping axels and cv's but leaf sprung cv is 22 teath splin an coily is 19 so wat ever you do it wont fit.
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BlueSuzy
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Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 9716 Location: NSW
Vehicle: SJ51 LWB, SJ70 SWB
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:19 pm |
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So it goes to option 1  _________________ BlueSuzy wrote: I'm over the G16b's.
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want33s
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Joined: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 8134 Location: Sunshine Coast Qld
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:27 pm |
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BlueSuzy wrote: So it goes to option 1 That would mean fitting all the coily brackets to the WT diff OR fitting leaves to the coily.... WT diff is narrower than coily too. 
Either way I reckon a chassis swap would be easier.
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BlueSuzy
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Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 9716 Location: NSW
Vehicle: SJ51 LWB, SJ70 SWB
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:50 pm |
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want33s wrote: BlueSuzy wrote: So it goes to option 1 That would mean fitting all the coily brackets to the WT diff OR fitting leaves to the coily.... WT diff is narrower than coily too. Either way I reckon a chassis swap would be easier. Well that width is crap! 
If i had coils, i wouldnt go back to leafs.. Even if it is shit coils/struts.. _________________ BlueSuzy wrote: I'm over the G16b's.
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Trojan
Joined: Mon May 26, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 390
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:45 pm |
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BlueSuzy wrote: want33s wrote: BlueSuzy wrote: So it goes to option 1 That would mean fitting all the coily brackets to the WT diff OR fitting leaves to the coily.... WT diff is narrower than coily too. Either way I reckon a chassis swap would be easier. Well that width is crap! If i had coils, i wouldnt go back to leafs.. Even if it is shit coils/struts.. The width difference is a massive 15mm or so per side, not a huge amount that i would be to worried about. I'd be looking at the miriad of other options long before looking to just stick a leafy chassis underneath.
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