[jono165]

Hi.
I am looking at butting a 1.6 liter 1996 vitara hard top and I am wondering what the automatic transmissions are like and how well do they handle bigger tyres?
The auto would also allow regearing to 5.125 diff gears?
This one seems to clean to pass up
Hope u can help
jono

[joeblow]

the autos are awesome (it should be 4 speed electronic) but you will find it allready has 5.1 gears.

[jono165]

Awesome. I'm only planning to go up to 235 75 15's so it's not a huge gearig difference easier to let the box to decide what gear to be in.
Would that size tyre still be ok cruising at highway speeds etc.
Are there any problems with them or if not driven too hard indestructible.?

[Gwagensteve]

Gearing is ok on road up to about a 31 IMHO. Above that it will be a bit of a pain. The gearbox is very strong and should give you no trouble.

[Joe]

jono165 wrote:

Awesome. I'm only planning to go up to 235 75 15's so it's not a huge gearig difference easier to let the box to decide what gear to be in.
Would that size tyre still be ok cruising at highway speeds etc.
Are there any problems with them or if not driven too hard indestructible.?

Yep thats whats on my misses auto vitara and that has no problems sitting on 110 on the freeway

[jono165]

thanks a heap for all you info i really appreciate. Going to look at the car tomorrow and if it is as clean as the owner described i think ill buy it. i was looking for a manual but this auto seems very good. the only real advantage with a manual would have been engine braking.

cheers

[joeblow]

jono165 wrote:

the only real advantage with a manual would have been engine braking.

thats not really a problem on the 4 speed auto.

[jono165]

Thanks. Going to look at it tomorrow it sounds like a really clean car low kms, lady owner for the past 8 yrs, always garaged, service history. I'm sold on the auto now
It's a limited edition vitara so it has all the extra accessories it even has airbags which I thought was rare.
I'm only looking at doing tame mods like the ome lift kit and a set of 235/75/15s on steelies so should go alright.
Thanks
Jono

[Joe]

jono165 wrote:

Thanks. Going to look at it tomorrow it sounds like a really clean car low kms, lady owner for the past 8 yrs, always garaged, service history. I'm sold on the auto now
It's a limited edition vitara so it has all the extra accessories it even has airbags which I thought was rare.
I'm only looking at doing tame mods like the ome lift kit and a set of 235/75/15s on steelies so should go alright.
Thanks
Jono

On a 96 model

[royce]

mines a 96 and has the loom for airbags in there, I jsut figured it was an overseas thing

has spots for abs wheel sensors too

[Joe]

Well there ya go, ya learn something new every day

[royce]

yours should too, look for the random plugs and wires with yellow conduit on em

[jono165]

Yeh they were just a factory option not many have them and I think its only the ones with the updated interior you can get them with I thought this car I'm going to look at was an import but it's just a limited edition they didn't make many of that are full specced I hope this one is the one