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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:28 am 
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Oh 8O 8O 8O I think I need one of these!!

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:34 am 
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you'll need to install LHD first... :wink:

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:30 am 
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Won't it just make it a big hairdressing sierra?? :D

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:18 am 
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you'll need to install LHD first... :wink:


Im sure later on down the track they will come out with RHD kits, and if so sweet i can see this selling good

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:37 am 
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Surely you'd be able to buy this and just adapt it to a RHD Axle???

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:43 am 
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it really only looks like the mounts for the panhard would need reversing to suit, trailing arms and steering would still work

Not keen on the sierra diff though, Calmini could easilly adapt what they already have into a wide housing like Joeblow is doing

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:55 am 
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Thats One Weapon Front Diff That he fab'd up... would suit the Awesome-ness of this kit :D

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:51 am 
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sierra diff would probably be the choice for availability and ease of parts maybe?

wonder how it stacks up for track width? sierra compared to a vit?

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:04 am 
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i think the sierra diff would be a bit too flimsy for a sas. i would go with a lux front...or just buy a sierra in the first place :lol:

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:40 am 
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It says u need wheel spacers so it would be a fair bit different in track width I think it's about 4 inch difference

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:21 am 
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so a 25mm Spacer with a 25mm Offset rim should sought it back to stock track width

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:23 am 
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Is it legal to swap out a diff for another that is ~100mm narrower? I would be surprised if it was. And wheel spacers are illegal in most states. A hilux diff is a much better option IMO, and close enough to the same track width for it not to be a concern.

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:53 am 
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how would you go about setting up a hilux diff with the same ratio as the rear vit?

not being a smartass, just interested how hard it would be to find matching ratios?

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:03 am 
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you could use 4.8, would be close enough but a bundy front (coil mounts line up!) and hilux rear with 5.29 gears would have to be a better option

though Vit is wider than normal hilux :) you could use a IFS hilux rear diff and ifs front hubs on a solid front diff to get close but you arent achieving a lot

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:07 am 
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regardless of what peoples opinons are on this sas conversion, i think its pretty cool that a major company is still fabbing parts for the old vitaras 8) must still be fairly popular in the states!?

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:25 am 
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how would you go about setting up a hilux diff with the same ratio as the rear vit?

not being a smartass, just interested how hard it would be to find matching ratios?


Yeah well that is a sticking point. Still, I'd prefer to do a lux SAS and then have to change the rear diff to lux aswell. Its not that much more work. :?

SAS is a pretty major undertaking. :D

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:28 am 
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Quite popular in the states, they are sold as the Suzuki Sidekick, Geo Tracker and a few other names over there. Check on pirate 4x4, some very tough builds.

The kit looks good, if you reveresed the panhard rod locations it might work here. Or just go Hydro steering :wink:

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:55 am 
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Fatzook wrote:
Blueberry wrote:
how would you go about setting up a hilux diff with the same ratio as the rear vit?

not being a smartass, just interested how hard it would be to find matching ratios?


Yeah well that is a sticking point. Still, I'd prefer to do a lux SAS and then have to change the rear diff to lux aswell. Its not that much more work. :?

SAS is a pretty major undertaking. :D


Yea well thats right, if you've got the time and skills to put a lux diff in the front why not just do rear aswell.

oh man, ive got all these wild vitara ideas running around in my head!! I think i need to go look in the boobs thread for a while, remind myself its women im into!

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:26 am 
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there is a 4door vit on pirate on 52s :D wish i knew where it was :(

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Post Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:30 am 
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I like the idea of this kit but if you want to use the Vit for anything else other than a comp or paddock truck then there's no way an engineer will give you the nod.

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Post Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:40 am 
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31zook wrote:
there is a 4door vit on pirate on 52s :D wish i knew where it was :(


Probly in the shed getting fixed :D

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