[abclarke]

Hey guys just going through suzistore is fucking with my head at the moment. Apparently my car is a 89 WT SJ50 with a G13A... So i thought...

But going through suzistore they have an SJ50 listed as "Suzuki Sierra SJ50 1984-1988 Motor G13A 1.3L 4 Cyl Built in Soft top, Hard top, LWB ute" and a SJ70 as "Suzuki Sierra SJ70 1988-1996 Motor G13BA 1.3L 4 Cyl Built in Soft top, Hard top"

So mines a mix of both? Or do they just have the site around funny? Heres a picture of the platea on the car too just so you can see.





Its either too late in the night or im going nuts...

[MrRocky]

89 is the crossover year, so theres just as many n/t parts on your w/t as there are w/t parts on it.
generally flanges are n/t, diffs are only 2 pinion, seats are n/t style, flares may be plastic not metal
and theres a few other subtle differences but really they can vary from car to car, they just threw the parts bin at that year.

[abclarke]

Yeah thats whats confusing me, ive got metal flares which lead me towards a SJ70 but ive got a G13A which puts me back towards the SJ50...

So when buying engine or gearbox bits id be after the SJ50 stuff?

[MrRocky]

if its a 1.3 then all the shits interchangeable so is the g/box
but output on the t-case may be a shit one ?

[abclarke]

Haha thats good then with the gearbox, thats gonna be the first point of action.

The transfer case ill need to get someone else to have a look for me. Any main differences id notice?

[shep]

Widetrack sj50 go to 90 or 91 and they have the early type plastic grill. They are the same as a sj70 except for having a bigger motor.

The crossover model has plastic flares so if ya don't have them then it isn't a crossover model

[shep]

Crossover year is 88

[abclarke]

shep wrote:

Widetrack sj50 go to 90 or 91 and they have the early type plastic grill. They are the same as a sj70 except for having a bigger motor.

The crossover model has plastic flares so if ya don't have them then it isn't a crossover model

Sweet, i think my grill is the earlier one looking at other guys WTs. Cheers shep

[shep]

Oh and the gearboxes are slightly different as well, taller 5th gear in the sj50.

[abclarke]

Ah craps, do the boxs have any kind of ID number so i can tell which one i have in there?

[shep]

i am certain that they are interchangeable. the difference is about 50 revs at 100kph

[GRPABT1]

Mine is an 88 SJ50 WT Soft top and it's got the metal flares and WT output flanges, I can't remember about the front diff...

[Bruce]

Mr Rocky is right. I have an 88.5. It has Wt diff ratio but running NT flanges.
It has plastic flares.
Have been told a few times that they (Suzuki) just stuck there hand in the parts bin and slapped the car together with what they had.

[abclarke]

Haha awesome i got a Frankenstein sierra

Spose ill just have to keep an eye on what im buying!

[Bruce]

abclarke wrote:

Haha awesome i got a Frankenstein sierra

Spose ill just have to keep an eye on what im buying!

Really I have only had to worry about flanges. (and that's not a real worry anyway)
I'd happily buy a G/box or T/case from a NT or WT for my zook and not even worry about it cause I know it will fit.
My brakes are all WT and so it 99% of everything else.
Don't worry about it really mate. The 88.5 is 99% WT.

[abclarke]

Cheers guys thanks for the help!

[dank]

yeah mine is an 88.5...it had plastic flares, NT flanges, 4 pinion front and rear diffs.