[Panam]

gday forum,

I am new to the forum and i am looking for help to do some mods to my coily. i just got my P's and i love the car but
as i have read that the coily as crap cause there is bugger all parts for it, but im looking for mods to fit 30-31'' tyres on it and something that will help give it more grunt. All help is appreciated and yes i do kinda regret getting one shoulda went for the leafys. But still love my car

could you also give me the sites or names to get the parts and let me know how much it will be setting me back, please
cheers guys

[Dec]

Dobinson springs do carry suspension to suit the sj80 plus they can do custom -http://www.dobinsonsprings.com/index.php
As does Kingsprings-http://www.kingsprings.com/
Snake racing body lift - http://snakeracing.com.au/store/body-ar ... 9e79f451ee
http://www.snakeracing.com.au/
http://twinstickoffroad.com/
http://piranhaoffroad.com.au/product/se ... uki-sierra
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=20147
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=15518

They're might not be many companies that do accessories for the coily but they're are some:)

[Ace]

"What if" you sourced a sierra front end and got your coily mounts chopped off your front diff and welded on the WT one( I think the coilys got a funny front end).

While people knock them I think its the limited production run thats the killer for aftermarket parts... anything else in a later model coil version over an older leaf sprung one is far more desireable

[Gwagensteve]

Panam, how bad the coily is all depends on what you want to do.

Drop in a 1.0 switch case and 30's will be OK. 31's might want some reduction gears (beyond a 1.0 switch case) but it depends on the terrain you drive.

The front end should be fine at a 30. With an aggressive 31 you might struggle, but again, that depends a bit on your use.

Any 1.6 engine conversion stuff will be the same for the coil car as a 1.3 leaf car, with the added bonus that you already have a fuel tank ready to accept an EFI pump.

There's no reason to buy a snake racing body lift, the same parts fit as a leaf sierra, so you can buy a kit from Just Cruizin (if you are in QLD/NSW) or Fatzook if you are in Vic or want an alloy body lift.

I'd stay away from chasing suspension lift in a coiler. The whole suspension design doesn't really respond to lift very well.

Just my 2C. If you're not chasing extreme offroad performance the coil car is fine, it's just important to recognise when you've reached the wall of coil modifications and either move to a leaf car or cut all the bad parts out and start from (almost) scratch. This might never be an issue for you though, depending on your use.

I don't really believe that swapping to a WT front end is really feasible. Sure it allows fitting a front locker and Cro-mo axles, but it doesn't do anything to fix the terrible front suspension design.

Steve.

[Fatzook]

Gwagensteve wrote:

I don't really believe that swapping to a WT front end is really feasible. Sure it allows fitting a front locker and Cro-mo axles, but it doesn't do anything to fix the terrible front suspension design.

Steve.

Great time to address the suspension issue whilst swapping in a WT diff. You'd be mad not too!

Panam, Have a read through these build threads....

http://www.auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8149&hilit=whore
http://www.auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=402&hilit=trogdor

[Rusho]

That whore wagon is pretty

[Fatzook]

Pretty useless

[Gwagensteve]

Fatzook wrote:

Great time to address the suspension issue whilst swapping in a WT diff. You'd be mad not too!

I agree FZ, but that's a pretty major/expensive/fabrication heavy job for someone who has just got their P's. It shouldn't be necessary if Panam is happy to stay at a 30" tyre and doesn't intend to tackle very difficult terrain. (and also doesn't want much lift)

Steve.

[got_bar_work]

My coily was heaps of fun
I had a sierra case with 4.1
King springs and ultma shocks
Masive guard chop
31 treps
Custom bar work