Saw one today with muddies on it and decided it looked cool. Probably shit for river crossings though, right? Too light. Right?
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Saw one today with muddies on it and decided it looked cool. Probably shit for river crossings though, right? Too light. Right?
Big enough muddies and you'll float across
Yes, float across.
or
away.
I would have one, one of the few proper 4wds left.
As with everything else lighter is better, only time it is bad is when trying to pull out the heavy vehicle that got stuck following you.
yeah I like the early 2000s models with the fully manual transfer case, electric 4wd select gives me the shits
Ones I see are farm ones and in my opinion is they are abit soft
But hey dairy guys can fuck anything
ive got one, 2003/4 shape. auto trans but manual 4wd hi/low selection. Also, solid front and rear axles
Goes a lot of places with mud tyres on! I managed to find some maxxis trepadors fitted for just over 1000$ in the standard tyre size. I don't think unless you intend on spending a lot of money on suspension and then of course breaking diffs etc, to fit larger tyres.
Mine weighs just over the tonne
get about 7-8 litres per 100km on the open road, they don't have a huge amount of torque but they always get you there in one piece. youll want the twin cam motor though, not the older single cam one
for 1-2 people they are excellent
I fitted a LED light bar, 24 inches long. perfect for driving bush tracks at night
Taken it through many rivers?Quote:
Originally Posted by scoped
They float, you don't want them in something with a real current. They have even smaller front CV's that the SJ413s too.
Used one guiding, had proper lil directional tractor tyres on it, they were bad for punctures in the central North Island high country.
Nearly always had 4 guys and gear in it, had front mounted racks for carrying deer, which blocked your headlights at night, and a roof rack which coated the windscreen in blood when used.
Very low on power, climbed well, rarely got stuck, well, except when I had 300winmag and his mate in it !!!!!!!
Thirsty on gas when the go pedal stays mashed on the floor all day
Was warm to travel in compared to a side by side and was quiet for sneaking up on those farm trophies
Would I buy one ? Never
I'd get something slightly bigger, like a Hilux
The old wagon, in for repairs circa 2008
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What year did they go to the push button 4wd?
I have a good Surf, just had some 4wd issues this week (stemming from a mechanic not reassembling my hubs correctly) and got to looking at other options, wouldn't mind something a bit newer and lower k's with full manual everything, beam axle etc. There aren't a lot of options around and I don't want to spend the money you need to drop for a low k's 70 Series or LN106
Also, you just know that any Cruiser/Surf/Hilux has been up a few rivers etc, whereas a Jimny unless already modded has probably only ever been driven to the shops by a woman in her 30's doing the shopping.
Think push button transfer came in 2006ish. As you clearly know as soon as you look for something with a front beam axle the choice decrease rapidly.
If you are going to be doing long km's, bouncing up rocky creeks and crossing big rivers find something else.
I know most people laugh when I say this but I think the old shape kia sportage are great value for money and a hell of a lot stronger and capable that people will admit too.
And no one steals a sportage :D
But at least you know the cruiser or hilux will make it thru what ever you go thruQuote:
Originally Posted by gimp
I'm not saying the Suzuki wouldn't, but you would need to mod it to get it close to a stock cruiser/hilux
They are gutless and thirsty, plus the years your looking at to get manual bits needed a few mods to be reliable aswell
And in the above post someone fucked up so you can't blame the truck for the problem
Maybe find someone to give you a run down on how to bush fix most things on the surf?
(That way money stays in pocket)
That's a complete lie, I know the guy who did the rural meter reading right around the east coast, tolaga bay to te kaha. Typical days work was a single meter box running a pump miles from nowhere. East coast clay farm tracks every day, rocky beach driving, even low tide mud flat crossing to one particular meter. What did they use? Stock Jimnys with muddies on. They replaced a bunch of ln106 luxes with the Jimnys because they were sick of either repairing them, winching them or calling for recovery!
The only problem with owning a Jimmy is, well, you look like a meter reader:)
Oh and they certainly float. Easily fixed with the addition of an outboard on the tow bar however!
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Only photo I got wtf ! Plywood doors and Muds and a 1200 cc Corola motor . We've hunted from a lj80 ( early jimmy ) for years , it's strengths are greasy wet steep clay farm tracks . Nothing come close to it . 20 yrs hunting same farm and tried hiluxs ( lifted with muds )even 4 we bikes , the Suzuki beats them hands down . Same farm only access is through river , it's got a snorkel and needs it , water ankle deep above the floor mats . Not extremely swift , but you would not take a bike across , never had a problem . Every 4wd has its pros and cons , I for one have thought it was perfect wee hunting truck for two . A modern jimmy with an a frame , I've thought would be the go .
I decided I like my Surf after all.
why not just a pig fat swb saf/pootroll? That way you just hold your breath, drive into the river - sink to the bottom - and drive out the other side?
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I've had two one an earlier Samurai this was my last one. It got sold for a Peugeot Convertable 206 :O_O: Her ladyship indoors was very happy I can't complain because I ended up getting a new KTM EXC-F 250
Nothin wrong with a safari/patrol.
The above red jeep is for sale if anyone wants a project to bring her back to her former glory ! Most cosmetic flaws will just buff righ out :thumbsup: .
If you get a Jimny, it has to be the flat deck model. Nothing says hard work like a flat deck Jimny.
Theres a video on Youtube comparing a Jimny to a Landrover Defender, the only time the Jimny can't keep up is when it lacks the ground clearance.
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Originally Posted by Beetroot
Presumably they didn't run it through a large river
Your a few years too late gimp you could have had that blue one.
I had a Vitara.
Big shocks, wheels, body lift etc
Once done went to use and it couldn't get a gun box in it.
Fail.. Straight in trademe.. Never used it at all
I had alot of fun in a jimny blasting around old logging tracks, but like screwing fat chicks I wouldnt want my mates to see me.
Whats a gun box? dont ya just throw them in the back?
I had a pelican1750 that wouldn't fit in my rocky, so I sold the pelican case and crashed the truck, problem solved
I have never had a gun case,have had some soft bag things that generally dont last long. I just chuck it behind the front seats in a wagon or on the deck if a ute....but I do tape the muzzel.
mates dad had a early yellow suzuki with white fibreglass top. Was brilliant for shooting out of. on the flat paddocks with doors off you could "step out" shoot the hare, catch up with the truck and hop back in.
3 of us brought a VW later on, fitted it with DC3 tyres, removed the bonnet and fitted a seat from an old corolla complete with seat belt. It was the ducks nuts for shooting from. It sorta floated if you where going real fast over border dyke paddocks.
Cant seem to find photo of it cause I'm so old its was taken with a real camera and not sure where the "prints" are now
dubbys and land crabs were awesome.
No they weren't...Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Yes they were , where can you get a reliable long travel suspension vehicle that will take tractor tires for less than a days wages today?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spanners
That makes them 'useful' - far from calling a dakdak or crab 'awesome'
You should get help :)
No they were awesome for a school kid, probably still out clime a sheepshagger today. :ORLY:Quote:
Originally Posted by Spanners
Lol sicko. Get help! Haha
Bring ya new dmax or whatever and we will cut the roof off with a grinder/cut the guards off so we can fit some tractor tires and see how it goes :thumbsup:
do that to a modern vehicle and it will break in half, but spanners is right old VWs etc are horrid.
