The Jabber Renaissance Project - SAS

Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Melbourne

Check Cheezy's website for 5 link and A frame prices.

Thanks Billy Boy, I've got your 4wd Monthly article - nice flex there mate Very Happy

Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Melbourne

Mucking around at work yesterday and just had to do the obligatory forklift test Very Happy

Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Location: Tasmania

AWESOME!!!

We need some pics of offroad though Frank!

cheers, Dean

Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC- USA

Looks sweet! So i guess you got her back together, huh? Nice articulation Frank, lets see her in action Wink

BTW- are you going to be doing any write ups and detailed pics of all the SAS work. Not that I might be doing it, but might inspire more Gen II owners to tackle a project like that. I wish Rolling Eyes

Best of luck,
Angelo

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: syd

Bitsamissin wrote:

Thanks Billy Boy, I've got your 4wd Monthly article - nice flex there mate Very Happy

yeah i was famous.. but that was soo last year.. Very Happy

have you changed your driving style ?

Joined: 18 Jun 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW

What happened to all the pics Question

Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Location: New Zealand

HI, yes this is regurgitating an old topic but a year on Frank and I'm sure we'd all be interested in some comments.

Are you happy with what was done?
Would you do the same again and if not - why not?

General comments?

NJ

Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Melbourne

Yeah, doing it again I don't know but if I did it would be with a 3.5 V6 (preferably a NL GLX - without the plastic flares).
The reasons for this is the bigger motor to run the 35"s easier, factory 35mm body lift and massive strength of the 3.5 V6 drive train.
Certainly I am wrapped with the end product.
Offroad it is simply sensational compared to what it was, the major difference being the offroad smoothness now due to the wheels being on the deck more. It drives stuff much more easily now.
The increase in unsprung weight at the front with the live axle arrangement definitely helps keep the front end down on steep hillclimbs the IFS used to kick up alarmingly at times.
The car also feels so much more stable and secure now offroad than it did with the IFS.
I luv the front ARB over the Detroit I'll always argue in favour of the selectable locker over an auto-locker everytime after having both in the front. The only way I would put an auto-locker in a 4x4 is if there was no ARB equivalent available at the time.
Onroad it's a different story though you don't put in a 5 link front and 4 link A frame rear into one of the best handling medium 4x4's ever made and expect it to handle the same..............................having said that it's not a daily driver and it was built pretty much for offroad stuff.
I'd still like to fit a thick rear swaybar with a cabin operated disconnect to tie the rear down better onroad but thats about it.
The car goes into Cheezy again in a few weeks for some more serious mods -
- change front steering damper to a softer rate
- custom rear tube bar with swing away wheel carrier
- modify front bar to accept a high mount winch
- bolt on centre crossmember with HD bashplate
- some other minor things

Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:01 pm

could of cleaned it , B4 dropping it off !!!! Very Happy

sway bars are G H E Y !!! Razz