need more wheel traval

Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Location: brisbane

hia,
i have a 1985 holden jackaroo and as some of you may all ready know it has torshion bar front end, so in ather words i get really crap wheel traval is there any way of uping the wheel trav with out doing a converstion.

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Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Brisbane Australia

Have you had a look at the rubber mount that the front driveshafts are limited in travel by, or the shocker length?

If the front stayed the same for long enough these should still be limiting factors, but you'll only be looking at an inch or two more travel at the most.

Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Location: Nannup, Western Australia

Suzuki viagra is right. Trimming your bumpstops will get you a little extra travel but its the sad truth with ifs vehicles that not much can be done.

I have decided at this stage not to do any trimming due to the fact that I alredy have rubbing and also with the front locker the nessesity to have that extra wheel travel is reduced. Things can also start to go wrong with cv angles when you mess around too much with the trave so I decided to opt for reliability. So I say put a front locker in if you can afford it and if there is one available for your model...

Cheers,

Noel

Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Location: brisbane

cheers for that boys.

i havent dont anything to the front end and i dont intend to cut the bump stops, i think i mite just jack it up some more put 32's on coz iv only got 30's on at the moment, and just get a front locker put....????

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money

Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 10:44 pm

turf the swaybar or get a disconnector

Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Location: brisbane

i dont understand how that would up the wheel, whell not with IFS anyway Question

cheers,

Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 10:31 am

it may not give you a greater range of travel (depends on your bump stop locations) but it will allow each side of the IFS to flex more freely

have you tried it?

Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Location: Nannup, Western Australia

I have a swaybar disconnect on my Jack. The difference is fairly subtle but any improvement is a good thing. The disconnect that I installed is not being made any more I believe but there may be something else out there...

Here is the link to the discussion on the disconnect:

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modules/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5606

Cheers,

Noel

Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Brisbane Australia

Westoztroopa wrote:

I have a swaybar disconnect on my Jack. The difference is fairly subtle but any improvement is a good thing. The disconnect that I installed is not being made any more I believe but there may be something else out there...

Here is the link to the discussion on the disconnect:

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modules/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5606

Cheers,

Noel

Here's some shot s of the Mark 1 model on the Mu.

In the end he decided that he could live without the swaybar connections since the disconnects out it made stuff all difference on road anyway.

http://210.49.35.135:11031/off-road/galleries/gal/MU_swaybar_quick_unlock

That site has some shots of the MU there with it's 32"s on.

The IFS on the Vitara thankfully has a heap more travel - still crap but a lot better than the Isuzu.

Joined: 07 Dec 2002

i too have an 85 and if its the same 2.3L petrol than i wouldnt recommend goin any bigger than 31's without doing diff ratios. i have had a mates 33's on just for a play and it struggled to take off on hill climbs, u end up havin no clutch left. But it does look pretty cool Cool

cheers,
Greazy

Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Location: Nannup, Western Australia

Suzuki Viagra wrote:

Westoztroopa wrote:

I have a swaybar disconnect on my Jack. The difference is fairly subtle but any improvement is a good thing. The disconnect that I installed is not being made any more I believe but there may be something else out there...

Here is the link to the discussion on the disconnect:

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modules/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5606

Cheers,

Noel

Here's some shot s of the Mark 1 model on the Mu.

In the end he decided that he could live without the swaybar connections since the disconnects out it made stuff all difference on road anyway.

http://210.49.35.135:11031/off-road/galleries/gal/MU_swaybar_quick_unlock

That site has some shots of the MU there with it's 32"s on.

The IFS on the Vitara thankfully has a heap more travel - still crap but a lot better than the Isuzu.

Is the MU disconnect link working for everyone else? I cant link to it...

Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Location: brisbane

no i have not tride it but it may be worth a go!!!!

cheers.

as for the tyres like i said 30's at the moment but want 32's......... well i have pland to go with the v6 converstion so i dont think not having anough power to push them will be an issue. Smile

cheers,
scott

Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Brisbane Australia

It's actually hosted from his PC so if he turned it off bad luck......

Here is some permanent pics.

try this address....

http://members.optushome.com.au/off-road/

Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Location: Nannup, Western Australia

Yeh I think I've seen that design before. Simple but effective no doubt...

Noel