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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Performance / Modify => Topic started by: resalnevs on November 19, 2011, 07:20:53 PM
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Hello all, I am an accidental convert to the Suzuki scene, having recently been given a SWB hardtop Vitara minus motor, box and transfer case. So I have decided to make it in to an offroad racer, it's a bit of a challenge, but I think that's half the appeal of it, anyway,
so far the plan is to fit a Toyota 3RZ motor with 2WD gearbox and rear diff, using 2WD only should allow me to squeeze a little bit more travel out of the front suspension, I am using Dobinson front struts and heavier rate springs, they should give me about 8" of travel on the front, I'll probably end up having to fit a 2.0 smoothie helper shock to avoid suspension fade,
For the rear I am looking at taking the standard shock and spring mounts out completely and replace them with a single remote-res coil-over mounted where the spring was on the diff and coming up through the floor, hopefully I should be able to get about 10" of travel on the rear as a result.
I'm open to suggestions, does anbody have any better ideas?
Cheers,
Sven.
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Check out the Zukiworld Challange cars. With the exception of coil overs, these Race cars are doing what you are talking about. Most of them have a description of how they built their cars.
You might want to join them. Although some of us might have a hard time converting a tin top into a race car, we all have radical ideas.