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Offline Kreg

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Re: New to ZW! Need help!
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2004, 01:47:35 PM »
If you live in Canada its not worth buying the 2" exhaust system from Calmini.

When I ordered my header from Calmini I decided to get the whole exhaust package, and I got raped up the ass for shipping. (2 BIG boxes shipped from Cali to Vancouver Island isnt cheap)


To save yourself some cash just order the header from Calmini then get a local shop to run the 2" exhaust for you.


As for highway driving.  With my 6" lift and 31" tires, my Tracker can still haul ass down the highway.  The bigger tires make a bit of a bifferance, but nothing unbearable.  If you go any bigger than 31" tires though, I would regear my diffrencials or else your really gonna feel the lack of power.

Road worthiness....

The next person who comes up to me and says "That thing must be real tippy around the corners" is gonna get a punch in the face!

Everyone who sees my truck assume that its tippy, but in reality it corners better than it did when it was stock  8)  I imagine this will change when I get some softer shocks, but as of now its real solid in the corners.

Lifts...

The difference between Suspension and body lifts go as follows...

- Body lift:  Is when you lift the body of the truck off of the frame a certain distance, which in return gives you room for bigger tires.

- Suspension lift:  Is when you modify your suspension system to make your truck sit higher by adding longer springs so you can fit bigger tires .  You also add longer shocks so your truck can achieve better articulation. (The flex of the suspension.)

Here are some examples of suspension flex.

(the first two are my truck, the last one is Mike's)





With a suitable amount of flex your truck will be able to climb over obstacles and still keep all 4 tires on the ground, which is key to 4x4ing because when you lift tires you loose traction and your truck wont go anywhere.


As you can see, suspension lifts serve more of a purpose, but they are also more expensive.  

Larger tires are the key to ground clearance.  Your diffencials will only sit higher if you put more tire under them.  31" tires are kind of the first stepping stone when in comes to offroading.  I think 33" tires are perfect for a Sidekick, but I suppose everyone will have differant opinions about that (looks to mike, eric, Stu ::))

« Last Edit: May 20, 2004, 01:49:48 PM by Kreg »

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Offline 1bigtracker

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Re: New to ZW! Need help!
« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2004, 02:27:46 PM »
well my 34s only mesure out to 33.9 so i think i'm good.  ;D

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Re: New to ZW! Need help!
« Reply #17 on: May 20, 2004, 03:03:11 PM »
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Re: New to ZW! Need help!
« Reply #18 on: May 20, 2004, 03:07:30 PM »
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p.s. money is not too big of a deal. I definately will pay for the improvements if they are worth it!!


IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN I SAY GO WITH THE CALMINI 6" COMBO LIFT....& 31'S TO START WITH YOUR LIFT....IT HANDLES EXTREMELY WELL IN MY OPINION ON THE ROAD.......MINE IS A DAILY DRIVER & HAS ONLY SEEN PUDDLE JUMPING SO FAR.........& I LOVE IT......GOOD LUCK & WELCOME ABOARD  MATTY  8)

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Re: New to ZW! Need help!
« Reply #19 on: May 20, 2004, 03:40:06 PM »
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i think some folks have bonie asses  ;D cause the calmini 3" does not ride rough at all. i'm running it without the extra weight, and i'm not feeling a rough ride. the only problem i see without the extra weight is the bump steer, from having the steering linkage out of wack. i was thinking of the 2" but thought that if i wanted to go further later that the 3" would be the better choice. anyway just defending the 3" as a good basis for a first lift.  8)



Really? A freind of mines drives really rough. Hes too poor  to buy new shocks. He has the early version rear shocks. I heard they went to softer rear shocks. Mabey thats all it needed? :-/ Ill take your word for it Agent Orange. BTW I think Im gonna buy him some new shocks so he quits cryin about it.  ::)

BTW- I DO have a boney ass!  Plus Im kinda picky. ;D I had a 2 inch Calmini before the 3 came out and I loved it. Its still on the road today. I work with the guy. That kits gotta have close to 200,000 on it now.  8)

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Re: New to ZW! Need help!
« Reply #20 on: May 20, 2004, 04:01:00 PM »
I'll tell you what my Lil bro said when I thought about this.
Just go for it.
Get the 6"inch Combo cause your gonna want it anyways and it's cheaper to buy one lift than 2 ;D
And so I did and so on and so on and so on and than I ended up here. ;D
                                                                               
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95 2dr Geo Tracker with Calmini 6"inch combo lift, 32'inch BFGs M/Tlocked and loaded--D.D is my 06 Racy RED Aerio SX AWD

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Re: New to ZW! Need help!
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2004, 09:08:04 AM »
My 2year old Calimini lift was really bad before I replaced my rear shocks.

It did ride better when the whole family was along with me.

And my arss is anything but skinny.  ;D

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