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Adz
17-10-2009, 23:03
Was talking about this with Pete & finally got round to doing it :augie

The following is NOT fact & just my unofficial guide :lol

Please add to it or modify if your a MOD :thumbs

I've decided to give myself a buying budget of £500 to buy the 4x4 & another £500 to do it up... :rolleyes:
Think this is realistic for an average earner... :nenau

All items are off ebay & tyres are from www.camskil.com (http://www.camskil.com) :thumbs

These are the 4x4's i would like to own for off roading (this is hypothetical)
In no particular order...

1.Land Rover 90
2.Land Rover series 3
3.Disco
4.Suzuki Vitara
5.Suzuki Jimmy
6.Range Rover
7.NISSAN Terrano / Maverick
8.Daihatsu 4 track
9.NISSAN Patrol
10.Toyota Surf
11.Jeep Wrangler
12.Isuzu Trooper
13.Jeep Cherokee
14.Mitsubishi Pajero
15.Mitsubishi Shogun
16.Vauxhall Frontera

& the ebay search result...

1.Land Rover 90 - 0
2.Land Rover series 3 - 0
3.Disco - £495
4.Suzuki Vitara - £295
5.Suzuki Jimmy - £175
6.Range Rover - £430
7.NISSAN Terrano / Maverick - £300 (average buy it now price (T1) )
8.Daihatsu 4 track - £495
9.NISSAN Patrol - 0
10.Toyota Surf - 0
11.Jeep Wrangler - 0
12.Isuzu Trooper - £550
13.Jeep Cherokee - £175
14.Mitsubishi Pajero - 0
15.Mitsubishi Shogun - 0
16.Vauxhall Frontera - £325

So it looks like the Terrano is the most capable in standard form from the list...
Now which is the easiest to do up...

The tyres for all the below to be fair are 31x10.50R15
Maxxis Buckshots x4 £271.80

1.Disco -
2.Suzuki Vitara -
3.Suzuki Jimmy -
4.Range Rover -
5.NISSAN Terrano / Maverick -
6.Daihatsu 4 track -
7.Isuzu Trooper -
8.Jeep Cherokee -
9.Vauxhall Frontera -
Terranosaurus
17-10-2009, 23:21
+ a set of +2" springs - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110445086151&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

And some shocks to suit - I beleive if you PM that vendor he can list some for £39.95 a shock IIRC - with club discount all in £230 if you collect so just a smidge over your £500 budget but a rocking offroader is built.
Darwin
18-10-2009, 01:58
Lada Niva
Adz
18-10-2009, 08:37
+ a set of +2" springs - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110445086151&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

And some shocks to suit - I beleive if you PM that vendor he can list some for £39.95 a shock IIRC - with club discount all in £230 if you collect so just a smidge over your £500 budget but a rocking offroader is built.


Cheeky :augie :lol But bloody good suspension :clap :thumbs :bow
Adz
18-10-2009, 08:38
Lada Niva


Try & find 1 :nenau
Adz
18-10-2009, 08:53
1.Disco -
2.Suzuki Vitara -
3.Suzuki Jimmy -
4.Range Rover -
5.NISSAN Terrano / Maverick - Rough Country Shocks with +2"s & +2" springs - Complete & just over budget
6.Daihatsu 4 track -
7.Isuzu Trooper -
8.Jeep Cherokee -
9.Vauxhall Frontera -
Adz
18-10-2009, 09:17
1.Disco -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OFFROAD-LIFT-KIT-3-DEFENDER-90-RANGEROVER-DISCOVERY-V8_W0QQitemZ180417256465QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Cars Parts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2a01b4dc11 £29.98 all in

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Land-Rover-Discovery-1-Heavy-Duty-2-Lift-Spring-Kit_W0QQitemZ230361156899QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Car sParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item35a2984d23 £110 all in

Think it would need a bumper & winch to pull itself out when it gets stuck in a mole hole :lol
Darwin
18-10-2009, 11:00
Try & find 1 :nenau

one on ebay now