both of mine had 70 & 82 thou on them when i pick them up stock as a rock & in good condition all round, both long & short were squirrelly to the point of being unnerving when punting them along at any great rate of knots, eg 1000kms in 10hrs.
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| Author: | flappist [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 2:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Skatey rear on Vitara |
Hi all I have owned my 98 2.0 JLX Vitara for several months now and it is a great vehicle. I have done a lot of bitumen road and sand driving and it is great. I have, however, had a rather interesting experience in it yesterday and I thought I would ask here is others have found the same. I was travelling at 100-120km/h on a dirt road with slight undulations and a couple of times the rear got quite skatey, so much so that I had to aggressively steer the vehicle to bring it back under control. It seemed to get unsettled after hitting a series of short bumps and while the front stayed true the rear decided to go for a wander forcing me to steer into it and match engine to wheel speed (no back pressure or extra torque) to bring it back. This was in 2WD, the vehicle is basically standard but is fitted with cheap chinese dual mode tyres. I am just wondering if this is just because it is so light, due to the cheap nature of the tyres or a combination of both and if others have observed the same. |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 3:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
sounds like normal vitara handling characteristics, lifting will improve it somewhat & the tyres probably aren't helping. read this viewtopic.php?f=5&t=47259&hilit=roll+centre |
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| Author: | murcod [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
Worn out shock absorbers could also contribute. |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
both of mine had 70 & 82 thou on them when i pick them up stock as a rock & in good condition all round, both long & short were squirrelly to the point of being unnerving when punting them along at any great rate of knots, eg 1000kms in 10hrs.
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| Author: | flappist [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
Thanks guys, I will sus out the shocks next week but they were ok at the last service 5k ago. Moral of the story, don't go fast if you have wife in left seat 
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| Author: | Reubs [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
Maybe a better idea to engage 4x4 when travelling on dirt roads. 120km/h is also a bit excessive in any Vit on dirt. |
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| Author: | jdk81 [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
Reubs wrote: Maybe a better idea to engage 4x4 when travelling on dirt roads. 120km/h is also a bit excessive in any Vit on dirt. +1 |
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| Author: | Marko_SJ [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
Reubs wrote: Maybe a better idea to engage 4x4 when travelling on dirt roads. 120km/h is also a bit excessive in any Vit on dirt. Was about to say this. Its higher than you guys actual bitumen speed limit. 
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
Marko_SJ wrote: Reubs wrote: Maybe a better idea to engage 4x4 when travelling on dirt roads. 120km/h is also a bit excessive in any Vit on dirt. Was about to say this. Its higher than you guys actual bitumen speed limit. ever tried averaging 100kph over 1000kms including fuel stops?
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| Author: | Marko_SJ [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
atari4x4 wrote: Marko_SJ wrote: Reubs wrote: Maybe a better idea to engage 4x4 when travelling on dirt roads. 120km/h is also a bit excessive in any Vit on dirt. Was about to say this. Its higher than you guys actual bitumen speed limit. ever tried averaging 100kph over 1000kms including fuel stops? Not in a zook. I dont reckon it would be too easy in a sierra. |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
Marko_SJ wrote: atari4x4 wrote: Marko_SJ wrote: Reubs wrote: Maybe a better idea to engage 4x4 when travelling on dirt roads. 120km/h is also a bit excessive in any Vit on dirt. Was about to say this. Its higher than you guys actual bitumen speed limit. ever tried averaging 100kph over 1000kms including fuel stops? Not in a zook. I dont reckon it would be too easy in a sierra. It's a fair job in anything. |
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| Author: | shep [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
I am a believer in using 4wd when on dirt roads, cars drive much safer and if ya hit a patch of sand/bull dust you still have steering. |
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| Author: | SierraDan [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Skatey rear on Vitara |
If I am going on extended drives on a dirt road I'm in 4wd. |
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