[shandy92]

christover1 wrote:

shandy92 wrote:

are u saying that an undertaker would make things worse or better? sounds like you are saying the undertaker is bad or would make it worse?

Mitch

Late night, long day, I don't always make sense

I meant that I believe my vit would be better with an undertaker, the way I use my car, and with my lack of need for road speed..

My Sierra was under geared and it suited me fine.

I not likely to ever scrape up the dough, but I allow myself to dream

yeah ok, that makes more sense. what tyre do u run now?
when u say " My Sierra was under geared and it suited me fine" did u have reduction gears in, but were running a tyre size that was to small for that gear set? eg 6.5:1 for a 30"

Mitch

[christover1]

shandy92 wrote:

yeah ok, that makes more sense. what tyre do u run now?
when u say " My Sierra was under geared and it suited me fine" did u have reduction gears in, but were running a tyre size that was to small for that gear set? eg 6.5:1 for a 30"

Mitch

My Sierra was a 1.0L LWB NT.
It ran 31"Mudders.
I fitted a 1.3 and 5 speed into it.
1 litre T-case is 12% lower than the 1.3.
1.0 L have 4:1 diffs standard.
I fitted 4:9 diffs from an LJ 50.
(Only possible with 1.0 litre diffs)
It finished up being around 10 - 12% lower than a stock 1.3
with the 31's fitted.
Was very nice.

I'm using the same 31" Federal Couragias on my Vitara now.

[christover1]

After some thinkings and ponderings, I have decided against an undertaker.
Take way too long to save for, and I want to enjoy the Vit now, not in 4 years time
Probably a more realistic objective is some t-case gears for me.
Especially as I don't intend going any bigger than 31's
The Auto seems to make up for lack of gearing on road.
And with a decent exhaust and headers, it does the hwys ok.
So I really only need to improve gearing off road mainly.

Been thinking the Sierra t-case idea,
but I still prefer to fit some gears into vit case..
Main reason being I've never heard of t-case and/or after market gear failures in vits.

So thats the plan, set of 4:24 gears sometime early next year,
and hunt wreckers for a steel front diff for a locker.

[shandy92]

christover1 wrote:

After some thinkings and ponderings, I have decided against an undertaker.
Take way too long to save for, and I want to enjoy the Vit now, not in 4 years time
Probably a more realistic objective is some t-case gears for me.
Especially as I don't intend going any bigger than 31's
The Auto seems to make up for lack of gearing on road.
And with a decent exhaust and headers, it does the hwys ok.
So I really only need to improve gearing off road mainly.

Been thinking the Sierra t-case idea,
but I still prefer to fit some gears into vit case..
Main reason being I've never heard of t-case and/or after market gear failures in vits.

So thats the plan, set of 4:24 gears sometime early next year,
and hunt wreckers for a steel front diff for a locker.

sounds good, what kind of driving do u do? how does it go on the beach atm with stock gearing?

Cheers
Mitch

[christover1]

shandy92 wrote:

sounds good, what kind of driving do u do? how does it go on the beach atm with stock gearing?

Cheers
Mitch

We don't have any beaches that we are allowed to drive on.
Nearest sand is a day away in Little Desert/Big Desert Park in Nw Vic.
Have not had a chance to find out sand abilities yet, not had the vit very long.
We have a lot of mud, ruts, off camber climbs, a few rockt tracks, wet & dry clay and assorted.
Gearing struggled when I had traction, wheel speed was at breaking something risk, to keep engine in power band.