Anyone taking it offroad? hehe...go play with mud, hehe

sx4 offroad? pls dont try....most probably u will get stuck.
jimny is very capable offroader. only problem is that it can only carry 2 persons with stuffs behind. bumpy ride. hehe
LC II is great car. U'll be amazed with it's performance (offroad)

LC II SWB is a gem to be owned.

Any tyre shop can do the balancing and alignment.
But those modded (lifted) 1, u got to go to those with more experience shop that deal more on 4x4.

Triton 2.5L is quite powerful already. If u hv tried older pick up without common rail engine, then u will know how it feels like.
Triton can reach 160kkm/h easily on highway.
Due to our taxation system, SUV is more expensive. Too bad. Most $$ into tax and wasted.

How's the ride after change your suspension? Seems u r running some branded shocks there.

Pls keep your sport bar. It's to protect the occupants if u roll it.

Fit a big stonking diesel in a suzuki? Haha....it will be front heavy.
Hv seen SR20DET in a suzuki. But it's a tight fit. Hehe.

Off road, torque is king. Not buzzing high rpm.

Send your current turbo charger for repair. Most mechanic says they can repair turbo, but they send out to turbo specialist.
U can try Tong Turbo, send it yourself.

How can u tell whether a chop shop unit is in good condition? I don't really trust chop shop turbo. Hehe

How u know your turbo is not functioning well? Leaking? A little leak is normal. Whirring sound is your turbo spinning. Should be normal unless u feel that your car is underpowered, and your turbine is shaky, scratching its housing.

Not sure bout chop shop price. my guess would be RM 600 ? got to survey around. (pls take note that this is a used unit with unknown history)

Sending it for a complete rebuild is another story. www.tongturbo.com
Rebuild cost around RM 1k. Call up tongturbo for quote.

What overdrive function for offroad? Hehe
With auto, u still hv control of your car. No problem.
U hv D, 2 and L and overdrive button. Not forgetting your 4H and 4L.

Use the auto gear as usual, where
'L' only allows 1st gear,
'2' only allows 1st n 2nd gear
'D with overdrive OFF' allows 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear
'D' with overdrive ON' allows all 4 gears, 1-4th.

Turning off overdrive can't let u start at higher rpm.
It's just disable your overdrive gear, ie 4th or 5th gear.

Some auto 4x4 can let u start at 2nd gear instead of 1st. This reduces the torque transfer to the wheels, reducing the amount of wheels spin. (toyota lc 90 series, 1kz turbo has this function)

This post has been edited by ahsam1212: Mar 13 2010, 02:47 PM

I don't trust latest 4x4 with lots of sensors. Don't know what will happen when sensors turned funny. Hehe.

what's your requirement in the first place?
the purpose of your 4x4?
budget?

with 40k budget,
hilux sr, vigo out. unless u looking for older hilux 166, 106 with 3L engine.
nissan frontier, almost there, might need to add a bit on budget.
ford ranger or mazda fighter, sure can
mit storm, sure can.

with your budget, i think storm is better for your usage. it's more comfortable among the choices available.

if u looking for toughness, hilux is your choice, but be warned about the higher road tax (2.8 engine) and not so powerful engine.

Is there Triton single cab here? Never know that.
If budget up to 60k, can look for hilux sr.

Why look for a truck in the first place? do u need the flat bed?
otherwise, i suggest u look at suv for a more comfortable ride n useful cabin space.

Anywhere also can get 15" AT tyres. Plenty in klang.

Cheap. It's about RM 60. Pls confirm with spare part shop.
2 pieces of bearing > RM 60-70 in total per side.

This post has been edited by ahsam1212: Apr 8 2010, 01:21 PM

King spring, koni shocks


am_eniey,
AMDAthlon driving LC II. Coil spring all round.

This post has been edited by ahsam1212: Mar 25 2011, 01:49 PM

As i said, LC II is using coil spring all round. (front n back)
Get armada shocks if u hv plenty of $ to spare.

1k-2k++ per set. depending on model.

Or u want cheap, gabriel shock is ok.

This post has been edited by ahsam1212: Mar 25 2011, 05:25 PM