Help with mods for a newbie to this.

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Re: Help with mods for a newbie to this.

Post by donkeychomp » Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:02 pm

I kinda like these zooks. Yes I am weird.

For £500 the mods I would do are GV coils and longer shocks, gives 2" of lift with no need to correct castor angles. Then some fatter tyres, say 30/31". With your spare dosh paint the car yourself. My last respray cost a tenner.
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Re: Help with mods for a newbie to this.

Post by SlimGrim » Sat Aug 27, 2016 11:24 pm

Love it! I have a silver one in my driveway at the moment I'm contemplating turning into a OrO, as for the colour I think you should totally rock the pink! Go for some form of anti-Barbie look haha, I mocked up what I mean just now with the amazing photorealistic editing software called snapchat ;)
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Re: Help with mods for a newbie to this.

Post by rogsmith » Sun Aug 28, 2016 6:55 am

Blimey mate that looks........Have you ever considered Graphic design.

A tenner for a respray good going mate. I was looking at this plasti dip spray last night and considering that.

Can i ask about the tyres. The standard size says 195/65 R15 what size would or should i get for my car to help with height but not compromise to much with its drive on road as i will be driving this to work.

Also i have been told this would be good for the lift.http://www.jimnybits.co.uk/shop/vitara- ... _1528.html

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Post by SlimGrim » Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:00 pm

Haha I'm actually a cgi artist/3D modeller, by no means should that be seen as a representation of my work xD yeah just go respray it yourself mate
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Re: Help with mods for a newbie to this.

Post by rogsmith » Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:21 pm

Pinky has just arrived. The mrs is having Kittens and moaning like mad at me. I have had to put a cover on it outside my garage because she is embarrassed by it.

It needs a fair bit of body work for sure but not to worried by that. The exhaust has a slight blow and the fan belt squeaks and i think what is common for these the electric windows are slow and not working.

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Re: Help with mods for a newbie to this.

Post by donkeychomp » Sun Aug 28, 2016 9:44 pm

That kit seem a bit pricy. Never heard of them either and you shouldn't need camber adjusting bolts. I bet you could get all that for half the price on Ebay. Get 4 KYB shocks for maybe £80 new and some used GV coils, should be very cheap and there you go!
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Re: Help with mods for a newbie to this.

Post by r-nottz » Sun Aug 28, 2016 10:19 pm

donkeychomp wrote:That kit seem a bit pricy. Never heard of them either and you shouldn't need camber adjusting bolts. I bet you could get all that for half the price on Ebay. Get 4 KYB shocks for maybe £80 new and some used GV coils, should be very cheap and there you go!

You'll be surprised mate, I bought a brand new 2" lift kit from rhino rays about 6 years ago ( 4x 2" springs, pro comp rear shocks and front shock extensions) and needed camber bolts even though I was told it will all settle.

For some reason some 2" springs do kick the toe angle a bit others don't but I got a feeling some of them are stiffer than others.

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Re: Help with mods for a newbie to this.

Post by rogsmith » Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:33 am

Cheers chaps.
The trouble i have is i dont have a clue of exactly what i need,if i did i could try and source the parts cheaper than that online quote.

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Re: Help with mods for a newbie to this.

Post by SherwoodNash » Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:38 am

rogsmith wrote:Cheers chaps.
The trouble i have is i dont have a clue of exactly what i need,if i did i could try and source the parts cheaper than that online quote.

Whilst your pondering and sourcing your kit, have a look here for some inspiration :D

http://generationx90.com/index.html

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Re: Help with mods for a newbie to this.

Post by rogsmith » Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:47 am

Wow cheers mate that looks a top site.

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