SIK-120 : Steve's 08 D4-D

[Pete6 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pete6]

Great buildup mate. Some very interesting ideas on the mods. Thanks

[8608 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close 8608]

Anzac Day. Perfect day for working on the car.

Replaced the upper control arm bushes and ball joints today. out come both batteries and trays to remove the longest bolt on the entire car. what a mission.

new mono tube struts went in with some dobinson coils. back up to 4" now with about 3-3.5" droop. awesome. coils are up in rate to 600lb as opposed to the OME at 590lb. honestly, i can't feel the difference in spring rate, but mate! the shocks are wicked. the OME N140S's i had before were real soft, and i mean, actually a bit too soft as it would result in boat sickness for some people riding in the 120. the new struts have cut down the sway and bounce, but have NOT comprimised ride, comfort and handling.

i am now running on dobinson coils all round, and also have no more OME on my 120. its has served me well, but was at the limit where i couldn't do what i wanted with the suspension. onwards and upwards.

another wheel alignment done, and we're on the road again. still saving for them pro comp tyres. its killin me.

went for a quick arvo test drive, mostly pot hole'd dirt roads, a few wash outs and some high speed corrugations etcs. set up is beatiful and works very well. no topping out and no bottoming out on the rougher high speed stuff and in general.

[8608 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close 8608]

haven't updated for a while, but nothing much has changed......

until this week. woo hoo.

finally got some XROX sliders, should be fitted up by the end of this week with work permitting, and i also have some new tyres on their way due to land this week.

i will post up some pics when i put the sliders on, and also when the tyres go on too.

also trialling a set of led work lights on the back of my roof rack. they are a single 10W LED.

[PLAYDOH Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PLAYDOH]

finally got some XROX sliders

Are you colour coding them? If they look good I might come and get some off you as well.

I also have some new tyres on their way due to land this week.

Oh yeah new tyres finally hey... What did you get? Word on the street is you got Dunlop Grandtreks...

[8608 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close 8608]

Are you colour coding them? If they look good I might come and get some off you as well.



Oh yeah new tyres finally hey... What did you get? Word on the street is you got Dunlop Grandtreks...

goodies turned up today.

procomp extreme m/t. looks the goods. heavy as fark though.



sliders turned up today too. colour is not as expected though. a bit too light in the grey powder coating.

will get pics of the stuff in the next day or two.

[BigDog816 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BigDog816]

Would like to see a pic of the work lights too, if you get a chance.

[8608 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close 8608]

fitted up the spare tyre last night. looking good. will try to get the rest on this week end.

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gave the ramp another shot with the pro comp shocks. more travel again. i think this will be my limit.





and it will be interesting to see if the 285's fit in here.

[1coolbanana Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close 1coolbanana]

Awesome as always
What a top set up!

You blokes are lucky up there, do what you want, nobody really minds.
Couldnt get away with that in the big smoke

[8608 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close 8608]

just a quick one. fitted the tyres up today, done about 50kms on them.

good handling, but so much difference between new 285's and worn 265's.

the sidewalls on the old MTZ's feel a bit stiffer than the new X-M/T's, but thickness is almost the same as far as my 2 index fngers can measure i suppose. so i have a feeling this sorta contributes to the slight increase in squirm, apart from new/deep tread on the tyre.

there is a slight hum on the bitumen after about 60km/h, its more like an AT hum at this stage, but time will tell. with the worn MTZ's, the mrs could hear me coming home from the top of the street, about 500m.

i wasn't sold 100% on the PC X-M/T's, and i was still not 100% up until i got in for a drive on them. the look of them aren't as aggressive as the Mickey's, but more like an incognito mud tyre, or an aggressive all terrain.

i'm taking the sprog to the V8's this week end, so no product testing until next week end.

but the best thing now is that the tyres are now in proportion to the lift i have.

pics coming.

[Ghost Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ghost]

Mate this is an awesome rig!!!! Awesome flex mate!!

[8608 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close 8608]

Mate this is an awesome rig!!!! Awesome flex mate!!

cheers mate.

you build is coming along very nicely. looks like you got the protection priorities in order.

and i know what you mean about having to wait for the funds to replenish. anyone willing to donate some funds for a good cause or even pull out their money tree and send it up?

[Ghost Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ghost]

Thanks mate, the protection was a big high on my priority list, they have certainly paid for themselves! And yea wish that money tree would grow quicker! Haha!

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[Roksy18 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Roksy18]

Mate what an awesome 120. Can't wait to see what your doing next.