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30th December 2013, 03:56 PM
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Patrol God
easier still graft a coil rear end on it.
the way I see it you have a great opportunity to buy a 4.2td coil cab ute for $28000 and you're not going to take it.
I and many here would be all over that like a cheap suit. Straight up you save $4K, If you don't need load carrying capabilities
Throw some parabolic springs in the rear, you may be very surprised. M2CW
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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30th December 2013 03:56 PM
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30th December 2013, 04:37 PM
#12
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Originally Posted by
brwndoggy
1999 Nissan Patrol Coil Cab Ute
4.2 Turbo Diesel was originally N/A but I put a GT28/60r garret ball bearing turbo a high performance top mount intercooler and a 3"turbo back exhaust on it and then had it tuned at northside 4x4.
2" lift kit, GME TX3200 UHF radio, Alpine stereo Bluetooth and iPod Alpine splits, Turbo timer & Lightforce 240 XGT spotlights.
340 on the clock no oil leaks no major rust only small stone chips.
Need a wagon due to new born son.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/364609176976457/
Just found this mate, its in QLD and a bit older than you want but looks like a nice truck
I was looking close to something my friend has just a clean ute, but spend a little extra and get a coil. Thank you for the help tho.
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30th December 2013, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by
threedogs
easier still graft a coil rear end on it.
the way I see it you have a great opportunity to buy a 4.2td coil cab ute for $28000 and you're not going to take it.
I and many here would be all over that like a cheap suit. Straight up you save $4K, If you don't need load carrying capabilities
Throw some parabolic springs in the rear, you may be very surprised. M2CW
Newbie question, what are parabolic springs.
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30th December 2013, 04:55 PM
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Legendary
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30th December 2013, 05:04 PM
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Enjoying the trips
Agius, what do you want to do with it? Rocky rutted climbs or outback touring?
The coil has a GVM or 3100Kg whereas the leafy has a GVM of 3400Kg
If rock climbing a coil is probably better for wheel travel or as TD says a set of flexy springs like Parabolic or SAX (3SDS) in place of the leaf pack you would be hard pressed to tell the difference.
http://saxsuspension.com/products.html
http://www.westraliasprings.com.au/c..._suspension/23
If touring you have 300Kg of extra payload with a leafy, that is real handy to have. A coil will need some modding of the rear coil seats to be able to carry the GVM over the horrendous outback highways, roads and tracks.
An interesting thing happens with a leafy when needing wheel articulation, as the rear is stiffer and doesn't have great wheel travel it makes the front suspension work better. Add a front diff lock and in my case I keep up with all of our clubs coil vehicles with the same approximate lift etc etc.
A leafy diff is a big MoFo and does get hooked up on rocks as do the front hangers of the rear springs and the U-bolt packs.
Lots of plusses and minuses, but you are looking at a good buy with your mates ute.
Also the chassis of the 2 types are different, I would be very wary of modding a leafy to a coil. Load points on the chassis are not as designed as one example. Why I wont fit air bag helpers to mine.
Not impossible just not for me.
Last edited by macca; 30th December 2013 at 05:49 PM.
Cheers
Macca
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30th December 2013, 06:15 PM
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I think I would chicken out on most occasions, on the hard stuff, I wouldn't want to take a 30k gamble without experience atm. For now I would use it for hunting and some easy trails. Reason I was looking to go coil cause I'm only going to do this once and I want to do it proper. I really appreciate everyone's input. Didn't think I would get so many response's.
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30th December 2013, 07:24 PM
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Enjoying the trips
Originally Posted by
agius91
For now I would use it for hunting and some easy trails.
Its a no brainer, grab your mates.
Cheers
Macca
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30th December 2013, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by
macca
Its a no brainer, grab your mates.
totally agree with you macca, no brainer
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30th December 2013, 07:54 PM
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Thanks boys, 1 question can I put wheel spacers on the back diff. To make wheels equal to the front.
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30th December 2013, 09:09 PM
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Enjoying the trips
You can, but they are for off road use only.
Then again so are a lot of things on our 4B's.
Spacers are something that you don't want failing at 100kph
Cheers
Macca
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