hey guys and gals.........how are ya all......went missing in action for a while .....big life change hey.....now have an ex(AWESOME,BEST THING I HAD EVER DONE HEY)..
lots of stuff has been happening ....new job ...going well....and my kia sportage(aka "RUBY")....has taken on a bit of a new look hey......have a couple of piccys for ya .......where i work now i have the ability to make some bits and pieces for them .......snorkels.....adjustable rear arms and panhard rods as well....can also do some bar work......here is how she looked before a little transformation....



and a little video for yas.....was getting new tyres(tires)
so i thought a do this...sounds good hey...



and well guys ........the next stage of evolution ......still have the ifs.....allbeit a little played with.......now have 34inch super swampers........
and different gearing......that part is hush hush <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" /> .(sorry guys , these cost me a packet and he wont do any more)
and it doesnt scrub...........


the end of this week i will also own a jeep cj-7
guess where the diffs are going....... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />
well i will show you updates as i do it ......including the turbo set up as well.......

cheers ADS <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

ALSO.....

was doin some catchin up on here and i noticed that gary had an idea of a "aussie kia convention" at stockton beach and the wattigan mountains........well am super keen to orginize something like this and maybe the other guys in there own state or territory can do the same on the same day as well.........worth a thought hey....

cheers Ads <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

Glad that everything is going good for you. Your rig looks really great. I'm sure HYDRA will like the yellow equipment. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

On the gearing, is it transfer case gears or ring and pinion? Give it up <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" /> Also, what did you do to get more lift out of the front end so you could get the bigger tires under it without rubbing and keeping the IFS.

Anyway, sounds like things are doing good.

Keep up the pics and the information.


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Everet <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />

nice static haha sounds cool tho.

Everet- 1 inch spacer on top of the flipped over strut top
bottom ball joint flip......bolting the ball joint on to the top of the bottom arm......requires the bottom arm to have some surgery
body lift......1.25inch lift....
droping the front diff.....you need to drop it at least 40mm ......
guard cut.......remove at least 50mm around the whole guard and fit flares.......i cheated and used 75mm garden edgeing
diff gears .......custom made crownwheel and pinion ......5.12:1 gearing.....dont get much change out of 3grand au$ for them.......ouch.....

so there you have it ....how to fit tyres bigger than 31inch......

cheers Ads

What did you do to drop the front diff 40 mm? Can you post a close up pic?

Can you post a pic of how you flipped the bottom ball joint showing the surgery?

This was probably done because you dropped the front diff right?

4.78 gears to 5.12, really isn/t that much. Probably should have gone with 5.72 or maybe even 6+. Oh well, hind sight is always 20/20.

Logansportage <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />