4 work & play

ah sweet! I was getting concerned as I have read the same negative feed back! I actually spoke to Scott from Scotts Rods (ebay seller of the xforce) and he reckons he can't tell the difference between the sound of a stainless or mild steel system. I guess its just the mufflers and stuff that make a difference. I also read that they hang rather low off the car. Have you noticed this? Cheers

Good stuff mate! Bet its an animal to drive now I will have pretty much the same mods sorted in the next couple of weeks, though mine being a BA I won't expect as much power. 270wkw is fun to drive so I'd imagine anything over 300 will be awsum! What do you think of the exhaust? Cheers Sean

Well I'm bailing out on the idea atm. The bags are coming out tomorrow and I'm getting all the leafs put back in with an added extra one to help stiffin the rear end a bit. I'll get it out on the track and then make adjustments as I need to ie. sway bars, tramp rods etc Will miss the bags though cos it looks so good when its slammed! It seems to do a 4 link properly is pretty exy and I'm not even sure now that it will suit what I'm after anyway after talking to another suspension shop. Money better spent elsewhere Cheers for the feed back Sean

Do you have any links with more info on this set up?

Well thanks for all the feed back so far! I probably have confused it a little by mentioning that there are LS1s with 9" 4 links. The 'ball park' would have been to use the factory diff etc. but by the sounds of it it is probably still a little on the cheap side. A 9" would definately be the more desired option, especially if making big power. However, at this stage I'm only really aiming for around the 350KW give or take. I'm more interested in being able to adjust the rear end for drift days etc, so in this case is a 4 link overkill anyway? I have looked at the new pedders extreme coilovers which have adjustable shocks for the rear. Additional to this however I would need to add a sway bar, tramp kit, reset springs again (I have bags in the rear atm) etc and going on the 'ball park' I would be half way to a 4 link, which seems more attractive. I would rather go straight to a 4 link set up if I may end up there eventually anyway! So I guess this is why I have asked the question as I'm not an 'expert' and appreciate all the feed back from the people who know.........you guys!

I think a 4 link set up would be easier? I've heard that there are a few LS1s that are making big Hp with 4 link and 9" diff conversions, so I would think that it must be a better way to go than IRS? It wasnt so much as a quote, more a 'ball park' figure . There were a couple of older school cars up on hoists which he showed me and the set ups looked very tidy. I am reasonbly keen to go down this path, that's why I have posted this topic to get as much info as I can, so that I can make an educated decision and get some proper pricing. The 'ball park' figure was $2500 plus the cost of the coilovers, so probably $4500 to $5000 all up I'd say. But in saying that, I take the price with a grain of salt until its on paper! So what should I be looking at to have a good set up? Any more info on the set up? I have searched google a few times but nothing really comes up. I remember reading a post somewhere about Nizpros ute having 4 link but there wasnt much info on it. I think he did a GTR rear conversion or something now?

Hi guys, Just curious if anyone has considered or infact done a 4 link conversion on their ute? Did Simon from Nizpro have this set up at one stage? I have had a rough quote given to do it, just wondering on opinions?????? I won't be doing it in the near future, as I'm concentrating on power at this stage but it is something that I may consider later down the track. Load rating etc doesnt bother me as I want to set the car up more for track days and drifting etc, so having coilovers would be much more advantages over the standed leafs imo (but as I'm no expert I would like to hear others opinions) cheers Sean

Thought that would be the case, cheers

Would a Mal option 3 be any good for say.....drifting?

So does yours sit centre again?

Yeah that's about where mine sits as well. It sh*ts me everytime I look at it! I've looked at lots of other utes and they all sit off centre to the guard, but I think when you lower them it becomes more noticeable. You'd think that they could have made the guard centered to the wheel

haha, yer they are my old 19's that were on the ute! the hiace is going now though, just bought a new Vito um 26" I think, Lol! haha, not sure man as requested: and how it used to look when it was my number one work horse!

have you got any pics of how the wheels sit in relation to the guard? I've noticed that my rears sit well forward in the gaurd rather than centered, but I just thought that it was how they all are???? cheers sean

sounds like a coil mate. I had the same problem and it was a dodgy coil. cheers sean

heres a pic of the beast for anyone that's interested