90 ute is ita VG??

[fatty1]

Ok as the title says is a 1990 ute a VG ?? also should it have IRS or a solid /live diff??
Many Thanks

[Boonz]

1990 and 1991 is a VG... and yes it should ahve a live axle

[fatty1]

Hmmm odd mine has IRS so I may have to mod it back to stop the vibration I get between 60-80k's grrrrrrrr

[Boonz]

got a pic?.... cos no utes up until VU had irs,

[fatty1]

No pics its trying to pass a rwc at the mo but when I get it back I will slap some up.......odd maybe they stole the diff off a vp or something??

[hakhawk]

No pics its trying to pass a rwc at the mo but when I get it back I will slap some up.......odd maybe they stole the diff off a vp or something??

are you suuuuure its IRS? converting a live axle commodore to IRS is a big job, especially on a ute.

[Boonz]

nah its almosy 100% impossible to have irs on a VG/VP/VR/VS ute..... never seen it done and it would need extensive bodywork to make fit and work....

if its a solid beam axle which im positive it is, then you will have no problem passing a RWC

[fatty1]

Its definatley not a solid diff its 3 peices the center diff bit then two arms I assume that means IRS hmmm unless I have been sniffing too many exhaust fumes ???

[STEALTHY™]

Get some pics mate.


A VL was the first commodore with IRS. VQ was next, then VP Calais/SSs.

The first wagon/ute was VT/U




Thats not to say someone hasn't modified it, but as has already been said, its a huge task to mod it, and i'm not sure it would be worth it with the troubles Holden have had with their IRS setups.

Live axle Diff


IRS Diff

[Boonz]

pics please... you ahve me interested....torch and camera phone will do for me!

[fatty1]

Sorry was a brain fart on my behalf thought it was irs ( I must have been thinking of the bottom of my VY as I have had them both on hoists recentley) .....
On a better note I now have a rwc and the shudder in the car was due to a bent transmission mount

[stockies]

Aww, I wanted to see a VG ute with IRS. Anyone got way to much spare time, a welder and a angle grinder???

[ucwepn]

Sorry was a brain fart on my behalf thought it was irs ( I must have been thinking of the bottom of my VY as I have had them both on hoists recentley) .....
On a better note I now have a rwc and the shudder in the car was due to a bent transmission mount

Goodo on the rwc!! that vibration sounds like what mine might be doing, how much did they charge you for trans mount?

[ucwepn]

Aww, I wanted to see a VG ute with IRS. Anyone got way to much spare time, a welder and a angle grinder???

Some of the VL HDT directors had IRS i reckon thats an engineering marvel from brocky and the boys, and holden pretty much copied it for the vq onwards.

[STEALTHY™]

Some of the VL HDT directors had IRS i reckon thats an engineering marvel from brocky and the boys, and holden pretty much copied it for the vq onwards.

I thought there was ONE VL made with IRS. Wears the plates HDT IRS.

[ucwepn]

I believe of 7 that were built the first 4 had irs (numbers i read somewhere) but no-one has heard from these cars for quite some time except for the red one. I just checked the hdt dvd and there was an ice green one with irs that was unveiled to the public in 1987 and caused the fight, its on the dvd as well they put it on the hoist. bloody nice cars