Dyers' 96 VS ute

[old mate]

Name: Old Mate

Model: 1996 base commodore ute, no air conditioning and 3 seats

Colour: botanica mica

Odometer: now 252,500 k's

Engine Type: ecotec v6

Engine Mods: none, its a v6

Exhaust: cat back 2.5 inch system

Gearbox: gay-trag 5 speed with loose shifter

Diff: mini spooled 3.08 ratio

Brakes: stock with black calipers, A1RM pads for track.

Suspension: king springs low, hacked 1 lump off rear bumpstops, random monroe shocks

Wheels/Tyres: vt ss wheels with 235/45 N7000 front, 225/45 sava intensa rear.

Interior: stock ghey grey

Sound System: jensen in dash 7inch dvd player, pioneer 6 inch co-axials i think.

Other Mods: foglights, rubber mat in tub, tie down points, chrome tow ball.

i use the ute for driving to uni and carting around pushbikes, motorbikes and my band gear.

[<RaBBiT>]

neat ute

[old mate]

neat ute

cheers mate i'll post some interior pics when i clean inside, but im pretty sure most people know what the inside looks like anyway

[<RaBBiT>]

yeah but still post them up be gd to see. i def reckon keep it and go with all the plans u have for it. seeing this ute makes me want to buy a ute as my second commodore hmm u got me thinkign now

[fuzzy2308]

nice ute mate. im loven the 2 tone on 1 side.

[old mate]

nice ute mate. im loven the 2 tone on 1 side.

haha i was wondering how long till there was a comment on that.. makes it look heaps custom bro

[old mate]

hmm, i want to get the back end to sit level with the front so its not doing the snow plow trick but its very close to the bumpstops in the rear, i'll measure how much lower it needs to be and the distance from the bumpstops when i finish these bloody university assignments..

on the topic of rear suspension, im having issues when going across gutters at an angle such as petrol stations, what happens is the side that gets compressed by the driveway rubs against the inside of the guard, and if i'm not travelling quick enough i can get beached and just spin the wheel thats not being compressed.

i need something to limit uptravel it seems..

thats probably what i want to do first.

[<RaBBiT>]

with lowering and bumstop im think u need to get smaller bumpstops or cut them in utes cos my mates ute is lowerd and hit the bumps stop and give a very harsh ride

[some_guy]

nice looking ute mate, im about to buy myslef a vs 5 speed. ur car doesnt look like it sits low enough to scrub on the inside of the gaurds, the photos musnt be doing it justice. good luck with fixing your problem though.

[old mate]

nice looking ute mate, im about to buy myslef a vs 5 speed. ur car doesnt look like it sits low enough to scrub on the inside of the gaurds, the photos musnt be doing it justice. good luck with fixing your problem though.

thats the thing its not that low. sorta confusing. just took some measurements.

front clearance behind wheelarch on bottom of sill - 200mm
rear clearance in front of wheelarch on bottom of sill - 240mm

so that means i'd drop 40mm in the rear to sit close to level. a 40 mm drop would mean the rear wheels would be under the guard by about 10mm.

but bump stop clearance to where it makes contact with the diff housing bit is only around 10 - 15 mm....

hmm.

[some_guy]

yeah 240 mm clearance and its scrubbing hhhhhmmmm my mate has this problem but his rims are tucking normally so its understandable. my suggestion go talk to someone at a suspension store, u dont have to pay for their advice just get a quote from them on what you need, buy the parts on the quote list from a wholesale suspension and install it yourself.

[old mate]

yeah i'll get someone to check it out, and have a chat to the old man. he seems to know a fair bit about stuff and things...

i wanna get my windows re-tinted as the tint is scratched and is pretty old, should i take it off or just send it in there to get it all done with the old tint still on?

[<RaBBiT>]

it will be no cheaper if u remove tint so just get them to do it:P

[old mate]

yeah thats what i was getting at, i'd do almost anything to get things done cheaper haha.

does anybody know if you can get a carby v8 to pass a roadworthy etc in a vs? or do you have to go the injected route?

[old mate]

ok so i've read on here that you can get some shorter bumpstops for the rear (off pedders), do i need to get different shockers in the rear to cope with the longer up travel or given that the shocks dont bottom when the tyre is in the guard do i not worry about it.

i've gotta get new front bumpstops now too as they have fallen apart and the boot thing has a hole.

only issue is that i don't know what shocks or springs are in it anyway, might just pull them all out soon and check them

[Tom_1569]

I dont know how I havent seen this getting around yet, you live around the corner lol.
Looks pretty clean, plans sound good to.

Dont get rid of the bench seat, its the best thing ever
Do your 235's scrub at the front at all?

[old mate]

nah no scrubbing for me in the front, but it is running a bit of negative camber, so it might be helping clearance... bump steers like a bitch!

saw ya on the highway this arvo, picked it out from the bullbar haha.

[Tom_1569]

nah no scrubbing for me in the front, but it is running a bit of negative camber, so it might be helping clearance... bump steers like a bitch!

saw ya on the highway this arvo, picked it out from the bullbar haha.

Sweet, that opens up my tyre choice, I can get way better non "high performance" bullshit in 235 but not 225

Haha, Yeah just as I mention I havent seen it, I spot you. Should have tagged along, we only just got home from Two different forum/club meets.

[old mate]

i'd be surprised if you get rubbing in the front as im a bit lower than you.. the tyres i have atm aren't much chop but they seem to be lasting a lot better than previous ones, they seem to walk about a bit.

do you get the inside of your tyre in the rear rubbing against the inside guard when its all flexed up?

i'm just waiting on my tax return before i start playing with things, just saw on the pacemaker website that VS's with a getrag box that you have to modify the pipes. anybody done this?

also toying with getting a new shifter to make the gearbox not feel like goo, but thats still um and ar at the moment. it would want to be a fair bit better as i can still live with the OE shifter.

[Tom_1569]

i'd be surprised if you get rubbing in the front as im a bit lower than you.. the tyres i have atm aren't much chop but they seem to be lasting a lot better than previous ones, they seem to walk about a bit.

do you get the inside of your tyre in the rear rubbing against the inside guard when its all flexed up?

i'm just waiting on my tax return before i start playing with things, just saw on the pacemaker website that VS's with a getrag box that you have to modify the pipes. anybody done this?

also toying with getting a new shifter to make the gearbox not feel like goo, but thats still um and ar at the moment. it would want to be a fair bit better as i can still live with the OE shifter.

Sweet, nah no scrubbing, but there is marks from where it scrubbed with the previous owner, he had SSSL or some shit and NO bump stops lol.

Do the shifter, you know you want to

[jokerflingo]

Geeze way to copy my Ute

See link below and Good Job

[old mate]

Sweet, nah no scrubbing, but there is marks from where it scrubbed with the previous owner, he had SSSL or some shit and NO bump stops lol.

Do the shifter, you know you want to

bloody hell i must be unlucky, i lift wheels off the ground getting into mobil across from the fruit and vegie shop. i'l take a photo. its shit as.

you've nearly talked me into this shifter, except i havent set up my egay account properly yet..

[Tom_1569]

bloody hell i must be unlucky, i lift wheels off the ground getting into mobil across from the fruit and vegie shop. i'l take a photo. its shit as.

you've nearly talked me into this shifter, except i havent set up my egay account properly yet..

That mobile entrance is retarded, not sure if I scrub going in or what, but my ute makes all sorts of noises going in that way, even the VT with IRS didnt like it. Going slower only made it worse haha.

DOOOO IT.... Im so close to buying one to so I can just see what its like, hence why I think you should buy one first, then I can buy spotties before a shifter

[old mate]

That mobile entrance is retarded, not sure if I scrub going in or what, but my ute makes all sorts of noises going in that way, even the VT with IRS didnt like it. Going slower only made it worse haha.

DOOOO IT.... Im so close to buying one to so I can just see what its like, hence why I think you should buy one first, then I can buy spotties before a shifter

i have to hit it faster than 20k's otherwise i get beached with a wheel off the ground. everyone looks at me when i go through as theres a big bang and tyre screeching haha what an entrance.

only issue is i dont have paypal, the old man does, could go through his ebay account..

you should get lightforce 240 blitz's haha, be nice and bright.

[Tom_1569]

i have to hit it faster than 20k's otherwise i get beached with a wheel off the ground. everyone looks at me when i go through as theres a big bang and tyre screeching haha what an entrance.

only issue is i dont have paypal, the old man does, could go through his ebay account..

you should get lightforce 240 blitz's haha, be nice and bright.

Just go in off Foster st lol, thats what I do now when I remember.

Whatever it takes, do it lol.

Ill get 240's or XGT's, converted to HIDS, cheaper and brighter then buying the lightforce HIDs