I first met Shaun Whale at a 4x4 show in Brisbane 6 years ago. We got to chatting about Hilux's and met for coffee that night. We went for a walk in the park, talked about wheeling, held hands and watched the sunset. Shaun is an amazing guy and I will never forget that day.
I don't care budget or not.....I absolutely love little zuks the wheels and lift look awesome can't wait to see what you do with the donk and everything else...
Are you changing the diff gears or transfer gears to bring the gear ration back closer to original? your going to lose a lot of the limited power it doesn't have with the 31's
Been in the zook seen for over 20 years now is awesome to see where ya take this thing Sam highly recommend reduction gears (look up ADD engineering for gearing) and a set of WT diffs (88.5 to 96 sierras have wider diffs) 100% them wacky shackles won't pass engineering and I doubt 31's will either but otherwise keep up the killa content man
Being a long time owner of competition and overland suzuki SJ's in the uk I found it a little strange that you say its hard to get parts for them in Australia as what we commonly regard as some of the best suspension kits out there come from old man emu and all the gear from ARB for the axles and air systems. there is almost nothing made over here for them now sadly, its all state side or in Aus. I'm 6 months into rebuilding my first one back to better then its prime. It's taking so long as nothing is on the shelf here anymore. trucks looking great though, hope to see it getting used for some 4wding soon, those front shackles look like they'll get hung up on obstacles pretty easy though.
Bro I haven’t checked all your video but I love the fact that you build different 4x4. Next you need to do a wrangler and not any, the TJ!! You’ll find so many things to pimp it and you’ll have great fun, plus your view will go up for sure :) we love our Jeep
A bit of research would have told you drop shackles are pointless, an unweighted tyre may look Fully Sik but does nothing. You’ve, by sheer luck, done the right thing by going light springs, this will sit lower and actually provide better flex than a normal lifted spring. Shackle lengths are a function of chassis mount distance and spring length. If the spring is functioning correctly the shackle shouldn’t invert and provide a good angle to allow the spring to flex through its full motion
Specialising in Landrovers is a good business model, always plenty of incoming work. Looks bloody amazing! Would be interesting to have a labour estimate added to costs to know true budget for us average Joes...
Pretty affordable. Suspension is a bullet you have to bite, especially how flogged his was. And a lot of people from all budgets drop $1k on rims, especially with afterpay becoming more popular. Just remember it's not your car, you don't have to do anything he's doing
Sam just a note. In the previous video you said that this car was not going to do so much four-wheel-drive and considering the amount that the shackles stick out in front of the bumper bar, I’d suggest that you remove them. Looks good so far and it’s nice to see that you’re transparent with the prices keep up the good work
$1200 suspension? The shackles alone are over $700. Nice rims, but totally unnecessary, 90 buck steelies are fine. The tyres are so big it'll barely do 90kph in 5th. And stop calling it a turd. Have you even driven it?
Myself building many capable very custom zooks , I’d hate to inform you mate BUT! Sorry to say, That’s not a budget build mate. Keep doin what your doing with this good channel. Peace to ya.
.. I need a break from the internet! It seems like everyone doing 4wD content is following each other around across the country side doing similar things. 🤔💭
@@SamYoung4x4 will u do a video on that? Iv got a 75 series 2 inch spring shackles and 35’s. prob same as what u have done to the zook. I’d like to see the process
I'm loving it even more Sam,
That makes two of us!!
I first met Shaun Whale at a 4x4 show in Brisbane 6 years ago. We got to chatting about Hilux's and met for coffee that night. We went for a walk in the park, talked about wheeling, held hands and watched the sunset. Shaun is an amazing guy and I will never forget that day.
I don't care budget or not.....I absolutely love little zuks the wheels and lift look awesome can't wait to see what you do with the donk and everything else...
Should look for deals on marketplace before throwing thousands on new rims and crap if ya really want this to be a budget build
I don’t think he’s trying to do a budget build. I think he just Brought the cheapest 4wd that he could find.
Pretty affordable over time. Content creators like Sam would get it all done pretty quick but over time it’s not too bad.
Toyota's weren't getting attention any more, and let's face it, there is no cooler 4wd around.
Yeah the little spook! loving this build!
Are you changing the diff gears or transfer gears to bring the gear ration back closer to original? your going to lose a lot of the limited power it doesn't have with the 31's
My cousins Jimni went from 195/80r15 H/T to 225/75/15 M/T with a 2 inch lift. It drives good on the road and great offroad.
Been in the zook seen for over 20 years now is awesome to see where ya take this thing Sam highly recommend reduction gears (look up ADD engineering for gearing) and a set of WT diffs (88.5 to 96 sierras have wider diffs) 100% them wacky shackles won't pass engineering and I doubt 31's will either but otherwise keep up the killa content man
friends don't let friends put fake beadlocks on cars, might need to re-assess your inner circle
I bet your mates dont talk to you much.
Being a long time owner of competition and overland suzuki SJ's in the uk I found it a little strange that you say its hard to get parts for them in Australia as what we commonly regard as some of the best suspension kits out there come from old man emu and all the gear from ARB for the axles and air systems. there is almost nothing made over here for them now sadly, its all state side or in Aus. I'm 6 months into rebuilding my first one back to better then its prime. It's taking so long as nothing is on the shelf here anymore. trucks looking great though, hope to see it getting used for some 4wding soon, those front shackles look like they'll get hung up on obstacles pretty easy though.
The rims and tyres really set the Suzuki off mate 👌
Bro I haven’t checked all your video but I love the fact that you build different 4x4. Next you need to do a wrangler and not any, the TJ!! You’ll find so many things to pimp it and you’ll have great fun, plus your view will go up for sure :) we love our Jeep
Personally i would have gone with a ruf spring set up and f them shackles off :)
Those front shackles 🥴
A bit of research would have told you drop shackles are pointless, an unweighted tyre may look Fully Sik but does nothing.
You’ve, by sheer luck, done the right thing by going light springs, this will sit lower and actually provide better flex than a normal lifted spring.
Shackle lengths are a function of chassis mount distance and spring length. If the spring is functioning correctly the shackle shouldn’t invert and provide a good angle to allow the spring to flex through its full motion
Do these tyres rub on guards at full lock?
Specialising in Landrovers is a good business model, always plenty of incoming work. Looks bloody amazing! Would be interesting to have a labour estimate added to costs to know true budget for us average Joes...
How good! 💎
So what was the overall height gain with the New wheels under it ??
Budget ????????
Pretty affordable. Suspension is a bullet you have to bite, especially how flogged his was. And a lot of people from all budgets drop $1k on rims, especially with afterpay becoming more popular. Just remember it's not your car, you don't have to do anything he's doing
Wow it's beautiful
🧟♂️ must buy rims 🛞
1.26 , 7.42 , 11.53 , 13.01 !!! Makes Homer go something something….
hahaha!
1126mm
Yes Sir
Haha, that little snippet from Sheikh Muhammad Hoblos at 1:40.
Sam just a note. In the previous video you said that this car was not going to do so much four-wheel-drive and considering the amount that the shackles stick out in front of the bumper bar, I’d suggest that you remove them.
Looks good so far and it’s nice to see that you’re transparent with the prices keep up the good work
but they r functional... r u dumb?
$1200 suspension? The shackles alone are over $700. Nice rims, but totally unnecessary, 90 buck steelies are fine. The tyres are so big it'll barely do 90kph in 5th. And stop calling it a turd. Have you even driven it?
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Please make this thing sound rowdy!!
The Suzuki is awesome. Stop calling it a turd and other degrading words.
A chihuahua to a French bulldog? Hahaha they’re the same size.
My Frenchie is 14kg in good shape I can assure u they are not the same
Are you including labour in the build? Probably should for transparency
Needs a baby blue pain job and an engine swap and carbon canopy instead of the black fabric
Myself building many capable very custom zooks , I’d hate to inform you mate BUT! Sorry to say, That’s not a budget build mate. Keep doin what your doing with this good channel. Peace to ya.
Lol are you a fan of mighty car mods?
1.5 -1.7
1100mm
4.3 inches 😅
Lifted leaf springs still need geometry correction.. castor wedges
Sweet nails princess.
Um..... 31x10.5x15 tyres don't fit on 15x6 rims .... and please stop calling the sierra a turd !
I hope your regearing this
Eventually, in phase 2 of the build!
The front end looks like a Toyota bunderas except squashed
Not a budget build at all
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the shackles ewwww, qorst thing you could have done
"worst"
"worse" hahaha
This ain't no budget build, your buying all new gear. Oh yeah, you spent 200k on your landcruiser build 😂
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.. I need a break from the internet! It seems like everyone doing 4wD content is following each other around across the country side doing similar things.
🤔💭
Who else thinks it looks like a mini 76
Illegal height lol
But I like it
Engineering Process has us covered from a legality POV
@@SamYoung4x4 will u do a video on that? Iv got a 75 series 2 inch spring shackles and 35’s. prob same as what u have done to the zook. I’d like to see the process
Cool, another "build" not going to be finished 🥱
get a td5 defender sam and turn it into a beast
875mm