Stockman cab on SWB chassie????

[Reedy]

I thought I will get the ball rolling!!!!!!!:waycool:

Will a cab off a Suzuki Stockman trayback fit onto the chassie of a SWB Sierra, if so has it been done before?????? Just thought it would be different!!!!:thumb:

[grimbo]

yes it can be done and I do have some pics somewhere. However you run into problems with the rear wheels fouling on the rear corner of the cab. You also need to extend the wheelbase to make it worthwhile

[Reedy]

yes it can be done and I do have some pics somewhere. However you run into problems with the rear wheels fouling on the rear corner of the cab. You also need to extend the wheelbase to make it worthwhile

Yea I want to stick with the SWB chassie but just want a single cab with a stumpy tray for the spare wheel and a toolbox. I was thinking of cutting off the back and joining it just where the back window starts to make it an extra cab but I thought to go a different cab as I'm starting to get some cancer in the seams cos of the salt air as I live on the coast!!!!:crazy:

[grimbo]

personally I reckon swb cut into utes look terrible. They end up looking stumpy and out of proportion. If you extend the wheelbase then they can look alright.

[grimbo]

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/grimbo/rhino_grey5.sized.jpg

this is what one look slike. You can't run a tyre bigger than a 31" as it will hit the cab and it just looks goofy I reckon.

[Bricki]

I reckon it looks pritty good (from that angle anyway) but would obviously be a pain with the tyr rubbing - speshly on cab

Any reason why u have to keep the wheel base short - wouldn't it be easier to use the stockman chassis and body

[azza123]

would the raer short canopy from a stockman fit on a normal swb soft-top?

[Reedy]

I reacon it looks sweet!!!! I would have a shorter tray though but it would be very easy to take the bottom edge off the cab so it would'nt rub!!!!! The reason why I was gunna go that cab on my chassie was that I know of somebody with a good cab but a f#cked chassie and the cab on mine is getting a bit of cancer in the seams. Trust me I would love the longer wheel base!!!:crazy: I was just having and thought thats all, something abit different!!!!!!!!:D

[grimbo]

it would be very very hard to modify the cab to make itfit. The seat pretty much sits flat against the wall of the cab

[Reedy]

Looks like I might just do a cab chop!!!!:waycool:

[rustyzook]

what has to be done about a cab change over like this? an engineers or just record changeover? im verry intrested in doing this with my own poozuki!

[rustyzook]

i did it, not quite finished but have a look.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/muz05/DSCF1134.jpg

[rustyzook]

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/muz05/DSCF1135.jpg

[grimbo]

those tyres will hit the cab under compression

[rustyzook]

nope they dont, they clear by abot 1 inch

[hooki]

that looks sick rustyzook.

[rustyzook]

should be good with the tray SPOA and some 33" rubber or 31 depending not sure yet

[fpv_83]

Mate, great job.
maybe a inch or two longer wheelbase would be ideal.
looks good, keep postin picks!

[rustyzook]

yeah i kinda hijacked lol, gonna redril the spring pearch, wanna keep the base the same, but in sayin that if i go 33" donuts, i will need more wb!

[rustyzook]

ok, SPOA half done! sits higher then i expected and i dont have much spline left lol

[rustyzook]

ok the SPOA is done! i know i hijacked this but its good for ppl to look at! its quite high!
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/muz05/DSCF1137.jpg

[Reedy]

No drama's on the hijack.......I don't mind!!! Looks sweet also!!!:thumb:

[Thanh]

Nice work, what tpe of tray are you gonna put on there, i was thinking if i were to do that i'd put a soft top rear section onto the tray area and it'd be like the ultimate stumpy tray.

[rustyzook]

i have looked at a hulux dule cab tub to cut up, but i think ill go with the plain old 2" RHS and checkerplate, will be a tiny tray tho! manily just for the exo, dule batt and a swag

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[rustyzook]

that is the plan, soon, i only just have enough spline as it is

[GRPABT1]

I'm waiting for locktup to get driveshaft spacers from america. Chris is going to keep them in stock, he's gonna ring me when they arrive so I'll let you know. They were the cheapest I could find too at $40 to my door for a 1 incher.

[rustyzook]

mine are 1ltr tho, so my bro was going to make some at work if i cant get any, i would rather get coustom shafts

[rustyzook]

well my tailshaft came out the other day, the TC pushed foward and smashed it, piped my brake line out and a few other things, fixed it now but yeah need to do something

GRPABT1 did you get the spacers? do they make 1ltr ones?

[GRPABT1]

Havn't got them yet.

[mick85]

more pics of the spring over conversion please - good work!! http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/images/smiles/icon_ruff.gif - i think cut the rear wall of the cab more on an angle down where the tyres are http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/images/smiles/icon_twisted.gif - looks a bit funny pointing out at where the rear wheel well used to be (but thats just my opinion)

[YoungGun]

was it hard to do the spring over??

[rustyzook]

i bought the diffs allready done off ebay, i wouldent recomend it as i was driving home from the nundle forest the other day and the shaft came out again and riped my break line in half, it was a fun drive :D lol

ask aerenandmel, he has done his but the WT

a few pointers do a histeer not a Z-link and get smome nice soft leafs take out ya bl and extendared shackles. it rides alot rougher and has about as much flex as a new rav4, till i took leafs out that is :D only worry is now 2 leafs in the front and 2 leafs in the back im a bit worried!

look on outters there is a whole section on SPOA

[grimbo]

was it hard to do the spring over??
Just a heads up but SPOA is illegal in QLD for Sierras. It can't be engineered or platd or whatever like in some other states

[rustyzook]

doin my 4.87 LJ50 gears atm