ute conversion

[kimosabi]

ok, just say i wanted to make an old patrol into a duel cab ute, roughly how much would that cost? is it worth it?

[Breaker Brother 2]

Like every thing, it depends on how good a job you want done, can cost a small fortune or can be done quite cheap if you do most of the work your self and compromise a little on the quality.

ok, just say i wanted to make an old patrol into a duel cab ute, roughly how much would that cost? is it worth it?


Ute, or tray?
G60, gq gu?

If you want a reasonable road going version with you doing it. id allow 3-6k, get someone to do it, 10k+

[kimosabi]

s@#t! thats heaps! oh nevermind ill just make summin else, but its a gq

spend the money on torque, flex and bigger tyres......

[Lotza MUMBO]

spend the money on torque, flex and bigger tyres......


Yeah what ever you do make sure you buy all this before lockers because as we all know flex and tyres will get you further than lockers ::) ::)

Correct!
In most cases lockers wont get you any further, just allow you to treat the car easier to get it there......

[wooders]

How about a simple winch to pull your sorry arse out when the flex, lockers & meats still aren't enough ;) :D

and a 8000 Warn Highmount is the go, with a Mal Leslie spruce up, or even 24v.....

[Humpy]

I have to disagree with flex getting further than lockers, you're gonna lift a wheel eventually, unless your talking Radical suspension and once that wheels up you've got no drive. momentum is good but not always possible. Agree with the tyres.

better idea sell it and buy a ute instead ~! ;D

[hux]

The flex etc vs lockers is an interesting debate.

I know where we have had two (or more) very similar vehicles the locker equipped vehicle will go places the unlocked will nto regardless of momentum.

Of course I also agree the locker takes stress out of driving over some terrain as well making it easier to take it easy.

F&R lockers is like going from 2wd to 4wd again.

but if you have to turn while the locker is in, you have to make one wheel break tracton to turn, so wouldnt an "open" diff have more traction then?

[308LUX]

or you just turn the locker/s off when u need to turn ;D ;D ;D

[Humpy]

On flat ground, yes it would.
An open diff splits torque evenly between wheels, so it would be better to the point where the torque required equals twice the traction of the worst wheel.
If you lift a wheel, it has bugger all traction and the other wheel can’t provide much drive either. A locked diff on the other hand would still drive with the wheel on the ground.