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Liam95
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Newbie vitara owner

Post by Liam95 » Sun Jan 03, 2016 4:22 pm

Hello my name is Liam I live in South Wales I'm new to the 4x4 scene and wouldn't mind meeting some people to go and enjoy the green lanes with I've bought a vitara 1.6 it has the wideboy wheels and arches I'm looking for some tips on modifying it for green laning thanks :)
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Re: Newbie vitara owner

Post by RickUK » Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:06 pm

Welcome to the forum,the Vitara is a capable green laner,although not so sure about those fatboy wheels and tyres as they could give the old wheel bearings a very hard time and also the off road tyres would be bloody expensive i would have thought.I have a LWB Vitara albeit i dont take mine off road as much as the other folks on the forum.

But i do use mine everyday and it is very reliable old bus.
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Re: Newbie vitara owner

Post by r-nottz » Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:25 pm

Welcome along mate.

I always used vitaras off road and love em.

As a newbie to offroading I'd get yourself a set of offroad tyres and have a little mess about as these are capible enough just on mud tyres, then look into suspension lifts etc
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Re: Newbie vitara owner

Post by Liam95 » Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:29 pm

Ok thanks for the replies how do I join green laning groups etc?
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Re: Newbie vitara owner

Post by Martin86 » Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:20 pm

Welcome :D
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Post by Liam95 » Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:30 pm

Any ideas what size tyres I could fit under the arches of a standard height vitara? I was thinking about getting 16" wheels
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Re: Newbie vitara owner

Post by ROBBIE » Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:54 pm

Hi :welcome: cant help on clubs in your area sorry, but I'm sure we have some members over your way
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Re: Newbie vitara owner

Post by Anton » Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:34 pm

:welcome2:
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Re: Newbie vitara owner

Post by Liam95 » Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:54 pm

ROBBIE wrote:Hi :welcome: cant help on clubs in your area sorry, but I'm sure we have some members over your way
Ok where abouts are they would like to meet up with people who enjoy the countryside and the lanes around my area
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