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Offline Chuck S

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1.6 upgrade.
« on: April 25, 2010, 06:42:20 PM »
Dear Abby;
I got my 1.6 TBI Geo conversion installed into my 1987 Samurai and running and it is great. New problem. Weight to power ratio. The hills I used to climb with ease I now loose traction on even in 4 low. I have less than 3000 miles on 235/75R15 General Grabbers on 7 inch wheels. Same tread as Goodrich T/A's.
 
My wife is properly proportioned to height and weight. Should I leave her home and find a fat girlfriend instead?

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Confused in New Mexico.
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Re: 1.6 upgrade.
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2010, 06:57:53 PM »
A/T tread is a little weak for off roading, some MTs would do nicely
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Offline yellow2000S/R

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Re: 1.6 upgrade.
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2010, 08:59:55 PM »
Sounds like you need a drivers mod  ;)

Lighten up on the right foot!
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Re: 1.6 upgrade.
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2010, 03:33:56 PM »
I'll trade my fat girlfriend for your wife, if she's "properly proportioned" as you say she is  >:D
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Re: 1.6 upgrade.
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2010, 04:11:54 PM »
Hey, I go just about everywhere all my wheeling buddies go with BFG AT KO's. I do try to avoid deep mud thouygh, just too messy!
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Re: 1.6 upgrade.
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2010, 10:31:35 PM »
Wuss  ;)
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Re: 1.6 upgrade.
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2010, 06:12:25 AM »
If you trade in your passenger....dont go to big. ;) Too much traction + with more power usually leads to things breaking. Of coarse with 235s you probably dont have a whole lot to worry about as far as breaking goes...

I always recommend a mud terrain too, but if its a DD thats not always practical. I'm sure with practice you can learn to control the wheel spin but like bentparts mentioned you have to choose your battles with ATs.
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Re: 1.6 upgrade.
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2010, 01:20:46 PM »
What are you running for a suspension?  A track bar on the rear might help with the power transfer on getting the power to the ground. 

We did a 4 link on a Samurai using rear springs from a Grand Vitara, they were to stiff and he couldn't climb anything.  The rear end would just slide around much like you were talking about.  Swapping to a set of lighter springs from a Geo Tracker fixed the issue and got rid of the spring wrap that was causing his rear end to bounce around when powering up hills.
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