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JMJ:
Im 17 and have just a fourtrak as it got written off doing a good deed.iv seen a sportrak for sale for £900 and was wondering whether this would be good.was wondering how it handles on and off road and just generally how useful/fun/practical it is.

I have a budget of about £1000 so would there be anything better?

Old Warthog:
Hi,
Sportraks are surprisingly good off road.  They are similar to your Fourtrak in the gears i.e. 2wd, 4wd and 4wd low box.  They are probably better than the Fourtrak, cos they have a shorter wheelbase.  The injection model is better than the carb model as it doesn't cut our at severe angles.  As they are quite light weight they tend not to do so much damage, driven properly they go just about anywhere.  Parts aren't too bad to get and they are easy to lift, if you want to go for bigger tyres.

On road, on ATs they are pretty nippy, quiet and can easily keep up with ordinary traffic, they are a 4 seater, you'd need to be good friends to fit 3 in the back seat :twisted:; boot space is small with the seats up, down it is quite a respectable load space.  If your running on MT's like me, ear defenders or a loud stereo is recommended.

I would say on your budget you should get a decent example and still have money left for a bit of modding.  I would also say that insurance wise they will be better for you, than say a Defender.  Mine costs me £110 fully comp, up to 5000 mile, off roading covered.  Mind you I am several thousand years older  :lol:

Have a look on EBay to give you some idea of the prices.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Keith

JMJ:
Thank you so much!

That was all really helpful and just what i was looking for.Is there any particular problems to look for when buying one?and iv heard that the rear is easy to lift by adding fourtrak springs but what about the front?

Thanks again

Josh :afro:

mill2020:
The front is torsion bars, so just crank them up to match the rear - very carfully i might add!

Sportrak's are great little motors, i miss mine :cry:

If your looking for info on modding or tech stuff try looking on www.daihatsu-drivers.com

Sensible mods -  ie a 2 inch lift would allow you to fit 31's or 7.50's 16, don't go with extended shackles on the rear to get lift, there a bad idea. Go for proper uprated spring either 4trak or i believe jeep YJ springs will give a good lift, you'll need extended shocks, procomp es3000's are really good and cheap.
 
If your spending £900-1000 you should get a very good inj version, but check the chassis for rot which is a daihatsu weakness.

Old Warthog:
Just to add a bit more.

I've got 235x75 R15 Dakars MTs on mine, without any lift, but am thinking of going for stiffer springs and longer shocks.  I'm getting my mate to do the torsion bar in his garage, simply because it looks well and truly locked up.

I've just had a problem with a bearing collapsing in the front diff.  I don't think this is normally a problem though (the bloke I got this off wasn't the most sensible of drivers, when he met me he had driven about 3 miles with it in 4WD high, so it's probably stored up trouble from his time.

Regarding rust, I have a little superficial rust on the rear chassis, nothing to worry about and everything else seems very good (this is an 1990 model).  I've seen quite a lot with rust on the bottom of the doors, but that seems to be about it.

Cheers

Keith

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