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JMJ:
The one im looking at currently has wide alloys with road tires so il bee needing to change them. Do fourtrak wheels go straight on or would it be better to get new wheels with bbiger tires instead of just putting bigger tires on old wheels?
also do fourtrak engines fit in if i needed to in the future?

Thank you for answering all my questions

JMJ

JMJ:
Iv heard  that sportraks are very uneconomical today, i was just wondering if this is true as because im about to become a student this will be a reasonable factor.

Old Warthog:
Well, regarding wheels, you can fit Suzuki, Niva and Fourtrak wheels on with no problem.  On my old fourtrak I had 31x10.50 15 wheels on, although I did fit spacers so I could keep the turning circle reasonable.  They came off a Suzuki Samurai, whose owner had gone up to 33 x 12s or something equally daft.

You should be able to find reasonable steel wheels and tyres on ebay.  As I said before 235x75 R15s go straight on and equate to about a 2 inch lift in real terms -i.e. diff above ground., over the standard tyres.

Economy wise I get 25 to 30 in ordinary driving, probably a bit less off road.  On the odd long drive I probably get a bit more on motorways, but that's not something I do a lot as MTs at 70 are a bit deafening.  I think this is about as good mpg you are going to get with a petrol engine.  If you put MTs on remember that in onroad terms there is a lot less rubber touching the surface, so don't be too enthusiastic around bends in the wet  :lol:

Regarding fitting a 4Trak diesel, could be done (probably) but a lot cheaper to buy yourself a Fourtrak in the first place.  Also as diesel is now dearer than petrol you've got to weigh up the advantages - fourtraks are not that economic, so you won't gain anything economically, although they in many ways a better choice for off roading (low down torque, not so prone to being stopped by water etc).

Hope all this helps.

Regards

Keith
the mobile old warthog :twisted:

 :evil:  (Cheeky PS)  If you are interested I can pm you pictures of mine which will be available after this weekend when I am doing the Bedford Levels in it.  It's old but has MOT to Sep and Tax to October.  Fitted already with  big tyres (2 brand new), MP3 player, but this is an off roader, so a few bangs and scrapes.  Had new rear brakes  fitted 2 months ago.  I am looking for plus £400, sub £500 for it.)  

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bravo669:
hi, ive got a p reg sportrak and run it on a set of 235?75?R15 grizzly claws with no major dramas. they arent bad vehicles at all. id most definitely reccomend them.
only trouble is that most companies dont do mods for them, and you have to adapt alot of things. as regards economics, its all down to your right foot. if you hammer it you wont get a good return. if youre quite happy to pootle along you'll be fine

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