My Wizard.. New here

[boxxy]

Description:
Hey, new to the forums.. have had my Wizard for around 18 months, and have been slowly modding it since day 1. Origionally from wellington so used to head around the coast, and had a few trips into the akkas. Now living in twizel, looking forward to going up a few rivers in summer
Cheers,
Tim

Modifications and Accessories:

Suspension: 3.5” Lift using cheapie Bighorn lift springs and Rancho 5000s, Swaybar disconnects to come
Tyres/Wheels: 16x8 Steelies, sealed and 2pak blacked 265/75 KL71s
Traction Aids: MU manual hubs / rear lokka planned for spring
Spot lights and Lighting: 2x Cibie Oscars sitting in the cupboard
Engine: 4JX1 with new ORPS / OCD oil changes and disabled EGR. Water to air intercooler sitting on the bench with radiator and pump, waiting for the rest of the bits to turn up and will be putting it on
External: cut the guards for front wheels, waiting for sept for a safari snokel)
Dreams: 1uzfe using the 4l30e and current transfer case

Pictures:
2” Lift

Round the coast

New lift in

Found a rock

[scruff123]

hey nice rig! hows the front end holdng up? ne probs with cv's with the big lift?

[boxxy]

i already had a clicky CV (big foot, rock face, my fault) when i went up the extra 1.5" sooo.. will be interesting to see how the new chinese one holds up
the manual hubs *aparently* make a huge difference to the longevity compared to the drive plates as the cv only spins when it needs to, just have to be cautious of the 4wd button
The guys over at planetisuzoo seem to get away with 5"s out of the front, so fingers crossed they will be fine as long as i'm not stupid

[oompalompa]

nice truck dude. dont know how the lokka will go in the back. the do work well tho. i have one in the front wiith manual hubs so i can 'turn it off'. would be interested to here the results

[Captcol]

Nice truck, good to see another wizard around, even tho it is flasher and more modified than mine

[wbski007]

nice looking Rodeo, wizard, frontara, how many names does the same vehicle have anyway?? I'm loosing count.

[geeves]

5 inches comes with lowering diffs and other nasties. With the current situation in NZ I would have a long talk to a certifier before commencing. (theres something in the pipeline but Im not allowed to say anything at this stage)
I belive your model has the electric free wheel on the diff. If so the drive plates would spin the axles all the time and fitting free wheel hubs overcomes this. Its only advantage is on the road where you get a little better ecconomy and power. Its a common mod on Toyotas but the first Ive heard about on a Isuzu.
Do Not ever use the chinese CV joints. This forum is full of bad stories about them. Better to get second hand originals. Clicking is not nessecsarily a failure but evidence of wear. It may carry on like that for years I have one like this Its been clicking loudly for 3 years.

[boxxy]

5 inches comes with lowering diffs and other nasties. With the current situation in NZ I would have a long talk to a certifier before commencing. (theres something in the pipeline but Im not allowed to say anything at this stage)
I belive your model has the electric free wheel on the diff. If so the drive plates would spin the axles all the time and fitting free wheel hubs overcomes this. Its only advantage is on the road where you get a little better ecconomy and power. Its a common mod on Toyotas but the first Ive heard about on a Isuzu.
Do Not ever use the chinese CV joints. This forum is full of bad stories about them. Better to get second hand originals. Clicking is not nessecsarily a failure but evidence of wear. It may carry on like that for years I have one like this Its been clicking loudly for 3 years.

I dont plan to go higher up.. it brings in other issues like the upper arm hitting the gas tank, longer rear arms...
The wizard doesn't have the TOD but does have "push button" 4wd hi, and the drive plates meant the front diff spun full time. Economy and power are definatly better.. but my thoughts were saving the cvs from spinning/wearing
do the chinese CVs smash easy or just wear fast or both?? i got 2 incase the other spat the dummy, so will carry that round when i go for a decent trip

nice truck dude. dont know how the lokka will go in the back. the do work well tho. i have one in the front wiith manual hubs so i can 'turn it off'. would be interested to here the results

Cheers fulla, I have a few reasons for doing the back first.. Im sick of spinning the inside tire when i "take off viguously" round a corner, we get a bit of snow / ice up here and ive heard bad things about front lockers and icey roads (rears are probly just as dodgy), it saves going into 4wd as often and the rear diff is stronger.
Will let you know how it goes when i get one and its in!

[Captcol]

looking at a LSD diff head may be cheaper, keep meaning to check mine to see if it is LSD or not, will get the jack out at some stage

[scruff123]

could you post a pick of your cv angle? cheers

[boxxy]

could you post a pick of your cv angle? cheers

Here you go...
from the front


and back.. im thinking that rusty water isnt a good sign .. might have to look into that when it warms up

[oompalompa]

looking at a LSD diff head may be cheaper, keep meaning to check mine to see if it is LSD or not, will get the jack out at some stage

thats a point, you could look into putting a lsd in the rear. thats what i have and go most places, can still go into low range and just put the hubs in just be fore i need to ... hopefully

[boxxy]

looking at a LSD diff head may be cheaper, keep meaning to check mine to see if it is LSD or not, will get the jack out at some stage

thats a point, you could look into putting a lsd in the rear. thats what i have and go most places, can still go into low range and just put the hubs in just be fore i need to ... hopefully

Have thought about this, but it runs a modified dana 44, so its not the same as an earlier wizard or the corp 12 bolt, and wreckers want gold for anything "newish" and then i would probly locker it after a while anyway.. might as spend a bit more money and do it properly to start with!

[geeves]

Dana44 ???? The american ones got that axle but why does yours?

[boxxy]

not sure.. i wish it had a 12 bolt.. would be a lot easier
is 4.3:1 just like the yanky rodeos

heres a pic.. excuse the phone camera