Brumby handling

phantomD · Post by **phantomD** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:23 am

I recently drove a friend's (modified) Toyota Corolla and was amazed at how much better it handled around corners than my Brumby - I could drive much faster around a roundabout and still feel comfortable. What sort of things have people done to Brumby utes to make them handle a bit better on the road?

chridk · Post by **chridk** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:40 am

My brumby handles better than stock (for road use). Ive got a crossbred brake kit, coilovers in the front and wrx 17's and its rear wheel drive (only because I'm too lazy to fit the front shafts). Its horses for courses really, depends what you want out of your car.

Cheers Chridk

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:50 am

standard MY front suspension - turn wheels to full lock and as you do watch them turn in under themselves sort of thing - it is the whole geometry of things.
You can do the basics like new ball joints good starter, urethane instead of rubber for lower control arms and all sway bar bushes. I got a Selby 25mm which is about 2m thicker than std? makes a difference. Then there is the use the L Series CV shaft with MY outer, L Series lower control arm, modded Falcon castor bar (search bluesteel member and Brumberty four years ago) and a camry tie rod end. Think you need to be raised suspension and a patient wheel aligner man. Brumberty was quoted as saying his Brumby - the WonderBrumby 1 handled like his old Mini Cooper S afterwards. Still not able to use L front brakes.

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:19 pm

Are your shocks and front springs in good condition?

phantomD · Post by **phantomD** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 12:27 pm

Shocks and front springs work fine, the passenger front is slightly noisy over bumps.

I really want to minimise body roll on corners and perhaps lower the car a little. Is there a sway bar from a similar series car etc that can be fitted??

Thanks in advance.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:50 pm

You have to remember.. the Brumbys are based on the 1979 body shape and very little was changed upto the last Brumby in 1992. You can make upgrades to newer and beter technology shockes (remember shock manifactures only give them a life span of 50,000kms) so even if you think the shocks are working fine.. they might not be. You can even look at upgrading you suspension mounts to polyurethane ones. Also a good wheel alignment can make a huge difference.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:48 pm

Forgot to mention BSR241 ? Whiteline did a rear sway bar kit for MY somewhere between 200 and 300 bucks.

50 series tyres also helps

phantomD · Post by **phantomD** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:55 pm

steptoe wrote:Forgot to mention BSR241 ? Whiteline did a rear sway bar kit for MY somewhere between 200 and 300 bucks.

Any more information on this? I can find bushes but no sway bar on their website.

78sti · Post by **78sti** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:34 pm

I have the old front sway bar in the rear and a 22mm one in the front.

I also have coilovers on the front and adjustable koni shocks on the rear. Front lower arm and tie rod end modified to improve caster and roll center.

Handles like a go cart now

Whiteline (bought out selbys) will do a custom sway bar for the rear if you give them something to copy, but you will still need to fabricate mounting points.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:48 am

yeah, ring em and quote that part number that sticks in my head