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Jun 18, 2018 18:08:20 GMT
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Hi guys! I might be selling my little twingo 133 as I fancy a Tata pickup! A friend of mine has one for sale identical to the one pictured. However, I wanna slam it on wide wheels! Anyone have any experience with them? Also, what wheel fitment are they and can they. E easily slammed? Thanks for the help guys!
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Jun 18, 2018 19:14:25 GMT
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I've had a few of them. The wheels don't seem to share a stud pattern with anything. I'm sure that they probably do, but I never found anything to fit them. They're quite a cool little truck, and they're built for work, not for speed or even comfort. If you want a rugged little truck that can drive across any terrain, or go anywhere then you're probably in the right place. I never had one that went over 60mph flat out... Until I had a V8 stuffed into one! As for modifications, my advise would be to throw everything away thats under the body and start again with a different chassis. I say this because I always found it hard to get hold of parts for mine. So I had a Range Rover chassis and mechanicals under mine in the end, it was pretty good, and had the V8 burble!
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Jun 18, 2018 19:44:54 GMT
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I've had a few of them. The wheels don't seem to share a stud pattern with anything. I'm sure that they probably do, but I never found anything to fit them. They're quite a cool little truck, and they're built for work, not for speed or even comfort. If you want a rugged little truck that can drive across any terrain, or go anywhere then you're probably in the right place. I never had one that went over 60mph flat out... Until I had a V8 stuffed into one! As for modifications, my advise would be to throw everything away thats under the body and start again with a different chassis. I say this because I always found it hard to get hold of parts for mine. So I had a Range Rover chassis and mechanicals under mine in the end, it was pretty good, and had the V8 burble! In other words buy a Range Rover
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markbognor
South East
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Tata pickup inspirationmarkbognor
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Jun 18, 2018 20:02:12 GMT
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Tata Safari - later SUV style vehicle is 5x160. There's also reference on an Indian page to 4x108, but that was for cars. The oily bits have been PSA sourced in the past so that might be where the 4xPeugeot genes come from. Worth checking hubs for whatever 5 stud larger Peugeot's used too, stuff like 505's. Edit, confirmation of 5x160 here: www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/alternative-wheels-for-lt-16_topic58784.html
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Last Edit: Jun 18, 2018 20:06:01 GMT by markbognor
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Jun 18, 2018 20:03:19 GMT
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In other words buy a Range Rover Yeah, but anyone can do that!
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Awesome feedback, thanks guys!!
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Curtis
Part of things
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Pop a Merc badge on the front to really mess with people
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Driving: Shitbox Honda S-MX
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brachunky
Scotland
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Tata pickup inspirationbrachunky
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This will be interesting to follow if you get it! Not the prettiest but a drop, wheels and the odd mod could make it a quirky fun truck.
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Pop a Merc badge on the front to really mess with people I love this! Haha Would love to see it slammed on some black extreme offset wheels!
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Jun 19, 2018 12:32:30 GMT
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does merc wheels fit , i think from memory they had a merc engine and my be a peugeot engine too, his was a crew cab one
friend had one for years cheap 2 wheel drive , he would take it any where , he once had to recover a vw 4x4 jeep that got stuck in a field vw owner wasnt best pleased to be freed by a tata lol
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Last Edit: Jun 19, 2018 12:33:22 GMT by shielsy68
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Jun 19, 2018 12:49:22 GMT
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The engine is based on the Peugeot XUD engine, I actually put the head from a diesel Citroen xxx on one of mine, and it ran fine. It was stupid things like suspension bushes and brake pad that I had trouble finding.
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Jun 19, 2018 12:59:46 GMT
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