Maruti Suzuki SS80 DX

sureshkishore · 11th September 2009, 06:05

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Originally Posted by bablue

yes indeed. .. my cousine brother has a car which is fitted with a 13" and a very high profile tyre on it...The one with a original tyre size is my car and the other one is my brother's car... what do you say.. .does that look oversized ?

That is one evil looking SS80 pal. But nice to see the love for the SS80 running in the whole family!!

wasif · 12th September 2009, 00:37

Guys when the SS80 was introduced I was finishing school and had just learned to drive. One of my friends dad had a light blue car. He was an IAS officer and used to spend lots of time away on tours.

We used to sneak out with the car. The first thing we would do was jack up the rear, remove one tyre at a time and fit them back with the rims inverted, ie reversed, with the inside facing out. The wheels would then stick out of the arches and gave it a mean look.

Now this must have accelerated the wheel bearing wear but it was worth it for the fun of it. Chicks would go crazy and wanted rides in this thing !!

IndrojitSircar · 12th September 2009, 00:43

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Originally Posted by wasif

Guys when the SS80 was introduced I was finishing school and had just learned to drive. One of my friends dad had a light blue car. He was an IAS officer and used to spend lots of time away on tours.

We used to sneak out with the car. The first thing we would do was jack up the rear, remove one tyre at a time and fit them back with the rims inverted, ie reversed, with the inside facing out. The wheels would then stick out of the arches and gave it a mean look.

Now this must have accelerated the wheel bearing wear but it was worth it for the fun of it. Chicks would go crazy and wanted rides in this thing !!

nice one!my grand father had a sky blue one also bu have been in thaqt car a few times only but i used to love that car.

wasif · 12th September 2009, 01:26

Don't even ask what we did with the girls after they got into the car !!!

Spitfire · 12th September 2009, 12:55

That Maruti 800 with big wheels does look good.

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Originally Posted by wasif

Don't even ask what we did with the girls after they got into the car !!!

Oh you did give a hint in the previous post.

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Originally Posted by wasif

Guys when the SS80 was introduced I was finishing school and had just learned to drive. One of my friends dad had a light blue car. He was an IAS officer and used to spend lots of time away on tours.

We used to sneak out with the car. The first thing we would do was jack up the rear, remove one tyre at a time and fit them back with the rims inverted, ie reversed, with the inside facing out. The wheels would then stick out of the arches and gave it a mean look.

Now this must have accelerated the wheel bearing wear but it was worth it for the fun of it. Chicks would go crazy and wanted rides in this thing !!

Stanher · 12th September 2009, 13:24

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Originally Posted by wasif

Don't even ask what we did with the girls after they got into the car !!!

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

Oh you did give a hint in the previous post.

*ahem* why are we suddenly shifting gears in this thread now?

sumeethaldankar · 12th September 2009, 14:03

Hi guys, i have a 97 model 800.The engine bay of the SS80 looks similar to mine.What i wanted to know is how different or similar are the engines for these two cars? And i am not talking about the quality ie Japanese/Indian etc.

thanks

ajay99 · 12th September 2009, 17:38

the engines are different with regard to power , torque,etc

SuperSelect · 12th September 2009, 23:30

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Originally Posted by Stanher

*ahem* why are we suddenly shifting gears in this thread now?

We are !! and don't we just love it ??

JayD · 12th September 2009, 23:51

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Originally Posted by Stanher

*ahem* why are we suddenly shifting gears in this thread now?

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Originally Posted by SuperSelect

We are !! and don't we just love it ??

Yea, Afterall, there is nothing wrong in taking the girls for a 'ride' is there?

wasif · 13th September 2009, 10:01

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Originally Posted by JayD

Yea, Afterall, there is nothing wrong in taking the girls for a 'ride' is there?

Second that, my sentements exactly

ajay99 · 13th September 2009, 11:12

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Originally Posted by JayD

Yea, Afterall, there is nothing wrong in taking the girls for a 'ride' is there?

it would be nice if everyone keeps the other "girls" out of this thread.
there is only one girl in this and that is the "SS80"

kannan666 · 13th September 2009, 12:42

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Originally Posted by bablue

yes indeed. .. my cousine brother has a car which is fitted with a 13" and a very high profile tyre on it... he lives in bangalore but the car right now is in the home town.. may be i can post some pictures for its curiosity .. its a pleasure to drive with a bigger and broader wheels.. The one with a original tyre size is my car and the other one is my brother's car... what do you say.. .does that look oversized ?

Saw a very similar looking SS80 with the high profile mag wheels in Sadashivnagar last week, same colour too, had your cousin dropped in to Bangalore by any chance ? Could not take any pics of the car for comparison though.

PAVAN KADAM · 13th September 2009, 20:41

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Originally Posted by ajay99

the engines are different with regard to power , torque,etc

Sorry to interpret.

The gear box is different with regard to Torque.

The engine block is same as the later models of SS80, sharing the same Deawoo block.

I had the opportunity to change my SB308's gear box with that of an SS80. I had a horrid time while doing this mod. Finally swapped all moving parts from an SS80 gearbox onto the SB308's box.

And the results are just PHENOMENAL , my M-800 is running madder than ever, i can call WICKED

Neur0t0xin · 13th September 2009, 23:11

The SS80 tyre size is mentioned as 4.50-12-6PR which is the same as the Maruti omni.
The SB308 tyre size was 5.65-12 6PR (now radial 145/70 R12)
Now my question is do these tyre sizes differ?
I have always felt the SS80 runs on bigger wheels as compared to SB308; or just my perception I guess.
What do you guys think?

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wasif Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Abu Dhabi (for now) Posts: 2,957 Thanked: 414 Times	Guys when the SS80 was introduced I was finishing school and had just learned to drive. One of my friends dad had a light blue car. He was an IAS officer and used to spend lots of time away on tours. We used to sneak out with the car. The first thing we would do was jack up the rear, remove one tyre at a time and fit them back with the rims inverted, ie reversed, with the inside facing out. The wheels would then stick out of the arches and gave it a mean look. Now this must have accelerated the wheel bearing wear but it was worth it for the fun of it. Chicks would go crazy and wanted rides in this thing !!
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wasif Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Abu Dhabi (for now) Posts: 2,957 Thanked: 414 Times	Don't even ask what we did with the girls after they got into the car !!!
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sumeethaldankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,936 Thanked: 3,312 Times View My Garage	Hi guys, i have a 97 model 800.The engine bay of the SS80 looks similar to mine.What i wanted to know is how different or similar are the engines for these two cars? And i am not talking about the quality ie Japanese/Indian etc. thanks
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ajay99 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: trivandrum Posts: 2,731 Thanked: 1,614 Times	the engines are different with regard to power , torque,etc
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Neur0t0xin BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 78 Thanked: 100 Times	tyre query The SS80 tyre size is mentioned as 4.50-12-6PR which is the same as the Maruti omni. The SB308 tyre size was 5.65-12 6PR (now radial 145/70 R12) Now my question is do these tyre sizes differ? I have always felt the SS80 runs on bigger wheels as compared to SB308; or just my perception I guess. What do you guys think?
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