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iZook is staffed by a group of off-road enthusiasts who are committed to the advancement of the Suzuki automobile for the sport of off-roading.
With: Terrina Harris iZook Guru’s Ultimate Project Build Off – Truck One I have some big plans for the Samurai! I am tired of Larry blowing up the rear end all the time so the first order of business was to call Brent at Trail Tough and order the Hybrid Rear Axle. This is […]
Continue ReadingKickin’ Vitara! Southern Style… Waaay Southern! Edited by Bill Johnston Marcos Levy, a member of Surge Team Suzuki, has once again finished the “RALLY DOS SERTES” running a Suzuki. Not only is this the largest cross country rally in the Americas, but it is also the largest off-road event in the Latin America. Congratulations! Marcos […]
Continue Readingwith Bill Johnston A Super Samurai! Darryl Jones and Brian Cole are hard core 4×4 enthusiasts who wanted to build something that no one else had. They also wanted something that would represent the high quality of their shop while climbing just about anything put in front of it! They decided on the Samurai […]
Continue Readingwith Bill Johnston Stretched This 1987 Suzuki Samurai is straight out off of a true zookaholic’s dream sheet. Wayne Fling, out of Shawnee, Kansas, has put together a truly eye-catching, truly wheelable work of art. We caught up with him at the 2006 ZookiMelt in Attica, and he was very happy to share his […]
Continue Readingwith Bill Johnston The Stance One of the most important details that need to be addressed when using ‘larger than stock’ tires and any kind of lift is the overall usability of the suspension, and the finished ‘Stance’ of the vehicle. When we started with this vehicle, it ran a set of 2.5″ OME springs […]
Continue Readingwith Bill Johnston We are officially into the buildup of a seemingly stock 88.5 Samurai. When the vehicle was first purchased, it was done with the provision from the finance director (FD) that it would always look stock. A few pieces were added, but they were factory options so it didnt upset […]
Continue ReadingThis shows the Cj springs bolted to the relocation brackets in the front and the M/L’s in the rear. Another view showing the M/L shackles The rear is “U” bolted to the bottom of the springs. With the axles bolted in and […]
Continue Readingwith Jim Bova Project #2 Returns! This shows why after doing a spring over conversion steering correction is needed. The Drag Link looks quite close to the spring Here is the much maligned Z link. Editors Note: This is one area not to skimp! […]
Continue Readingwith Jim Bova Project #2 Returns! Front Spring Over With Rear Springs With the rear SPOA done on #2 it was time to move on to the front. There is a little more work involved in the front with the steering. There are a few ways to address the steering issue, cross over steering , […]
Continue Readingwith Jim Bova Project #2 Returns! Project #2 is back. It really never went away just sort of took a little break. I spent the better part of the last year or so scouring the countryside for parts to do a SPOA on her. It will have a welded rear put in as […]
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