Author: Admin iZook

  with J. Sutcliffe Making Zooki Door Straps   If you have removable doors on your Zook you need to have quick disconnect straps so you don’t have to unscrew the mounts all the time. Well…. actually you probably  don’t have to have straps, but if you don’t the door will swing open and bang […]

with Larry Harris Looking for a bumper to replace my aging Smitty-Bilt, I found there are way to many options. Home grown bumpers are a viable option for many do-it-your-self owners. People have been building their own for years with good results. To much work, and by the time you get the material and the […]

  Quick Release Windshield Hinges with Jeff Pollock For many years I wheeled with my windshield attached to the zook until that fateful day at Livingston, KY, when I endoed (rolled end over end) the vehicle forcing me to remove my windshield frame. What a major difference in visibility removing the windshield frame made. It […]

      with Miles D. Oliver YJ Wrangler Flares on a Suzuki The Suzuki I drive is a 1992 model. In 1990 Suzuki switched to an all metal fender. The previous models had simple and much more flexible (and forgiving) plastic fenders.   The fenders on my Suzuki were rough, dented,   full of body putty […]

       Daystar Winch Isolator with Bill Johnston If you run a winch, you probably know a little about their quirks, but let me review. When the winch is reeled in, the hook either gets jammed up against the fairlead or it gets hooked on a convenient tow point. Both locations are solid but […]

      Next, we found a way (with more help from Roadless Gear) to control the new winch without breaking out the winch controller from the accessory bag. They provided their new Dash Mounted Winch Controls so that we would have full control at our fingertips without leaving the drivers seat. The control panel […]

      with Bill Johnston Installing a Winch In previous issues we installed an awesome winch bumper from ShrockWorks and followed it up with a YJ front spring conversion that worked seamlessly with the bumper. But you can’t install a winch bumper without actually installing a winch, can you? It was great as a […]

      by Randy Bouchard with  Jim Bova Virtual Lift For the Samurai “Virtul Lift ?”- Here is a way to add some wheel travel while keeping the inner wheel wells stock looking as well as eliminating know rust areas. When interior side panels are reinstalled all your work is hidden. The procedure for […]

    with Drew Huber Installing New 33 x 12.5 SSR Swampers After my little trip to Moab this year and seeing all the Zuks running 33?s I decided I was ready to upgrade my wheels and tires. I had previously upgraded the front axles by adding birfield rings to them. In choosing a new […]

    with Kevin Lafferty and Jim Cambron Weber Works! Choke adjustment procedure and Diagnostics: All 32/32, 32/36, 38/38 series DGV model Webers. Not intended for manually controlled choke models. There are 3 major component elements in the choke system on the DGV series.   Bi-metal element that controls heat/time cycles during cold start operation. […]