Category: Accessories

with Bill Johnston Redesigning the ARB You’re on a really wild trail, you have wacked the pumpkins a few times but all seems to be fine. You get your front end up on a radical waterfall… and then you hear it! The dreaded hiss of an air leak coming from somewhere underneath the vehicle. Your […]

    with Todd Dowless 96 S-10 BLAZER SEAT INSTALLATION I have owned my 88.5 Samurai since 89 and my seats have needed replacing for quite a while.  About three years ago I bought some Wet Okole Seat Covers and they served their purpose. This time I was looking for something to last longer and […]

with Larry Harris   INSTALLATION  NOTE :This installation should be completed in conjunction with the manufacturer’s service manual. This article is not intend to replace the instructions shipped with the kit.   1. Drain oil, disconnect tail shaft, remove axles and the differential housing from the vehicle as per manufacturers maintenance manual. Drain Oil Flange […]

with Bill Johnston Swapping ARB Sidegears   When upgrading to a beefier set of front axle shafts, it isn’t just a quick swap of the shafts. The kits that are out there require a gear change inside the carrier. The stock inner axle shafts in the front of the Samurai are 22 spline. The upgraded […]

      with K.C. Murphy Xtreeme Bedliner Why Bedline? Maybe you have a rather unattractive interior. Its seen some better days, the paint is long worn through, youve patched some rusty holes, and youd like to disguise some sins of the past. On the other hand, you may have a rust-free tub which you […]

    with Scott Rossow Is Bigger always Better? Look around, everything seems to be getting bigger than ever and somebody has to stop the madness!  Airplane seats are bigger, mmm okay, I can live with that.  Big Macs are available 40% bigger in some markets, mmm, okay, I guess.  I never really understood why […]

  with Drew Huber Beef Your Birfields I have always heard that the weak link on the Samurai front axle was the birfield joint. After pricing custom axles for the Zuk, I decided to keep the stock axle and beef them up. I had always wanted to run 33″ tires but was concerned that the […]

with Bill Johnston coming up that gnarly ravine, you turn the wheel just enough to clear that deep void that formed between the rocks. You give it a little gas to get over the last ledge and BAM! One of the front wheels goes powerless and you slide into the hole. When we take our […]

      with Dave King (Asian Auto Parts) Build Your Own Panhard Bar For everyone that owns a SPOA and has had trouble turning when ever you articulate a panhard bar may be the answer for you! Every time I got caught in a twisted up spot and needed to turn to the right, I […]

      with Chris Robbins ’95 Accent Buckets My JX seats were starting to look pretty bad. After hearing, “‘Bout time for some new seats, ain’t it?” one too many times, I felt that it was time to do something about this. I liked the JX seats, so I checked with a local upholstery […]