Category: Accessories

  with Brian Beck (Filter) Sound Judgment Some folks need to have a monster sound system in their rig, we understand. But sometimes our trail rigs see more weather than we had planned on and that expensive head unit turns into trash real quick. Here is a quick ‘how-to’ from one of our readers that […]

      SKY Manufacturing Front Shock Mount with Larry Harris   I have been through a lot of shock towers. In fact, I bet all of them have been on my truck at one time or another. I have had stock, the Ford version and most after market sets. I have found the set […]

      SKY Manufacturing Traction Barwith Bill Johnston When I was younger, I ran muscle cars. The power they produced required a traction aid to keep the springs from twisting into a pretzel. Who would have thought that a Suzuki could be capable of doing the same thing? As we add a bit of […]

     with Scott Rossow SkY-J Update   After upgrading to stock 4 pack YJ springs using the Sky YJ Kit I thought I was ready to hit the trails and show the world my new flex.  It did not take long to realize that flex is easy.  Good flex seems to take a lot […]

with Bill Johnston My favorite places to go and exercise my Zook, all have one thing in common – Rocks! And while rocks are fun to play in, they can really shorten your day in a hurry when they whack the transfer case and spill parts all over the trail. What can we do? Cover that […]

      with Jay Hamvas Shrockworks Gas Tank Skidplate Install The install of the Shrockworks Gas Tank Skidplate is easy and straightforward. One of the most important things to do before attempting this install is to make sure the gas tank is almost empty. Gas weighs about 8 lbs. per gallon, so it doesnt […]

      ShrockBars with Art Lilley For the last year I have been deeply involved in building my first Samurai from the ground up. While the decision to purchase some of the components was difficult, I knew exactly what I wanted when it came time to put armor on my Samurai. SHROCKWORKS! ShrockWorks is […]

  Sidewinder with a ‘Kick’!Project Sidewinder/ARB part 1with Bill Johnston Tired of bending axles? Yup. Tired of being ‘careful’ when welding components onto the thin Samurai axle housing? Yup. Do you ‘have to’ go to Toyota axles to get something a little stronger? Nope! This series will show you how we put together a beefy […]

         Here you can see where a set of stock front caliper brackets are used to hang the brakes. The axle housing is designed to make this a direct bolt-on.   The stock donor front wheel hubs were cleaned up and outfitted with new bearings. As long as you have everything torn down […]