Category: Suzuki Tech

with Larry Harris   Needed a new bumper, need a place to mount a full size spare and gas can. Know I do not want to reinvent the wheel so to speak. I will let someone else to all the engineering and the construction. It has to be bolt on. I gave Calmini a call, […]

    with Tim Tackett North Coast Off Road Calmini Rocker Skids with North Coast Offroad  The Calmini Rocker Skids offer a simple inexpensive solution for protection of the vulnerable rocker panels on the Samurai. The kit is very basic, consisting of two prefabricated pieces, one for the left, and one for the right side […]

    with Larry Harris Camden Supercharger I am installing a 1600 supercharger kit into my 1987 Samurai. The information for this series has been provided by Camden and Calmini. I have had the 1300 supercharger for several years, it has proven it self to be a very efficient source of “MORE POWER”. I recently […]

    with Bill Johnston Add a New Tail Gate Logo Have you ever had the urge to look just a little bit different from the rest? Sometimes doing something unique can cause a head or two to turn. That may be why some of us stick with Zooks instead of going with the rest […]

  Clicky Starter Quick Fix Kit with Bill Johnston When I picked up an 88.5 Sami last year, it would start anytime, all the time, without fail. I was lucky to get such a solid vehicle. But after I started on the trip to the 2003 ZookiMelt there was a problem at the first fuel […]

    You got Crabs? When Myron Thorson first told me he had Crabs, I had to wonder why he would be bragging… and then I saw the new Zuks Off Road differential protection he had just finished producing and it all fell into place. The quarter inch steel bash plate he designed looked like […]

with Bill Johnston It only takes a first glance at one of Tom Wood’s drive shafts to realize the quality, workmanship and attention to detail that is put into each and every unit that Tom ships. The photo on the right shows the new CV drive shaft and the stock Samurai unit side by side. […]

Breeze-O-Topwith Bill Johnston When you live in an area that is known for it’s good weather, you want to take off the top and doors whenever you can. The problem is when the sun gets really hot and starts burning the top of my head. The answer is a new type of bikini top that […]

    Breeze-O-Top Safari Topwith Bill Johnston   In a previous issue, we reviewed the Breeze-O-Top bikini top and found it easy to install, easy to store and a definite ‘keeper’ when it comes to fun in the sun tops! But Greg Etter didn’t just sit back and enjoy the kudos, he has gone farther […]

With Scott Rossow Time for Bumpstops When you install YJ springs on a Zuk you need bumpstops.  The YJ springs are so flexy that they invert and damage to springs.  Also, if you have shock hoops the tire will rub on both the hoop and the shock.  Then there are the fenders to worry about.  […]