iZook – Suzuki 4×4 Tech Information, Accessories, Travel & Adventure
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Protecting Your Tire Valves with R. Low Most off-roaders have encountered a rock or branch that meets the valve stem in the rim, in such a way as to allow all the air out of the tire. If the valve stem is destroyed or pulled out of the rim, there is a much […]
Continue Readingwith Bill Johnston Flat Towing Hookups We all love to trail ride, but do we all drive our trail rigs to the trail? Not always. Some folks use trailers, some use car dollies and others flat tow their rigs. For those that flat tow, one of the biggest problems is setting up a lighting […]
Continue ReadingTOYOTA CV JOINT REAR DRIVESHAFT with Miles Oliver After adding my ‘Spring-over Axle” with OME springs. I knew I had some major driveshaft extending to do. I also moved back my rear axle 1/2″ to clear the 33″ Super Swamper Radial tires at the front of the rear fenderwells so that made my […]
Continue Readingwith Brent may Toyota Axle Swap OK, so youve been eye balling those big new set of tires, and the extra help they will give on those rocks and ruts youve been playing on. You also know that a 33 tire is just about the limit on the stock Suzuki axles […]
Continue Readingwith Brent May GRIZZLEY FAB TRAC-BAR INSTALL After experiencing a few slightly tweaked rear springs, and deciding to go with a softer CJ spring set up on my 88.5 Samurai, I decided that a trac-bar would probably be a good addition to my rear suspension. I began by looking at a […]
Continue ReadingClick Here To Visit Tracker Nine Inch SuspensionWith Jim Mazzola After hundreds of e-mails and three redesigns I finally squeezed in the time necessary to document the 9 inch suspension that I’ve designed. The new JII series of vehicles from Suzuki hit the shores of the U.S. in 1989 without much fanfare. This new […]
Continue ReadingNext we remove the ring gear bolts and carefully remove the ring gear, setting it aside. Now we turn our attention to the ARB Air Locker. You will notice when you press the bearings back on that one of the bearing journals is longer than the other. This is the way they get the air […]
Continue ReadingWe fit the tube and seal housing in its approximate finished location and then gently bent it out of the way so we could fir the carrier into place. When you look around inside the empty case, you can find a couple of other places you could mount the air tube bulkhead body. I […]
Continue ReadingNext, we changed out the drill bit for the ‘Q’ bit from the kit. Using the cutting oil again, we drilled out the threads in the wheel hubs. The new bolts are not only larger in diameter, they are also longer. This adds 81.4% more thread engagement and 41.8% more cross […]
Continue ReadingShrockWorks Winch Bumperwith Bill Johnston Bumpers are a matter of personal preference, with a little practicality thrown in. Some prefer the bumper to be large and bullet proof, others think ‘less is more’. But if you are planning to run a winch and maybe experiment with alternative suspension systems then a bumper like […]
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