Category: Suzuki Tech

   with Lance K. Schall Something X-tra Why lift a Suzuki X-90 and turn it into a trail vehicle? Well, the easy answer would be: Why not? Its a Sidekick underneath and Calmini has responded to an enthusiastic following and markets suspension lift kits for Sidekicks. I have had a Calmini lifted Samurai for 16 […]

  Page two.   Since these photographs were taken I have added Calmini’s steering stabilizer/truss and idler arm bracket. I upgraded all the fasteners and performed minor grinding to fit the idler arm bracket to the later Sidekick/Tracker/X-90 platform. Here’s what I did in the back: Cut the springs shorter, closed the last coil by […]

Custom Stretch Samurai – Long Wheel Base Clone + Propane, Gallery of Pictures.     08/11/2010   

with Jim Bova Project #2 Rides Again   Project #2 has taken many a twist and turn to get to where it is today. I was never too sure if I wanted to finish it ( if our Zukes are EVER finished) sell it, part it….whatever. I finally decided that seeing I had come this […]

With: Rae Champoux iZook Guru’s Ultimate Project Build Off – Truck Two What a mess the last few months have been! It seems like all we have been doing is spinning our tires on this project. I have been putting in some long hours with my new position, Mitch was on third shift for two […]

With: Rae Champoux The list of obstacles were long, three holidays, colds, mandatory overtime for Mitch at work, a surgery for my mother in-law thank goodness we have all made it into the New Year Thats right folks it was a long hard road to get here but the coils were finished this weekend. Put […]

With: Rae Champoux iZook Guru’s Ultimate Project Build Off – Truck Two Well we are still at it. It has taken a lot longer than we expected. The delays are many. Lets start with the run down of the last months work on truck two. The cool one. J Whos smart idea was it to […]

With: Rae Champoux iZook Guru’s Ultimate Project Build Off – Truck Two Scott Yach a.k.a. RockRat, from Rock 4X Fabrication,  is definitely one of those people who you can tell Just do what you think will be functional and look cool. and have complete faith that the end result will be wicked! I had been […]

 with Bill Johnston Ranger Rick Rick Hall has been known as ‘Ranger Rick’ by the Suzuki community, and has been a well known face at Suzuki events all over the midwest for many years now. He has provided medical support  for ZookiMelt ever since I first met him. His newest rig is a 96 4dr […]

  with Bill Johnston   Rockin’ Rat Rod When planning a rig, you think of a few points that would make life so much easier. Like a low COG (center of gravity), a strong, integrated cage, big tires, a strong power plant and not much sheet metal to worry about… right? Blake Savage hit the […]