Category: Suzuki Tech

      with Larry Harris Samurai Box, Storage for the Zook   No leaks, no rust, no rattles. Sound like something you want in your truck? Adequate lockable and weatherproof storage space has always been lacking in the Samurai. JeepBox manufacturer of the SamuraiBox has solved this problem with its line of aluminum storage […]

    with Jim Cambron When Rocker Arm Cap Screws Turn Up Missing When you remove the valve cover to inspect the valve train, be sure to check the flat-headed Philip head screws that hold down the rocker arm shafts for tightness. Occasionally, one of these flat-headed screws come loose  — especially after work has […]

      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 […]

We move on to the center of the housing to add the air vent, oil cap and drain plug. For those that have upgraded their rear drive shaft to a CV style drive line will like the fact that after rotating their axle up to face the transfer case straight on, the oil fill cap […]

         Putting the axles side by side made it easy to transfer the pieces we were going to reuse. These pieces only included the rear flexible brake line, and the wheels and tires. The Sidewinder is available in three different lengths (stock, 3″ and 6″ over). As you can see in the […]

      Zook Seats Following the Suzuki mailing list we have found there are as many seat ideas as there are people. This section is dedicated to those ideas. To start the series Bill Johnston and Todd Dowless will be installing seats from two different aftermarket suppliers. BiIl installed RCI racing seats, and Todd […]

    Click Here To Visit Zook Engine Modifications This section is dedicated to Suzuki Engine Modifications. Please select the link from the left to visit the article of interest.  Send your ideas to: editorinchief@izook.com. Select from the articles on the left side of the page. 08/11/10 15:20 [tech/footer.htm]