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      with 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 […]

  Click 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 […]

      with Brandy Owen (Introduction by Murph, The Seasoned Rookie) Steering Knuckle Rebuild Friends, Rookies, Zookimen, Lend me your sockets In the past few issues youve met a young lady named Brandy. Like many of us, she shuddered at the thought of getting dirty for fun. Just one week prior to the writing […]

     25. Apply sealing compound to the oil seal (easy on the sealant… it goes a long way!), and tap it into place using a large socket.   26. Insert the shaft… the axle shaft… come on now!!  27. Pack the bearings with the red goo, I mean grease, and replace them. Rubber gloves […]

      with Bill Johnston Oh Suz-Ana! While adding more power to the Grey Ghost project, we realized that harnessing that power at the axles was going to be a big chore. The gears had already been updated with a set of 5.12s and a locker, but we wanted to strengthen it from the […]

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      with Bill & Amber Johnston Spring Maintenance Some folks think automotive maintenance is just making sure the oil level doesn’t get too low… the rest of the vehicle is just too complicated to worry about. Except that any vehicle that isn’t maintained well will suffer a shorter lifespan. When my 13 year […]

      The oil filter tools that most shade-tree mechanics are used to won’t work on a Zook oil filter, because the oil filters are much smaller than the filters on the bigger V8s. The smaller oil filter wrench was found at the local auto parts store. The old filter was removed and the […]

    with Scott Rossow SkY-J Anyone? I have a new favorite vendor. Sean Conk at Low Range Offroad is the real deal. I discovered Low Range Offroad when I was researching YJ install kits for my tintop. I wanted top quality and complete front and rear kits from the same company. I did not […]

  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 […]