with Steve Shoop Installing A Rocky Road Body Lift On A Tracker   On my 1994 4-Door Sidekick, I already had the Old Man Emu suspension package, as well as the 1 coil spring spacers from Rocky Road Outfitters. I was running 29×10.50 TSL Thornbirds. On the street, all was good, but […]

with Bill Johnston coming up that gnarly ravine, you turn the wheel just enough to clear that deep void that formed between the rocks. You give it a little gas to get over the last ledge and BAM! One of the front wheels goes powerless and you slide into the hole. When we take our […]

  with Drew Huber Beef Your Birfields I have always heard that the weak link on the Samurai front axle was the birfield joint. After pricing custom axles for the Zuk, I decided to keep the stock axle and beef them up. I had always wanted to run 33″ tires but was concerned that the […]

    Fully Machined Billet Aluminum Door Hinges with Bill Johnston The removal of the doors on a Suzuki Samurai is probably the most common upgrade done. It takes about thirty minutes with a dremel or cutoff wheel and can be done by just about anyone. Here is a couple of links to show you […]

    with Scott Rossow Is Bigger always Better? Look around, everything seems to be getting bigger than ever and somebody has to stop the madness!  Airplane seats are bigger, mmm okay, I can live with that.  Big Macs are available 40% bigger in some markets, mmm, okay, I guess.  I never really understood why […]

      with K.C. Murphy Xtreeme Bedliner Why Bedline? Maybe you have a rather unattractive interior. Its seen some better days, the paint is long worn through, youve patched some rusty holes, and youd like to disguise some sins of the past. On the other hand, you may have a rust-free tub which you […]

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with Bill Johnston Swapping ARB Sidegears   When upgrading to a beefier set of front axle shafts, it isn’t just a quick swap of the shafts. The kits that are out there require a gear change inside the carrier. The stock inner axle shafts in the front of the Samurai are 22 spline. The upgraded […]

with Bill Johnston Redesigning the ARB You’re on a really wild trail, you have wacked the pumpkins a few times but all seems to be fine. You get your front end up on a radical waterfall… and then you hear it! The dreaded hiss of an air leak coming from somewhere underneath the vehicle. Your […]