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If I was going to get a Suzuki to wheel with and build up myself, which is the best to buy? Which makes the best platform to build off of? Is there better year for the motors, trannys, or transfercasses? Thanks in advance. M.T.
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« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2008, 05:27:36 PM » |
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Don't years i was told to always upgrade the transfercase i can find out what if you like i know someone that has a heard of them.
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2008, 12:00:42 PM » |
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Don't years i was told to always upgrade the transfercase i can find out what if you like i know someone that has a heard of them. any for sale (cheap) ;D |
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2008, 12:59:14 PM » |
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I try to get a hold of the guy and let you know
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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2008, 06:01:21 PM » |
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I'm suffering from information overload ~eek Great post Jojon ~clap
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« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2008, 06:12:55 PM » |
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That's a plethora of information, thanks ~punk
them are some big words I just used, smarter already
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« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2008, 10:31:22 PM » |
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Yeah, I was hoping for a little more info here. This should only keep me reading for a month or so! LOL ~clap
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« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2008, 04:37:23 PM » |
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Yeah, I was hoping for a little more info here. This should only keep me reading for a month or so! LOL ~clap
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« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2008, 04:59:36 PM » |
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Don't know years, i was told to always upgrade the transfercase i can find out what if you like i know someone that has a heard of them.
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« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2008, 09:07:04 PM » |
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If I was going to get a Suzuki to wheel with and build up myself, which is the best to buy? Which makes the best platform to build off of? Is there better year for the motors, trannys, or transfercasses? Thanks in advance. M.T.
IMO, (without mixing and matching parts from various years) '90+ is the best, strickly because of the EFI. 99.9% of parts will interchange and work correctly between the '86s to '95s Usually, you can find the rear seats in the older ones. The pre '88.5s had the higher 5th gear. Seems like you find more tach dashes in the pre '88.5s. I think just the older ones had the elusive rear LSD. The pre '90s ones had the 4 pin front carrier. So basically you can make the "best" samurai, by combining parts from all years of samurais. Here's a great link for "Suzuki Samurai - Weak Links, Strong Fixes" http://www.fourwheeler.com/techarticles/129_0603_suzuki_samurai_strong_fixes/index.htmlI found this on another forum as well, lots of info. ZOR Offroad http://zuksoffroad.com/products.htm[/I][/B] TechAck's Samurai/Tracker FAQ (incredible collection of tech links) http://www.acksfaq.com/iZook's Tech Section (one of the best how-to article sources) http://www.izook.com/tech/How to Adjust Your Carb and Set Lean Idle http://www.piercemanifolds.com/Carburetor_Set_Up_and_Lean_Best_Idle_Adjustment.htmHow to Clean Out Your Heater Box http://www.izook.com/tech/samurai/body/heaterclean/heaterclean.htmHow to Install a Weber http://www.roadlessgear.com/html/techarticles/weber/How to Adjust a Weber http://www.izook.com/tech/samurai/engine/weber/weber.htmMore Weber Tech http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,11445.0/all.htmlHow to Vent Your Diffs http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,13453.0.htmlHow to Fix Your "Clicky" Starter http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/samurai/starterfix.htmhttp://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,15958.0.htmlHow to Change Transfer Case Shifter Sheet http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,1425.0.htmlHow to Convert Your Rear Axle Backing Plates http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/tech/backplate.htmSPOA Basics http://www.northcoastoffroad.com/spoabasics.htmSuzuki Info (Collection of articles, catalogues, how-to's, manuals, plans) http://www.suzukiinfo.com/sierra/sierra.html'Tips and Tricks' Collection http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/samurai/samtips.htmToyota Axle Swap http://www.azrockcrawler.com/_images/2001/10-01toyaxles/10-01toyaxles.htmlWeber Troubleshooting http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,27295.0.htmlSamurai TSB Index http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/tech/samuraitsbs.htmVendors ACME Adapters http://www.acmeadapters.com/index.php?sound=YAftermarket Industries http://members.cox.net/aftermarket4x4/index.htmlCalmini http://www.calmini.com/Hawk Suzuki Parts http://www.hawksuzukiparts.com/Home.htmlMidwest Performance Parts (Weber) http://www.performancewebers.com/Petroworks http://www.petroworks.com/Roadless Gear http://www.roadlessgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Store_Code=rglRock 4X Fabrication http://www.rock4xfabrication.com/Rocky Road Outfitters http://www.rocky-road.com/suzuki.htmlSamurai Salvage http://www.samuraisalvage.com/Sky Manufacturing http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/suspension1.htmSpidertrax http://www.spidertrax.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.108/.fSuzuki John's New & Used Parts http://suzukijohn.hypermart.net/parts.htmTrail Tough http://www.trailtough.com/default.htmZOR Offroad http://zuksoffroad.com/products.htmi think i would be a good idea to pin all this info somewhere... :) |
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« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2008, 09:29:01 AM » |
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I totally agree ~punk it has been stickied under the Tech Talk section. Thanks again Jojon! ~clap http://socalultimate4x4.com/forum/index.php?topic=640.0 |
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« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2008, 05:12:41 PM » |
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If I was going to get a Suzuki to wheel with and build up myself, which is the best to buy? Which makes the best platform to build off of? Is there better year for the motors, trannys, or transfercasses? Thanks in advance. M.T.
IMO, (without mixing and matching parts from various years) '90+ is the best, strickly because of the EFI. 99.9% of parts will interchange and work correctly between the '86s to '95s Usually, you can find the rear seats in the older ones. The pre '88.5s had the higher 5th gear. Seems like you find more tach dashes in the pre '88.5s. I think just the older ones had the elusive rear LSD. The pre '90s ones had the 4 pin front carrier. So basically you can make the "best" samurai, by combining parts from all years of samurais. Here's a great link for "Suzuki Samurai - Weak Links, Strong Fixes" http://www.fourwheeler.com/techarticles/129_0603_suzuki_samurai_strong_fixes/index.htmlI found this on another forum as well, lots of info. ZOR Offroad http://zuksoffroad.com/products.htm[/I][/B] TechAck's Samurai/Tracker FAQ (incredible collection of tech links) http://www.acksfaq.com/iZook's Tech Section (one of the best how-to article sources) http://www.izook.com/tech/How to Adjust Your Carb and Set Lean Idle http://www.piercemanifolds.com/Carburetor_Set_Up_and_Lean_Best_Idle_Adjustment.htmHow to Clean Out Your Heater Box http://www.izook.com/tech/samurai/body/heaterclean/heaterclean.htmHow to Install a Weber http://www.roadlessgear.com/html/techarticles/weber/How to Adjust a Weber http://www.izook.com/tech/samurai/engine/weber/weber.htmMore Weber Tech http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,11445.0/all.htmlHow to Vent Your Diffs http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,13453.0.htmlHow to Fix Your "Clicky" Starter http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/samurai/starterfix.htmhttp://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,15958.0.htmlHow to Change Transfer Case Shifter Sheet http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,1425.0.htmlHow to Convert Your Rear Axle Backing Plates http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/tech/backplate.htmSPOA Basics http://www.northcoastoffroad.com/spoabasics.htmSuzuki Info (Collection of articles, catalogues, how-to's, manuals, plans) http://www.suzukiinfo.com/sierra/sierra.html'Tips and Tricks' Collection http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/samurai/samtips.htmToyota Axle Swap http://www.azrockcrawler.com/_images/2001/10-01toyaxles/10-01toyaxles.htmlWeber Troubleshooting http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,27295.0.htmlSamurai TSB Index http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/tech/samuraitsbs.htmVendors ACME Adapters http://www.acmeadapters.com/index.php?sound=YAftermarket Industries http://members.cox.net/aftermarket4x4/index.htmlCalmini http://www.calmini.com/Hawk Suzuki Parts http://www.hawksuzukiparts.com/Home.htmlMidwest Performance Parts (Weber) http://www.performancewebers.com/Petroworks http://www.petroworks.com/Roadless Gear http://www.roadlessgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Store_Code=rglRock 4X Fabrication http://www.rock4xfabrication.com/Rocky Road Outfitters http://www.rocky-road.com/suzuki.htmlSamurai Salvage http://www.samuraisalvage.com/Sky Manufacturing http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/suspension1.htmSpidertrax http://www.spidertrax.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.108/.fSuzuki John's New & Used Parts http://suzukijohn.hypermart.net/parts.htmTrail Tough http://www.trailtough.com/default.htmZOR Offroad http://zuksoffroad.com/products.htmi think i would be a good idea to pin all this info somewhere... :) |
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