Project 4×4
Project 4×4: Suzuki Samurai Back in September 2005 I bought myself a 1990 Suzuki Samurai JL with the intention of making it the ultimate 4×4 machine. Here’s what it looked like when I bought it:
See a video of the Zuk digging up unforgiving mud in a crazy track, bone stock, except for new tires.
So far I’ve done the following modifications:
- Spring-Over-Axle lift conversion care of Rocky Road Outfitters
- 1.6L 8-valve Tracker/Sidekick motor swap (the original blew a piston)
- 2″ Lifted shackles
- Complete 2″ exhaust system with hi-flow cat
Here’s my wish-list for future mods:
- Jeep Wrangler YJ spring swap
- 15×8 backspaced wheels
- 31×10.5R15 mud terrain tires
- Front bumper with fog lights and winch mount
- Reinforced rear bumper with gas can (who needs to stop at the gas station?)
- Nerf bars
- New soft top
- 4.625 Ring and pinion gears (from Sidekick)
- 4.16 transfer case gears (12% high range, 88% low range reduction)
- Short headers for torque
- …and anything else I think is cool.
Recent pics coming soon!
Jeff :: Jul.17.2007 :: News 'n' Commentary ::
Hey! I’m Jeff’s girlfriend and I just wanted to say that Jeff has put so much into his car that I’m actually starting to believe he loves that car more than what he loves me. Maybe because I came later.
“Hey, I’m Jeff’s other girlfriend. He likes to call me Sammy. I love how much time that Jeff spends with me. I love when he takes off my top, and strokes my gears ever so lightly. He’s so perfect.”