I dunno why but the barrage of cheap Suzuki’s finally got the best of me. I bought a 2003 tracker 4 dr, and I’m stoked! Lady was original owner and she took well enough care of it, not too nice to make it a cream puff, but original shape and she drive it easy. So, I’m back! I’ve been missing zooks ever since I owned a 1997 X90, the very very rare bird! I lifted it and stuff the biggest muddies I could get underneath it and drove it for over 10 years as my primary ride and loved it. And I’m 6’5”! ANyway never should have sold that little gem, but here I am with a bigger zook that seems to have a better engine, better mpg and little extra power. Great!
So far I’ve replaced tires with 235/75, replaced spark plugs and gas cap which fixed the bucking and cel codes up nice. Now for more important work, the 4x4 Pump is cycling and it does work in 4x but I’m not thrilled with the system so I think I want to do the front manual hubs/ actuator lockout mod.
Question, how does the 4wd light become active if the mod is done to eliminate the air system? Or is it a non working element after mod?
I just love the gearing on these little rigs, 4.62 from the factory is a dream for off-road tires. It feels like it even has 4.88’s but I understand the manual trans rigs had 4.62’s?
Is there an Eaton truetrac available for rear axle? I didn’t see one on a brief search.
My plan so far is 1” Spring spacers, drop struts and longer rear shocks. But if there is an easy Spring swap from another vehicle that achieves the same lift then I’d like to examine that first. I had Spring Jeep spacers on my x90 for the entire time and I was happy with the way it handled. I’m not extreme wheeling and stuff, just the occasional “embarrass the Jeeps” moments that tend to happen with Suzuki’s.