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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: john1974 on February 27, 2006, 09:34:09 AM
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I redid them to inlcude everything in one post. Heres the deal After selling my 88.5 I made the choice to go ahead with the 87 buildup. heres the list of everything we are doing to this point
Spring over lift,
2 inch longer than stock lift shackles,
KN Airfilter,
Full roll cage,
Extended Shocks,
31x10.5 MT's,
Custom Ibuilt front bumper (Rear, z-bar to follow. http://Ibuiltbumpers.com )
Front Monroe shocks 14.3 compressed, 24.5 extended,
Rear Monroe shocks same,
4.62 RP
The gears will be the last thing to be completed in this build up.
I thought I would start the thread of my buildup of my stock zuk I had picked up this past summer.
Since my ugly beast is on the selling block and will be gone soon, I am close to starting the buildup "Green Machine" I had about 1000.00 to look for a zuk this summer and after looking at a red one for 700.00 that needed a carb, leaked oil badly, but had low miles and was was very clean. I thought I would offer her 500.00 since I knew she had to get rid of it. But as I was looking over it for the 100th time that day, something just told me to hold on and wait a day or two. So when I got home I called my friend RJ (Since he gets alot of zuks and usually knows were one was.) to see if he had anything. he said didnt u see the one for sale on your way home? I said no, where is it. So I jumped back into my car, drove 31 miles to were I past it the first time that day and didnt see it right there next to the highway for sale!!! how could I have missed that I said to myself.
Looked her over, very clean, inside looks good, forsale sign said, good runner, two softtops included 1300.00. So later that day I called and talked to the husband and wife. I told them I am very interested in the zuk, they told me a offer was in and the guy probally is going to buy it. well I thought to myself cash talks, so I told them here is my offer 1000.00 cash, if and when I hear it run, and drive. They said ok, I met them the next day heared her run, she ran very nice...they gave me all the reciepts of regular checkups at the suzuki dealership. I drove it and it shaked kinda bad for flat spots in tires. So anyways I ended up getting it for 1000.00 drove her home and now it begins.
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The first thing was my nice Ibuilt bumper from of course Ibuiltbumers.com, I ran up to Mikes and got her put a new smile, and had some good convo while I was there. You all really need to check out his site. Very nice products for the zuks.
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Next was the spring over lift, Roll cage, and KN Airfilter. MY friend RJ, buddy of his (Forget the name) and me took on the spring over at 7:30pm and had her lifted by 11pm. Sat me and RJ tackled the roll cage which took longer then expected.
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Finally after all that I had to toss on my new Baja Widetrack MT's 31x10.5x15. I still needed to get figure out what size shocks I needed. In this pic u can see the front end being pulled down by the shocks extended all the way.
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And yes finally I got the shocks in, and had to get all poser on ya. I might move the rear shock mounts in the future, I will play that by ear. And I am working on doing the 4.62's sometime soon. but other than that for the moment she is done. As u can see the front flexes well, I think i might have measured wrong for the back shocks, I will look into that soon.
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