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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: Zukini on April 05, 2007, 03:23:45 PM
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ok, hi eveyone. i have been registered on the site for a while now but untill recently had not been real active. i want to get some other opinions on what route to go for a spring over lift on my sami.
I am having a tough time deciding between Spidertrax kit, Sky's kit, or piecing one together on my own. i realize that the perches from sky are alot easier to use and i like that.
I am limited on my funds for this project but i want to do it right once. if i save money now but have to re-do stuff down the road, than its not economical. i know that alot of people on here have done the spring over. and almost everyone has learned something they would have done different had they known.
Any information you all have would be greatly appreciated.
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how about peicing together a YJ lift?
just get hangers and some used springs, then go with some EZ weld spring perches, a drive line spacer and some break lines, some cheap shocks and some home made shackels.
its an idea...
Amilla
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hey amilla,
thanks for your input. i really appreciate any ideas at this point.
where would i go about getting the yj hangers and perches? sorry, just not something i have looked into yet.
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Im going to get my YJ parts from http://www.trailtough.com/
just go to the "suspension components" category and the hangers, and shackles are all in there, then you can search for some springs to run, and get your shocks.
hope that helps out
Amilla
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To be completley honest with you if you are limited on $$ why not stay spring under for now and do gears/lockers first? You may be suprised at what you can do with a well set up little sammy. Most of the guy's around here are doing just that now days. It took alot to convince me that little guy's could wheel good.
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Ya man it makes perfect sence, you got nothing if you have lift, but no traction.
Amilla
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We just got back from Moab, wheelin with a stock height tintop that had gears and locked front/rear! Did tipover challenge easily!!! Made some jeepers scratch their heads...
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Was it Dave Capel?
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i was thinking of a lift to clear the tires i have on it. they have no issues unless i flex it out to the max. then, they rub a bit. and that just drives me nuts. they are not huge, only like 30".
maybe i will consider lockers and maybe shackle it 2" to get my needed extra clearance.
thanks for your input. i will soon be on the look out for some gears and lockers soon.
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yeah, I wheeled a samurai with an add a leaf, lockers front and rear, and a calimini 4 to 1 t-case kitan 30 inch tires, for like a year, and ran circles a stock sami with a spoa, my only trouble was hangin my belly up alot, but i never tipped over until I did the rocky road 5 inch spoa kit, I have alot more flex now but i'm not really used to it yet i've tipped over like 6 times now, but I like not rubbing my tires and i like the ground clearence, hope that helps.
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How about a body lift? You can get a 1" or 2" body lift from Sky. They are cheap, about $100 or so. Won't help with articulation but will give you some needed tire room. Or for the same price, a set of spring perchs will get you a ghetto spoa going. I've been running one of these lifts for the last 10 yrs, with driveline spacers and a dropped drag link. Of course, that ghetto lift is going to be trashed in favor of a Trailtough wangler spring swap. ;D
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thanks to all of you for your help. i am weighing all my options. i will hopefully have something done by the summer. i will let you all know when i do it.
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Zukini,
Here is my rig with 1 inches of lift (2 inch lift shackles) and 29 inch tires.
Locked in the rear did great. and was only about 350 for locker and shackles.
(http://www.reachone.com/bashams/Suzuki/ZukiDriverSide.jpg)
Did great that way, wheeled it on most of the trails at Evans creek WA, and Elbe hills wa never really had any problems.
Course here it is now. :P
(http://www.reachone.com/bashams/Suzuki/Tahuya/TayhuyaFlex.jpg)
Hope this helps.
If you want to see more stock wheeling picks let me know. :)
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before spoa with 27" tires
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/mlovetripp/Set57_02.jpg)
after spoa with 31" tires
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/mlovetripp/HPIM0151.jpg)
to cheap to buy real steering for my spoa
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/mlovetripp/Picture205.jpg)
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d187/mlovetripp/Picture202.jpg)
please if you do it do it right
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Hey Bash, nice to see you on the board again. Missed you at the swap meet this year. :)
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I just did the moab thing with no lift and 29x8.50x15 swamper tsl thires on stock wheels. Lockers front and rear and a 4to1 t case. I never took the easy line once I had a skid plate and diff guards that I got from Low range. I have a big 8 inch lifted zuk with all the bells abd whistles and the stock samurai was more fun and in many cases more capable. I ran Fins and things with a zukfari group thursday and then Hells revenge, Steel bender,Behind the rocks, and the full Golden spike trail. No bypass ever and no strap other than the drop of of white knuckle hill. I had a roof rack full of stuff and never felt tippy and had alot of comments. One guy said he lost a bet and I walked right up tip over chalange pulling he left front tire a foot and a half of of the ground the full hill. It will climb everything no problem. Now I am doing some body mods and may throw on some different shock mounts and 2" springs still spring under but I will put money down on my zuk over most spring over samurais any day. I have had several rigs and built several more and the 2 left spring under have been the best.