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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: davestr on April 14, 2007, 06:50:41 PM
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Saw one advertised and no mention of 4WD. Were all the Samurai's 4WD? Can I tell the model from the VIN? Is there some sort of list of models that were made that year?
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all 4wheel drive unless modified
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There were a limited number of 2WD units sold, but nearly all Samurais are 4WD.
There were two body variations sold in the US - Softtop 2-door and hard top 2-door. There were at least two trim levels - Basic and JX.
The best way to tell if it is a 4WD unit is to actually inspect it.
Somewhere ther is a VIN decoder for the Samurai... I just can't remember.
"Bewley? Bewley??" ;D
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Yes, there are factory 2WD Samurai's. I saw a few of them when I was looking for my first one. That was over ten years ago, haven't seen too many here lately.
I can not remember if you can tell from the VIN if it a 4WD or a 2WD. But a 2WD would be really easy to convert to 4WD. Something to think about when you are looking at beat up 4WD's and happen to look at a 2WD that has been towed behind a motor home for most of it's life.
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the cool thin about the 2wd samurai is that you can very easily convert it to a 4wd and they are usually very clean. They have the same engine, tranny and rear end as the 4wd and even have a t case that has no front output. The front has leaf springs and a solid axle housing and rus the same brakes and calipers. swap the t case to a 4wd and throw in a front axle and you will have a clean rig.
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Sorry 2wd sami is news to me. ???