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ZUKIWORLD Model Specific Suzuki Forum => Suzuki Samurai (All SJ Platform) 1981-1998 => Topic started by: lathe on January 31, 2012, 09:42:12 AM

Title: samarui body on tracker frame, bolt-on?
Post by: lathe on January 31, 2012, 09:42:12 AM

well iv'e got an 87 sammy thats in real rough shape and theres a sweeet tracker for sale up the road. do they have the same basic frame? can i pretty much just slap the sammy body on the tracker frame and call it a day?
 ??? ??? ??? ???

Title: Re: samarui body on tracker frame, bolt-on?
Post by: mrfuelish on January 31, 2012, 01:12:12 PM

NO.

Title: Re: samarui body on tracker frame, bolt-on?
Post by: lathe on January 31, 2012, 03:32:18 PM

dratt. even with a body lift?
thnx.

Title: Re: samarui body on tracker frame, bolt-on?
Post by: lathe on January 31, 2012, 04:00:17 PM

you know, now i am really confused. i just drove by the tracker and noticed the solid axles.  ???

Title: Re: samarui body on tracker frame, bolt-on?
Post by: Skyhiranger on February 02, 2012, 06:58:23 AM

Quote from: lathe on January 31, 2012, 04:00:17 PM

you know, now i am really confused. i just drove by the tracker and noticed the solid axles.  ???

A tracker doesn't have solid axles.....at least not from the factory.  Maybe your definition of solid axle is different from mine.

The frames are really nowhere near the same.  The body mounts don't line up, the trackick frame arches up in the front and rear, whereas the samurai frame is relatively flat.  The wheelbase is different (80" vs 86.6").

Maybe you are confusing sidekick with samurai?  A sidekick and a tracker are the same basic vehicle and basically all the parts interchange.