Guess I was kind of rude by just starting to post stuff without introducing myself

Hopefully it's not too late even though I'm a "senior member" now

Anyway,  I've been using this Tracker as a commuter for about a year now.  I bought it for my son to use in HS about 4 years ago.  He really  liked the four wheelin' aspect and has gotten himself a J--P.

The Tracker is basically stock; well, heck I guess it is just about all stock.  I put a small K&N filter on the end of a tube; a home-made setup.  I have a throttle body spacer I made that's waiting to go on.  I just bought an electric fan for it; again waiting to go on.  I've gotten to be a pretty slow worker in my "old age", but I hope to get those projects done "soon".

I don't really have a lot planned for the Tracker.  I like getting 23 MPG and I guess the things I'm doing are in an effort to make it a better commuter and maybe squeeze out another MPG or three.  I would  like to get some bigger tires, but probably won't go beyond 30x9.5 and probably wouldn't do anything more than a 2" body lift.  I've seen some of the Track/Kicks here with the bumper skin off an like that look, but I wonder if that'll cost me MPGs.

Anyway, just wanted to do the formal introduction.  It's great having a forum for a car that I do the majority of the work on.  I don't do a lot with the spouse's Grand Am, and the daughter's Toyota is simple enough to work on, but I try to do everything I can to the Tracker, so I'm sure I'll have questions that I can't get the answers from my Haynes or Service Manual.

Jerry

WELCOME TO THE BOARDS ............JERRY  THIS IS  A GREAT PLACE TO FIND KICK/TRACK INFO..... BE PATIENT AND THE ANSWERS WILL COME AS YOU NEED THEM      ...... MATTY D.

Put 32's on it with a 6" lift then go wheeling with your son!

He will then regret giving the truck up for a Heep when you blow the doors off him!  

Howdie
The 3"inch body lift from CALMINI has bumper relocation brackets, Not much but they work.

Hey Jerry,

I've chatted with you on the offroad.com forum.  Welcome to this forum.  It has a lot more activity than the other.  My Tracker is the twin of yours, but it has a softtop.

Those Auto's must suck the life out of the little 1.6 - all my Sidekicks (4-doors) have been sticks, and I've always gotten at least 28 MPG out of them.

Hey Jerry,

I've chatted with you on the offroad.com forum.  Welcome to this forum.  It has a lot more activity than the other.  My Tracker is the twin of yours, but it has a softtop.

I remember.  Did you ever get your idle problem resolved?

Those Auto's must suck the life out of the little 1.6 - all my Sidekicks (4-doors) have been sticks, and I've always gotten at least 28 MPG out of them.

Yeah, auto's are tough on mileage.  I guess that's what happens when you lose 20% or so of your HP to heat at the torque converter  I would have preferred a stick but got the auto for the boy.  His J--p is stick and he picked it up quickly, oh well, the auto is nice in traffic jams.

I'D SAY I LOST ABOUT 20 - 30 MILES PER TANK OF GAS WITH THE 31'S. BUT ITS JUST A GUESS , CAUSE I REALLY DONT KEEP TRACK OF IT THAT MUCH.