WE WANT INFO WE WANT INFO !!!!  lollololllol

I HOPE NO ONES BEEN HOLDING THERE BREATH FOR INFO ON THIS SET UP  

i wrote calmini a letter =) within 2 days they wrote me back =) the top part is there reply the bottom is so u can read what i wrote them sry if i misrepresented anyone now i dont know if they want me to post this but the way i see it this is good news to all of us =) if this post is breaking some kind of rules i am sorry and u can delete it


Mike-

       Never once did we ever say the kit was never going to be built.  The proto-type kit was just released two months ago and is still in testing.  I do not know where you receive your information, but we have always been moving forward on this kit.  Once the SAS enters into production it will be added to the website with an anticipated release date.  Estimated cost on the kit is $1500.00. Please call the sales office if you have any questions regarding our parts and parts in the works.  Thank you for your interest in the CALMINI Suzuki line. Awaiting your call.

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----- Original Message -----
From: Mike .
To: sales|removethispart|@calmini.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: Hello new calmini shoper




Hello i am new to the world of 4x4 but i have recently aquired a 91 tracker 2 door i was looking around forums and books and i came across a thread with the proposed calmini solid axel kit for the tracker/sidekick

but now to my dismay i have read that calmini has dropped the project for lack of interest i know that i would buy a calmini solid axel swap i know alot of other people would buy it to some of the people buy the early samuris because of the solid axels but if they had a choice between the shorter wheelbase of a samy to the longer more spacios tracker they would glady take the tracker and put a solid front axel underneath it

the only problem i can see is price but if the price is reasonable i think that u will be back ordered in a matter of weeks once news got out u dont even need to make it fully bolt on partial welding is very practicle for a solid axel swap

sorry for the bad spelling and lack of punctuation if u have any questions for me please please feel free to e-mail me back at mhn3773|removethispart|@hotmail.com

if i can not get the solid axel i will suffer with the 3 inch super articulation =) u make a very fine product keep it coming

-Mike

WHOOO YAAAA!!!!  all right Mike.  I thought it would be more like 2,500 dollor too.  it couldn't be cheap to build that custom front axle.  I bet you will have to get your own gears and locker, and mabey even the center section.  anyway i'm glad i posted the other thread on this, now we have got some of the info we needed. Thanks again Mike.  lata Stu

I am sure Calmini's target price of $1500 does not include the front axle.  The front axle looks like the work of Spidertrax.  For $1500, I'll bet you just get the stuff in the pictures that is "Calmini Blue".

If the axle is about $1500, the whole conversion is going to cost a little over $3000.

I am sure Calmini's target price of $1500 does not include the front axle.  The front axle looks like the work of Spidertrax.  For $1500, I'll bet you just get the stuff in the pictures that is "Calmini Blue".

If the axle is about $1500, the whole conversion is going to cost a little over $3000.

I can guarantee you that the front axle pictured is a Calmini creation. Don't be fooled by the shape, that style of custom third member housing has been around for a long, long time.

-Eric

i think that 1500 is reasonable almost no matter whats missing this will make it so much more convinient even if u have to supply some of the parts for the puzzle urself

the biggest market ever is ease in convinence the pearson that makes it is the winner lol i am surised they emailed me back within a week even =)

Well, OK.  I don't have any idea if that really IS a Spidertrax axle.  I meant that it is made LIKE a Spidertrax axle; Suzuki third member, welded sheet housing, and D44 ends, with disk brakes.  And Spidertrax sells theirs for $1700.  Which isn't too outrageous, as Dynatrac gets around $5000 for one of theirs!

I don't know if Calmini is going to make their own axle (they certainly have the capability) or source one from another supplier.  Either way, judging by my assumed value of the axle in the $1500 range and looking at the quantity and amount of fabricated "blue stuff" (compared with the price of other Calmini stuff), it still seems to me that my total price guess of $3000 is not unreasonable.

We'll see.  I'd be delighted if the total cost came to half that!  Calmini will have a line out the door at that price!

Last I heard is it was planned to be EST cost of $1500 minus front axle.  Front axle would be additional. This would be sold seperatly. Cost of the front axle was unknown however im sure that it wouldnt be a far cry from Spidertrax. I can assure you that the prototype is Calmini.

Mike

I think you will have to buy the SYE drive shafts separate too.

when I originally spoke with Steave he said that the axel wasn’t gonna include the d44 knuckles or the 3rd member. They were to be bought separately by the consumer.

This may have changed since I spoke with him (a few months ago) so who knows what the deal is.  But I bet those SYE's will be worth a pretty penny, so I would shoot a little higher than 3k.

Happy Zookin!

I'll tell you what, if you buy a Kicker for $1500, add the SAS kit, add the axle, add for gears and lockers and tires....

Base Kick           -  $1500
SAS Kit               -  $1500
Soild Axle           -  $1500
4:1 Gears           -  $1000
HD-RearShafts    -  $250
Lockers               -  $400
Armour                -  $1000
SYE & CV shaft    -  $1000
Other Stuff          -  $850


Rough Total:   ~$9000


Wow!  Think of that, a complete, really awesome 4x4 completely built for under $10,000.  While some might thing that is WAY out of thier budget, it's actually a great deal.  I can guarantee you that doing the same to a Jeep Libturdy would cost much more.

If we compare this to other "toys", $8-10K is what you would expect to pay to a top end quad, especially with add-ons.  The "Mule" ATV is around 10K, and I think the new Bomb 2-seater quad is about the same.

And they don't have heat, A/C or a rear seat for 2.

HD-RearShafts    -  $250

What/Where are people doing/getting heavy duty rear axles for Sidekicks?

~Nate

Whew ! ! ! For a while there I thought I was going to have to buy a plane ticket to Oregon, and try to buy Eric's rig just for his set-up or worse, let him wake up and find his truck sitting on cinderblocks ...he..he..hee!

A review article is up.

http://www.zukiworld.com/month_110103/feature_saskick_wmovies.htm

Or visit our main page:

http://www.zukiworld.com

Thank you, Eric

Great vid Eric!! The write up is very enticing as well...can't wait to hear when the kit will be available!