I am new to the forums and a new owner of a 89 Suzuki Sidekick jx 5spd. Story behind it is my grandfather owned it and painted it John Deere Green, then my dad owned her and he just recently gave it to me, When my dad got it it was missing back seats, soft top, etc So he customized it a bit lol he enclosied the front cab and put a board over back and made a trunk. I am currently redoing it the way he did but he used mainly all wood and it rotted/warped over time. 

Current upgrades: Custom soft top delete, A/C delete, 235 75 15's instead of stock 205's. John Deere green paint job.
Future Mods: New tires, New paint, New grille, new door handles(inside), Rugged Edge Hubs, etc.

Pics below

This first pic is when my dad owned it we were on a fishing trip


Now how she sits in progress of fixing her up

1992 Tracker 8V 5 Spd.

Basically Stock with K&N Filter, no Cat and 1 7/8th Exhaust.
Shadbolt Cams regrind for Torque.  Best $96 spent.

Have a 1.5 inch Spacer Lift on the shelf for it.
235/75-15 Open Country A-T's

Stripped the Bumper Covers off it and installed a narrowed
Nissan Brush Guard.  Painted with Urethane Commercial
Truck Paint.

My 1989 Tracker went 420000+ kms before rusting away.
Got this '92 tub minus Motor and installed my Motor and Trans.
Now has 475000+ on it.

heres mine I picked up 2 months ago from a local guy that goes by etdavenport on all the forums.

1993 Suzuki Sidekick JX
Parts not installed yet but I have are: trailtough double tough front bumper, aftermarket 4x4 front skid plate, spare radiator with fan shroud,newly rebuilt manual hubs, 5spd trans with tcase and ott kicker 1 doubler setup along with stock samurai tcase, spare hood, 85 toyota full rear axle with 4.10 axle gears, brand new clutch disc and pressure plate.

Rebuilt 1.6 16v SOHC motor. [work done at Cleggs auto.]

Rebuilt Head, all new valves seats etc [work done at Warrens in Spanish fork. ]

Full Calmini Exhaust and headers

Calmini 3" Suspension Lift with 3" articulation lift and 2" body lift. Can run 33s without trimming About 6" up front and 7.5" in the rear.

Calmini differential Drop Brackets

Recently tuned up Iridium plugs, Cap, Wires, and Rotor installed after rebuild.

CD player

NEW Stabilizer links

NEW Shocks

NEW Struts, Strut mounts

NEW EGR Valve

NEW Tie Rods [all around]

NEW ball Joints [All of them]

Calmini Drop Brackets

Upper Rear Ball Joint Spacer

NEW Front and Rear Brakes

NEW Vacuum Control Valves

NEW Valve Cover Gasket

New Timing Belt, Tensioner and Timing Cover

Custom Steel bumpers front and rear

Gas Tank has a Skid Plate.

Installed 5.625 Gears to match the 31" tires [$1000 gears if you can even find them] Speedo is dead on and the low range is lower than most 4x4s . These gears can handle up to 33 tires without killing low range gearing and highway driving.

Motor and head has less than 11K on them. Car has 156K

I just got this tracker a couple weeks ago...Trying to get everything lined out first then I plan to lift it, better wheels and tires then put a decent sound system in it...Yes, I did the redneck artwork on it I figured it was better than riding with primer spots all over it plus I kinda like it .... Signed WV redneck lol :-)

1995 Geo Tracker LSI, 5 Speed, 4X4, 16V 1.6L, Soft Top Air,Power Steering Power Brakes

ken from Vancouver BC Canada

96 side kick stock besides 3" body lift and 31's

oh and the new bullet proof 1/4 inch AD steel skidplate...lol

i like the color,sweet

Just purchased this 1996 Geo Tracker, 100%stock except 215/75/15 's, fiberglass top. No rust seen so far, however as you can see hood suffered from 15 years in Arizona oven. Plan on lifting 2" for 235's and front bumper with brush guard and Tow points.  Primary use will be to pull behind my Provan 4x4 Tiger camper for off road access.

Heres mine
1994 Geo Tracker
stock 16 valve with only 60,000 miles
bedliner floors
replaced ash tray with 750 watt power inverter
wooden bench/rifle rack in back
homemade bumper/brush guard/skid plate with 3,000lb harbor freight winch
homemade 1.5" suspension spacer in rear with crown vic shocks
front too rusty to unbolt anything for lift 
31" M/T's off an old cj
and a whole lot of sheet metal repair

Some good looking Trackers. 

very nice rides you guys have...cant wait to find one already


does the 5.62 gears really make a difference? its another $1000 to get them so is it worth it?


and anyone know the width and rim size of the km2's on the sidekick? 

Thanks for the compliments. I actually dont have the km2s anymore since i needed cash and I just got some 31x10.50x15 goodyear allterrain cheapos from discount tire. If this is going to see mainly street I wouldnt spend the money on km2s but stick with alittle cheaper tire. The wheels are 15x8 with 4" backspace but im going to be switching them out for a more ideal wheel with 2" or 2.5" backspace.  On the 5.62 gears I think they are worth it as the precious owner put them in. Really justin if you were to look for some 5.62 gears I would try to find an 89 sidekick with a 1.3L motor for cheap and pull the gears out for yourself and then part out the rig to help pay for the $1000 or so spent on buying it then it would be better cost effective.
With the 5.62's and 31" tire my speedometer is right on and I dont have to have a gps on my dash to tell me how fast im actually going.

i see...well then i will be out on the lookout to see what other deals there are, but once i actually get my sidekick to see what i will be modding on it...it will be more of a desert racer/some street use here and there to school...


my dad/uncle will be getting a bundle of the km2s next week for their baja trucks so i can get them for a discount and i have always liked them...i was just curious what width you were running on the km2s as my dad/uncle are getting 35x12.5 and i wanted to get a 31x11.5 or so but am not sure how much it can handle...

I believe they were the 10.50 but I could be wrong and they could have been 11.50, sorry im just not sure. good luck on the build and once you get one start a build thread on here on all you do to it to build it into a desert racer.

will do mate...thanks again

Thanks for the compliments. I actually dont have the km2s anymore since i needed cash and I just got some 31x10.50x15 goodyear allterrain cheapos from discount tire. If this is going to see mainly street I wouldnt spend the money on km2s but stick with alittle cheaper tire. The wheels are 15x8 with 4" backspace but im going to be switching them out for a more ideal wheel with 2" or 2.5" backspace.  On the 5.62 gears I think they are worth it as the precious owner put them in. Really justin if you were to look for some 5.62 gears I would try to find an 89 sidekick with a 1.3L motor for cheap and pull the gears out for yourself and then part out the rig to help pay for the $1000 or so spent on buying it then it would be better cost effective.
With the 5.62's and 31" tire my speedometer is right on and I dont have to have a gps on my dash to tell me how fast im actually going.

It is far cheaper to convert a 5spd manual to a 3spd auto trans or put 5.12's into a 3spd's diffs than to drop a grand on a set of 5.62's.

With most 31's and a 5spd with 5.12's the difference is exactly 10%, very easy to look at the speedo and do the calculation in your noggin rather than look at a pos gps, also a heck of a lot cheaper. LOL

this is my 89 Chevy tracker with 3'' inch body n 3''inch spengion lift with 33x14.5x15 Mickey's on it . it,s also a 5 speed i made both lifts for it . the lifts cost me to make them about $40.00 . the first pic is what i started with