Building Spyderman. Mechanical Adventures With Vintage Suzuki’s Ted Holman. -Story and pictures by: Ted Holman   GRANTS PASS, OR. -Mr. Mutt was a finished project and I was left wondering what was offered in my next mechanical adventure. The Samurai had been everything that I had expected it to be, but it was lacking in daily driver refinement.  It rode …

Sidekick Tech: Strengthening the Sidekick Idler Arm Editor: Eric Bewley Story/Photo: Bill Lane INDIANA. —As the Sidekick is used more offroad, it is natural that the size of the tires used will increase and the terrain tackled will become tougher. One of the earlier things to bend or break when building a Sidekick is the Idler arm. With a thin …

ADVENTURE SERIES ZUKIWORLD Travels To Silver City Idaho, Rome and Fields, Oregon Story/Editor: Eric Bewley Photo: Sara Bewley, Heather Galvin SILVER CITY, ID. —ZUKIWORLD traveled to Silver City Idaho a mining town founded on the promises of gold and occupied today by a close nit group of towns people that have found the simpler life to their liking. Our adventure …

Exploring the Tin Cup Pass Trail ZUKIWORLD Online Travels To Colorado With Friends To Explore Colorado Editor: Eric Bewley Photo: B. Savage, J. Verley, M. Verley, D. Horst, M. Hagen, S. Bewley, E. Bewley Taylor Park, CO – Suzuki 4×4 enthusiasts from around the U.S. converged on a small reservoir in the beautiful state of Colorado to visit and explore …

2006 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA Redesigned 3rd Generation Vitara Hits Target Editor/Photo: Eric Bewley Vancouver, BC – August found us at the Suzuki North American Press Launch for the new 2006 Grand Vitara. This new completely redesigned model is the third generation of this line of automobile first named the Sidekick in the N. American market which was then changed to …

GONZOOKIN 2005 Great Suzuki Event Held At a Premier Off-Road Park Editor: Eric Bewley Story/Photo: Neil Tackett HAZELTON, PA – Gonzookin is held each year at the Paragon Adventure Park. This year’s participants drove Suzuki vehicles in all states from bone stock to extremely modified. Known for it’s positive and supportive atmosphere, not even the rainy weekend could dampen the …

ROCKY ROAD OUTFITTERS ROCKSTEADY Lift Installed And Trail Tested. Editor: Eric Bewley Story/Photo: Jason Hutchison San Diego, CA -The next phase of our Suzuki Sidekick project consisted of adding a suspension lift to our recently installed 2” body lift to round out a ROCKYROAD 4.5″ Rocksteady Kit. The OLD MAN EMU 1.5”suspension kit with 1” coil spacers combined with the …

  CALMINI Solid Axle Swap Suzuki-Based Solid Axle Swap For Your Sidekick Editor: Eric Bewley Photo:D. Kampa Bakersfield, CA – Calmini products has long been known as an innovator for Suzuki aftermarket parts and accessories. They were the first to come out with a full line of performance products for the Suzuki Sidekick and have built on that by being …

ZUKIWORLD Challenge Tackles The Master Pull USA 500 Six ZUKIWORLD Challenge Teams Race The Inaugural Master Pull USA 500 Editor: Eric Bewley Photo: G. Mikkelson., K. Anderson., E. Bewley Reno, NV – The ZUKIWORLD Challenge 2011 season kicked off at the inaugural Master Pull USA 500 during an unseasonably cool July weekend. Six teams, ranging from experienced to brand new, …

Affordable Desert Racing Project 4-B Motorsports Build Of Their ZUKIWORLD Challenge Desert Race Truck Editor: Eric Bewley Photo: R. Bewley, G. Mikkelson., E. Bewley Blackfoot, ID – One of the key points of the ZUKIWORLD Challenge desert racing series is to provide an affordable alternative for those that are excited and passionate about racing but may not have the cubic …