WHEELIN’ IN THE U.K. At the Woodlands Off-Road Park. Editor: Eric Bewley Story/Photo: Simon McDonald LIVERPOOL, UK. -When I was asked by Dave Jones if I fancied a trip down to meet some of the Rhinoriders gang at an off-road site called Woodlands, I said “why not”. Little did I know that it was a round trip of over 550 …

SKY’S OFFROAD DESIGN Sky build an effective and agile Samurai using his latest offerings. Editor: Eric Bewley SPRINGFIELD, OR -Sky from Sky’s Offroad Design has created a smokin’ functional Samurai featuring all of his new products available for the Samurai. The following photos are from a recent shoot we did after returning from a successfull week at EJS in Moab, …

Installation of CALMINI’s Rockcrawler DL Step by Step instructions Editor: Eric Bewley Photo: Steve Kramer Here are the CALMINI RockCrawler DL, a kit which contains 4 completely new gears machined from high quality SAE 8620 alloy billet material. The new ratio for this gear set is 5.8:1. in low and a true 18.2 percent reduction in high which is said …

  How Low Can You Go? ZUKIWORLD installs and tests CALMINI’s RockCrawler DL -Eric Bewley CORVALLIS, OR. -What do low gears mean to an offroad enthusiast? To many, low gears mean control and torque multiplication which ads to the ability of their vehicle to tackle tougher terrain with more finesse and ease. With low gears, the trail seems to ease …

You meet the nicest people in a Suzuki ZUKIWORLD’s Adventure Series Tackles Central Oregon. Editor: Eric Bewley Photo: Eric Bewley, Jason Hutchison BEND, OR. -The Adventure Series is a group of social/adventure outings for Suzuki 4×4 owners from around North America. This means SJ410, SJ413, Samurai, Sidekick, X-90, Tracker, Vitara, Grand Vitara, XL-7. If it’s a Suzuki 4WD vehicle you …

Suzuki vs. Consumers Union Another Chapter in the Samurai Saga -Eric Bewley BREA, CA  -Suzuki Motor Corporation today (June 25, 2002)announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals in California has issued an important ruling in favor of the company in its product-disparagement lawsuit against Consumers Union (“CU”) and its magazine, Consumer Reports. Reversing an earlier ruling by a federal district …

  Tricker Kicker gets skid plates An absolute must on Sidekick/Tracker models. -Junior RENTON, WA. -Thirty-two and thirty-three inch tires aren’t what they used to be. Four-wheeled enthusiasts, like you and me, are pushing the limits expecting favorable results from these little boxes of joy, the Sidekick. The obstacles are getting larger and so is our desire to keep up …

Pavement Pounding Suzuki Swift GT 4B Motorsports Suzuki Swift takes to the track.-Eric Bewley Pocatello, ID -June 14th witnessed the unveiling of a powerful new-comer to the world of paved circle-track racing. The mini-stock class had long been ruled by mid-seventies Ford Mustangs and Pintos running 2.3 liter four cylinders. It’s time for a change. With it’s four wheel disc brakes, …

  North West Suzuki PowerFest IV ZUKIWORLD hosts the annual Suzuki PowerFest in Tillimook Oregon. -Eric Bewley Tillimook State Forest, OR -This year’s Suzuki PowerFest drew avid Suzuki enthusiasts from as far away as Canada for what promised to be one of the largest Suzuki gatherings in the North West. This year’s format was changed to a poker run where …

American Suzuki at The ‘Top Of The World’ ZUKIWORLD and American Suzuki on Moab’s Top Of The World Trail -Junior MOAB, UT -ZUKIWORLD joined with American Suzuki during the 2001 Easter Jeep Safari this past April, where we logged some 25 miles of off-roading. This being the first annual event, we were surprised by the draw. A respectable 20 rigs …