REVIEWS

CALMINI ROCK SLIDERS New Formed Steel Rocker Panel Guards For The Samurai. Editor: Eric Bewley SALEM, OR – Calmini has recently introduced their new rock sliders for Samurai. They are a formed piece designed to protect both the side and the underneath of your Samurai. The first thing noticed when these new rocker panel skids arrived was the excellent fit …

SHROCKWORKS ARMOR Heavy Duty Rear Bumper For the Samurai Editor: Eric Bewley ALBANY, OR – Project: Hermey has become quite a reliable stable mate to our other vehicles and has happily carried guests and us alike on many adventures since it’s beginning. One of the things it has always needed; however, was some armor to protect it from trail damage. …

Shrockworks SIDEKICK WINCH BUMPER Shrockworks Makes a Fine Piece of Armor For Your Sidekick Editor: Eric Bewley Story/Photo: Jason Hutchison San Diego, CA – With the growing popularity and good trail prowess of the Suzuki Sidekick and GEO Tracker, aftermarket vendors are recognizing that these little “tucklets” have serious potential as hearty offroad adventure vehicles. Shrockworks has answered the call …

CALMINI Heavy Duty Rear Axles A Stronger Axle Option for Your Sidekick or Tracker. Editor/Photo: Eric Bewley Corvallis, OR – When building up a new vehicle, it always seems like there are a couple of weak links that need to be address right away. In the case of the Sidekick one of the issues is the rear axle strength. As …

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 …

Low Range Off-Road T-Case Repair Fixing The Shifter Sheet On A Suzuki Samurai Transfer Case Editor: Eric Bewley Photo: E. Bewley Molalla, OR – One of the most common problems with our Samurai as they age is the transfer case bushing failure that causes the transfer case to get stuck in neutral. Luckily, the fix for this is quite easy …

HAWK’s Shifter Pin Upgrade Installation of Hawk Strictly Suzuki’s New Shift Pin Fix Kit. Editor/Photo: Eric Bewley CORVALLIS, OR -Every Samurai I have owned so far has had this exact same problem. The shifter is so loose one can never tell what gear they are in. Is it first? Third? Fifth? It all boils down to a simple two-dollar part …

HOW TO MODIFY SUZUKI 4X4 FOR SERIOUS OFF-ROAD ACTION Coffee Table Book For The Suzuki Enthusiast Editor: Eric Bewley  LONGMONT, CO. – Spidertrax is promoting and selling a book written by John Richardson titled “How to Modify Suzuki 4×4 for Serious Off-Road Action” ISBN: 1-904788-91-2. This book covers Suzuki history in brief, general vehicle modifications and repair practices, driving techniques, …

SHROCKWORKS ShrockWorks Armor on Project: Hermey – Front Bumper Editor/Photo: Eric Bewley ALBANY, OR – Project: Hermey has become quite a reliable stable mate to our other vehicles and has happily carried guests and us alike on many adventures since it’s beginning. One of the things it has always needed; however, was some armor to protect it from trail damage. …

HAWK STRICTLY SUZUKI Keep Cool With Their New Custom Aluminum Radiator For Samurai Editor/Photo: Eric Bewley MERLIN, OR – Hawk Strictly Suzuki has a new solution to cure your overheating blues. Summer time, with all of it’s trail riding fun, can be quite hard on the Samurai cooling system. That, plus the addition of a larger engine such as a …