Back then in 80s,90s when all cars were beautiful,compare those old Suzukis with the new ones ,just give a diff lock in the old one and it will be way better than the new one
Great VDO. Freewheeling hubs are a great utility it does reduces fuel consumption & make the steering lighter! The torque in a suzuki makes her a wonderful all terrain vechile.
This is totally wrong. Differentials distribute power equally to each axle while allowing both wheels to turn independently. Only in extreme circumstances where one wheel has zero traction available will a differential drive that wheel exclusively (for example, past the limits of articulation). In such scenarios in vehicles with open diffs, experienced drivers use subtle application of the brakes as an effective technique to overcome loss of traction.
So encouraging to see this response. Everyone says you need diff lockers, and surely they must be good. But even the early willys jeeps had open diffs. Of course, if you spend enough money you could turn anything into an off road tank. But hats off to the skilled drivers who use ability instead of cash.
Thank you, I'm in the process of doing this myself, my one question is I know your using a Toyota trans with solstice bellhousing. Was there any problems with the input shaft of the transmission being the right length and diameter to fit the solstice flywheel. One more question did you use the factory solstice clutch and flywheel?
hi, can somebody help me , I just bought a Suzuki, but the 4x4 stick doesnt have the positions of 2W and 4W can somebody tell me wich position is 4x2 please?? Thanks
Looks like a lot of fun even though there was an accident. I don't see how it could have been avoided. The wipe-out occurred at 09:10, but if you look at 05:50 I see you made the turn the exact same way (from the camera view).
Super cool vid. Loved the ARBs airing up before pointing it at the sky. You need that big hat to carry the spare cajones needed for Hell's Gate. Dig the White Rabbit man :)
The OME struts have the same travel as the Bilstein, but it's further down so you are correct in that you do not need spacers for them. People who run the OME's have been happy, but you need to install a limiting strap and longer bump stops. Otherwise when you top/bottom out you damage the seals. Then they die a quick death. You should look at the White Rabbit build. 33" tires with 2" of lift.
Wow I just noticed your the guy who did Project: Trouble on zukiworld, I loved looking at your build and Bigzook's Cherry bomb build, anyways If you do say a calmini 3" lift you need strut spacers for the Bilsteins right? Do any of you guys run OME struts I've heard good things about them like that they don't need strut spacers when you lift them and that the ride quality is superior, but I'm not sure if they are what I want if I were to build something like you guys did but for the woods.Thanks
The Bilsteins hold up great, but they do cost quite a bit. An alternative is to run a secondary shock on the front end so it can handle the valving when your strut fades out. With only 6" of suspension travel on the front end you need all the help you can get. We will be at the Vorra USA 500 this year so if your in the Reno area stop by.
