I've seen these take on some seriously gnarly trails with no more than a couple of inches of lift and decent tyres, they are a super capable little 4x4, even as standard, definitely wouldn't call them a "soft roader".
I just bought mine A week ago. Im pretty stoked on building it up a little. Not lifting yet, im going to start with a cold air intake rather than a snorkel, then tires, then lift, then after that the sky is the limit.
I have a 2002 grand Vitara and can say from experience that even stock it’s a competent vehicle for forest roads in the winter. I love breaking fresh snow with it on the forest roads. It struggles a bit in icy conditions off road, but as long as you’ve got snow or mud instead of ice under the tires you really can’t stop the thing unless you totally high center it
I built a similar GV for my Baja car. Look out for the stock plastic air intake snorkel that fits over the intake manifold and to the throttle body. Mine rotted away underneath which I would never had seen if I had not been searching for a coolant leak. It was sucking in raw dirty air and completely bypassing the air filter box. It was those damn little rubber hoses that go to the front of each head that were cracked and leaking coolant onto the valley of the V-6.
Wow I got a 2000 Vitara 2.0 5-door I just ordered the street Rays 2 inch kit in the mail it'll be here Tuesday got a samurai shifter cuz mine's a 5-speed waiting on some 2-in wheel spacers found an actual fitted raised intake waiting for these things to come in the mail in the next 2 to 3 days I'm here in southern Oregon and I come across your video spectacular
Don’t expect great mileage from these. It’s definitely better than your van, but the v6 model wasn’t really the most efficient vehicle. Lots of good information for these on Suzuki forums though. But I’d suggest stocking up on parts if you ever come across wrecked ones, or see them at scrapper.
👍🏻We had a 2003 4x4 Tracker, then an AWD Forester, and then an AWD CRV. No contest, IMO. When the going gets tough, I want a Tracker/Vitara. I'm looking for 5spd.. 🤞🏼
I have a 1999 Chevy tracker 120k mileage 5 speed in Florida USA in excellent working order. Just drove it to NY and back. I'm considering selling it ;)
I’m thinking of buying one in my area it’s a 2003 4x4 v6 129xxx miles great condition inside and out water pump was just done, it seems like a do it all suv
Hello, I'm thinking of doing something similar with my 2nd gen Grand Vitara. How did it go with the new tires and lift? Do they touch the body or is there no rubbing? Do you think it might be better to use 235/70 R16? It's practically the same height.
You said the shocks are for a 2wd toyota tacoma what year? the the KYB 554350 you linked in the description are listed as rear shocks for the 4x4 tacoma
I confirmed the ones I linked are the ones I used. When I referenced the part number online I believe it said it fit the Tacoma Pre-Runner which is why I said 2wd but it makes sense that it would fit the 4x4 and the prerunner.
@@alfredorenteriavillanueva7462 I ended up notching out the top hole on the lower part of the strut. Then welding, a thick washer in the correct spot so it wouldn’t slide back. First I tried aftermarket camber bolts, they helped, but didn’t quite get it all the way.
Hey @DonnieDispersed those little notched areas on the intake is that to release debris before it gets to the airfilter? If not look into a Snorkel Head Cyclonic Pre Cleaner (round ones). Amazon has em $30 & up. Toughest part might be finding the right size. Too big it won't clean like it should & too small will restrict the airflow too much & starve the engine of air. Looking forward to seeing what you do next.
Looking forward to a long term review & what the air filter looks like since you put it on @@DonnieDispersed. Save the old filter for a comparison if you could.
I have an 03 tracker added the 2 in spacer can anyone help on wht shocks to get to help get a smoother ride.like wht other year of vehicles have the same front and rear shocks 2inches longer for a 03 tracker 2inch spacer lift
Did you have to remove the rear bump stops to get the spacer on? We have the same lift and it won’t sip on over the bump stop. We can’t get the bump stop off.
i have a suzuki grand vitara 2004 and it has almost 400k kilometers, would it be worth it to put a snorkel and lift on it? i dont wanna spend the money for it to die a month or 2 later
So what was the idea behind the manual hubs? These rigs don’t engage the front diff at the hubs, but rather in the differential itself. I suppose disconnecting the hubs from the driveshafts would provide a tiny mpg improvement?
Hey brother. I’m just curious if you kept the same original front shocks and just added The lifting kit. I just bought an manual, v6, 4x4 and I’m thinking to work on it.
Thanks for the video. What part of the wheel spacer did you try machining? I’m contemplating doing this as well but with the G1 Tracker hub which might be a smaller area. Looking for specifics of what you tried exactly and where it failed. Can I buy your other two that are still good?
@DonnieDispersed thnk u for the reply I added the spacer lift on my 03 tracker now it rides rough. So I wasn't sure wht shocks to get tht would make it run smoother
@DonnieDispersed thnk u so much I been looking for information on wht shocks to use with the spacer lift couldn't find anything . Thnk u so much for the reply
