sixstringsteve
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This thread will document my 1997 Suzuki Sidekick build. I'll try to keep the chit chat out of this thread, and focus on the build.
Vehicle: 1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4-door
Goal: Have a unique daily driver that's still fun to crawl and camp with. I don't want to make the most capable crawler in the universe, but I do want it to be able to do some basic trails around where I live, and still drive 70 MPH on the freeway to get me to Moab and the Rubicon.
I'm probably the only one who will understand the "why" of this build, but that's ok. I've had 4 trackers in the past, and I've loved 'em all. I like projects, I like suzukis, I like toyotas, I like wheeling, I like daily driving my 4x4, I like camping, I like gutless cars, I like bringing 4 people along, and I want to do the rubicon soon. I'm building this rig to meet those criteria.
The plan:
Trail Tough Trail Slayer SAS/Link kit
toy axles - lockers f/r
Trail Tough Undertaker
33's
lots of fun
trail tough armour (front bumper, sliders, rear bumper)
My goal is to finish this build by April 5th so I can do hole in the rock on the 9th. This is the first time I've had all my money set aside for the build first, so I can buy it all at once instead of going as I can afford it. It's nice. Hopefully the build goes together quicker that way.
There won't be much tech or anything "new" in this thread. Since everything is pretty much bolt on, it won't be the most hardcore build thread, but that's ok. I've never done links before, and I don't have much time to put into this build, so I decided to go bolt-on.
Vehicle: 1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4-door
Goal: Have a unique daily driver that's still fun to crawl and camp with. I don't want to make the most capable crawler in the universe, but I do want it to be able to do some basic trails around where I live, and still drive 70 MPH on the freeway to get me to Moab and the Rubicon.
I'm probably the only one who will understand the "why" of this build, but that's ok. I've had 4 trackers in the past, and I've loved 'em all. I like projects, I like suzukis, I like toyotas, I like wheeling, I like daily driving my 4x4, I like camping, I like gutless cars, I like bringing 4 people along, and I want to do the rubicon soon. I'm building this rig to meet those criteria.
The plan:
Trail Tough Trail Slayer SAS/Link kit
toy axles - lockers f/r
Trail Tough Undertaker
33's
lots of fun
trail tough armour (front bumper, sliders, rear bumper)
My goal is to finish this build by April 5th so I can do hole in the rock on the 9th. This is the first time I've had all my money set aside for the build first, so I can buy it all at once instead of going as I can afford it. It's nice. Hopefully the build goes together quicker that way.
There won't be much tech or anything "new" in this thread. Since everything is pretty much bolt on, it won't be the most hardcore build thread, but that's ok. I've never done links before, and I don't have much time to put into this build, so I decided to go bolt-on.
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