November 1, 2005
We wanted to put bigger tires that are more aggressive on for winter (245/75/16) on our '99 Suzuki Vitara 2 door, so we decided that "Suzi" Needed a lift for Christmas.
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 | November 1, 2005 By:ORC STAFF
I drive a black Samurai (imported from Canada). Its a 1988 and Ive done nothing to it except tires (now they are Goodrich 205/70/15) interior and wheels. The bull and roll-bars were installed before I bought it.
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 | November 1, 2005 By:ORC STAFF
It happens to all of us, sooner or later. There's a sudden increase in oil consumption of an otherwise fine-running engine. A quick check under the car or in the engine compartment shows some oil on the passenger side of the engine, or on the ground on that side. A little further investigation shows oil coming out of the fuel pump vent tube.
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 | November 1, 2005 By:ORC STAFF
How I came to be travelling to Las Vegas on the day after Thanksgiving, 1996, is irrelevant. Suffice to say I was going in order to catch a plane. Figuring I might get in a little gambling before my flight, I left plenty early for the 4 hour drive. Little did I know that things were not about to go as I'd planned&
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 | November 1, 2005 By:ORC STAFF
"What the heck was that popping sound?" exclaimed the driver of the newly lifted and locked Samurai with 31's. Balanced on a series of large boulders, the driver began backing up to try and get a better angle for tackling the obstacle.
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 | November 1, 2005 By:ORC STAFF
Mods
2" shackles
SPOA lift
Custom Z-bar
Custom shock mounts running two Doetsch Tech long-travel shocks per tire
2" exhaust
Custom bumper
33x13.50x15 BFGs
It did the forklift test at 32".
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 | November 1, 2005 By:ORC STAFF
If, like most of us, you've removed the factory mounting ends from the bumper tube on your Samurai to clear larger tires (or if you plan to do so), you may want to modify your installation of an ARB Bull Bar Bumper to create a stronger assembly.
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 | November 1, 2005 By:ORC STAFF
One of the most common questions I get is about tire size vs.
speed. Here are all the formulas you need for any vehicle and some
specific data for the Samurai.
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 | Suzuki 4x4 - Tech Wrangler Fender Flare Installation November 1, 2005 By:ORC STAFF
This article covers the process of installing Jeep Wrangler fender
flares onto a Zuk...
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