Why all the hype about Suzukis? I don't think I've ever seen a Geo tricked out as a ranch/hunting truck. Are there some major differences between them that cause this? I'm not slamming Suzuki by any means, just curious why they seem to be more popular.
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I had a 95 Tracker 4x4. It had a 3" body lift, auto tranny, 31"x 10.50 mud tires. It was a little beast. I used to call it the "Flea". I stripped everything out of it except for the two front seats, shifter, beer holders and the steering wheel. I made my doors so they would lift off like a Jeep, built the front bumper, light bar, and rear bumper. The Tracker has a bigger engine, it's fuel injected, etc. I does however have an indepenant front suspension which really limits your wheel travel for crawling over rocks and such, where the Sammy has a solid front axle which works better for offroading. I used the crap outta my Tracky and it went ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE I wanted it to. I never had any complaints. I really kick my self in the @55 for selling it. Here's a couple of pics of it. I miss this little rig.
Last edited by txstringbender; 05-26-2010, 05:24 PM.
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Originally posted by huntinfool View PostParts are hard to find and they are way more expensive if you can find them.
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Originally posted by txstringbender View PostActually I found a place to get parts and they were really reasonable. The guys that work there were really helpful too. They had all my Tracker parts seeings that a Tracker and a Sidekick are the exact same car. Here is the website.
http://www.hawksuzukiparts.com/
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I used to drop this thing in 4 low and drag huge trees back to the campsite so we could cut them up for firewood. It never got stuck in the mud. I think the tires were literaly big enough to float it on top of mud. This was the coolest rig I ever had. It ran perfect drove well, fit into tight spots. I sold it to buy a 4 wheeler. I have since sold the 4 wheeler and have nothing. I hate that I don't have it anymore. I loved this thing and put lots of work into it.
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Originally posted by txstringbender View PostActually I found a place to get parts and they were really reasonable. The guys that work there were really helpful too. They had all my Tracker parts seeings that a Tracker and a Sidekick are the exact same car. Here is the website.
http://www.hawksuzukiparts.com/
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Originally posted by txstringbender View PostI had a 95 Tracker 4x4. It had a 3" body lift, auto tranny, 31"x 10.50 mud tires. It was a little beast. I used to call it the "Flea". I stripped everything out of it except for the two front seats, shifter, beer holders and the steering wheel. I made my doors so they would lift off like a Jeep, built the front bumper, light bar, and rear bumper. The Tracker has a bigger engine, it's fuel injected, etc. I does however have an indepenant front suspension which really limits your wheel travel for crawling over rocks and such, where the Sammy has a solid front axle which works better for offroading. I used the crap outta my Tracky and it went ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE I wanted it to. I never had any complaints. I really kick my self in the @55 for selling it. Here's a couple of pics of it. I miss this little rig.
Thats a sweet looking tracker. My uncle had one before he passed, and i always thought about it baing a hunting rig!
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I have a 98 sidekick and love it/ I haven't done anything to it and it does great in Sonora. It gets rocky in some areas but it's no problem with the Zuk!!
I'd still rather have a Sammy though. They are more configurable since parts are easy to get. I love the short wheel base you can get around really well in the wood with these.
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