Suzuki sidekick

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:45 pm

Thinking of picking up this little sidekick for a daily driver. Anyone have any experience with them? Pros cons? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

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Silverslk · Post by **Silverslk** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:59 pm

My buddy while I was in the Navy had one. It was fun as hell to drive and got GREAT gas mileage.

Agui-E7TE · Post by **Agui-E7TE** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:14 am

I got my dad a Samurai last father's day and he's loving it. The Sidekick has the 1.6L fuel injected engine that all the Sammy guys want so you know you have a good little motor to blast around with. The fuel economy is really awesome too and they have plenty of interior room. As far as parts, the Geo Tracker shares a lot of parts with it, in fact, I think it might just be a Sidekick rebadged as a Tracker. The cool thing is these things will, go anywhere, sip fuel and go through pretty much any trail.. even mountain bike trails

cwrisley · Post by **cwrisley** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:35 pm

Only experience I have is shooting this video. I thought he was going to seriously die. Not bad for unhooking it from the motorhome and tackling "Heart Attack Hill"....

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:37 am

I know it looks kind of girly but I though that it might be able to be turned into a cool little runner. Already come with a 3 link in the back stock and A arms in the front that can easily be modified. It's so small. Like a mini mini bronco. About the size of a sidexside. Some pics of the previous owner with it. (My sisters friend). She was also the one who named it chug. And yes she was jealous of my bronco

robertcrav · Post by **robertcrav** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:22 am

http://www.puresuzuki.com/sidekick_tracker.htm

or solid axle conversion

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:36 am

Ha, found out there is a Suzuki racin organization and they have a class for these. And next race is in Reno!

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:07 pm

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Looks like a lot but it's really tiny. Ha!
That gravel pile had to have been only a foot and a half high.

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:57 pm

Updates on this thing! New paint! No more Barbies dream jeep. Now it's G.I Barbies dream jeep. Picked up some 31" tires to put on it and picking up some 2" lift springs next week.

FUFIMI · Post by **FUFIMI** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:55 pm

Looking good. These little cars are badass

Post by **SteveG** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:13 am

Looks good! You bringing it for the Pismo trip? Can we start calling you Isuzu Joe?

AussieRod · Post by **AussieRod** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:28 am

Where is the "Urban Camo"? (You do know Bronco wheels bolt straight on, dont you?)

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:24 pm

I'm trying to get everything together to make it to pismo. Gonna tow this behind my bronco! I was thinking of doing a digital camo patter on the rear quarter panel. Maybe that new reptilian pattern. The bronco wheels have the same bolt pattern but the center hole is too small for the sidekick hubs. I wanted to put alcoas on it but I would have to machine out the centers a bit.

AussieRod · Post by **AussieRod** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:10 pm

Why do you need to machine the wheel centres out?

This is a popular swap over here, fitting F series wheels to Suzy's. No machining required (alloy or steel rims)

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:14 pm

Idk about the Samurai but this sidekicks center bore for the hub is 108mm I tried to fit the stock Alcoa on it off my bronco and it didn't fit. Nor the stock steel spare. Although the aftermarket ones I have fit fine.

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 2:54 am

My brother photoshopped what I was thinking for the paint scheme.

ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:59 am

dig the digital camo & the progress!

As for the wheels. If you have a decent router they can enlarge the center bores on the aluminum wheels...

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:47 pm

Doing a strut mount flip and adding some 3/8" exhaust flanges for spacers for a little lift in the front. Plus Dana 35 TTB explorer springs for the front and rear springs off of a first gen grand Cherokee gives it a ~2" lift.

A little touch if paint to ward off rust.

Holy camber batman!

Some camber bolts should help.

Agui-E7TE · Post by **Agui-E7TE** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:15 pm

Tchajagos wrote:Idk about the Samurai but this sidekicks center bore for the hub is 108mm I tried to fit the stock Alcoa on it off my bronco and it didn't fit. Nor the stock steel spare. Although the aftermarket ones I have fit fine.

Samurai is the same. My 15-inch Alcoas didn't fit but the 16-inch Alcoas that have the center bored out fit perfectly.

Tchajagos · Post by **Tchajagos** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:49 pm

Painted the rear shell today. Hoping to pick up some black rims soooooon. I have some 31" pro comp xtreme terrains to go on.

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