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Offline airmanwilliams

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how to install a samurai front axle in a sidekick
« on: September 26, 2011, 10:32:04 PM »
Can anyone share with me what I might be getting my self into if I swap a samurai front axle into my 93 sidekick? Possibly any homebrew writeups out there? I cant find it again but I know 93kicker did it on his old one awhile back but never got the steering figured out and I really dont have the cash to put down on the calmini kit while im going to school the next couple years.
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Re: how to install a samurai front axle in a sidekick
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2011, 07:28:13 AM »
I can think of two ways to do this - either way there's going to be quite a bit of fab work involved, and if you're not doing it yourself, it's going to cost a bundle.

The first is to get rid of the IFS and fab some sort of three/four link live axle - and - the second is to use the Sami center to build a steel housing for the IFS - and coincidentally someone has just dug up an old thread on that - using a Sami rear axle.

http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/general-suzuki-forum/will-it-work/

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Re: how to install a samurai front axle in a sidekick
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2011, 09:14:14 AM »
search for :

SAS


(solid axle swap)
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Re: how to install a samurai front axle in a sidekick
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2011, 09:36:40 AM »
search for :

SAS


(solid axle swap)

Searching this forum for SAS got me no usefull information.  :(

Just learned - where you do the search matters  :-[
« Last Edit: September 27, 2011, 09:38:32 AM by fordem »
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Re: how to install a samurai front axle in a sidekick
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2011, 10:54:07 AM »
well.

mebee not so much this forum but google is your (everyone's !)  friend! 


sidekick sas brings:

http://www.google.com/search?q=sidekick+sas&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

...although there is some info here as well:

http://zukiworld.com/month_110103/feature_saskick_wmovies.htm
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Re: how to install a samurai front axle in a sidekick
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2011, 01:14:13 PM »
The trick I use is when using the google search put in site:zukiworld.com so it limits it to responses from the forum.  :)

Check out this forum link, it looks like it has a lot of info.  I just quickly skimmed it though, but there should be a few more:

http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/general-suzuki-forum/tracker-sas-w-sammy-axle-track-width-issues/

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Re: how to install a samurai front axle in a sidekick
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2011, 01:33:51 PM »
good idea.

but why limit the search?

knowledge is power...
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Re: how to install a samurai front axle in a sidekick
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2011, 11:07:17 AM »
Because I am usually looking for posts from this sight.  If I don't find the one I am looking for I expand it.  :D
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