My UTV Hunting project.

This is what we do.


my project:
92 Samurai
5" Rocky Road off road SPOA lift.
Missing links shackle with Rear springs up front on the front end.
Wrangler Rear springs with Sky manufacturing kit.
I am planning on running 33"s.

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The day I bought it sitting stock at the guys house.
pic before mods.

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Added 5" spring over lift to the front and Missing links, the rear is still stock height.
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This is the shot of the 5" Spoa lift in both ends and missing links with Ruf with only 4 springs in the front, stock zuk spring rears in the rear.


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Here are some pics of my progress.
RUF(5 springs now) with Missing links, and Sky Wrangler in the rear ( 5 springs).
This is how it sits after adding the 5th spring to each front spring pack.

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In this picture of the rear spring it shows the two clamps on the front side of the axle.
I actually had two complete sets of front and rear wrangler springs and the other set when installed had the two clamps on the back side of the rear axle?
The other difference between the sets were one was a 6 pack rear set the other a 5.

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Shot of the passenger side top view looking down at Wrangler rear spring.

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View of the front spring passenger side.
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Shot of the missing links.
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I have to add a bumper and tire rack to the rear so it should set in lower a little.
I mocked up the weight of it and placed it in the rear.


So i forgot about the brake lines when looking at the shock mount's , I moved them and the pictures below is the result.


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This is looking up from the ground

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Looking from the rear.
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Looking back from passenger rear wheel toward the rear differential.

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This is how it looks as of today,
I'm going to finish up the rear bumper and tire carrier and add lockers soon, I have to travel next week for work.
I think once the weight of the rear tire rack and bumper is added she might squat a little in the rear.

Then on to my next project:
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I love these old Samurai's --been looking locally for a couple years now. One day.

 

I have one that I share with a Partner. He drives it in the summer, and I drive it in the winter. I have wanted to fit a Manual Choke on the OEM Carb. @Quigley_Sharps would you know if a kit was available? That and maybe a manual Throttle Kit for setting the idle... It starts great in the summer, but is very Cold Blooded below 25F....

 

Got two of those, here, as well... I just need 10 more inches of the white stuff....

 

BT
I mine is EFI, but the guys out here use webber carbs or Harley Carb conversions.
JC Whitney sells auto choke to manual kits.
this might help you too;
Installing manual choke - Off-Road Forums & Discussion Groups

 

LOL yea we do too, but it sure is nice to turn on the heat, turn up the tunes, pop the top on a cold one and cruise around the mnts looking over new hunting territory

 

Hell yeah!

 

Yea it might work for summer here, but in that video at the top of the thread we are wheeling in 20+ feet of snow that is hard to walk in at times. Its funny to watch the new guy hop out when hooking up a winch ans see him sink to his hips. LOL

 

That should work. I am putting 33" Geolanders on the Zuk. The red zuk is a friends and has 33's notice the air pressure in Lee's tires. This might help you in the mud too, the really deep stuff.

These Tacoma Toyota's do really well too they have more power, Chet's White one has 35" rubber on it and still will run 70 down the road.
All of these vehicles in the pic also have open differentials and have no trouble in the deep snow. We air down to 4lbs of air pressure and walk on top with ease.

 

Sky Manufacturing front shock hoops installed.

 

This the a shot of the passenger rear wrangler spring and shackle.

 

I think I forgot to mention I moved the front axle forward 1.5 inches to accommodate the new tires when mounted.

 

Installed the ARB Locker and 26 splined axles up front. Got the on board air installed and wired in.
I installed the Roadless-Gear Chevy Altenator kit.
Arb Locker
Lockright. Locker
TC snatch
6-5 TC gears and completed bearing kit and front upgraded out put shaft.
Twisted T TC kit
trail tough dbl tough axle
complete front axle rebuild kit
Clutch kit
all new U-joints.
Rear main seal on engine
Axle trusses.

as soon as my last couple parts arrive I will finish my plumbing for my ARB locker, and add some 33 tires.

 

Everything is in except the 33 tires. Went wheeling last weekend.
I did really well for having pizza cutters for tires.
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Never mid the date on the pic my wife didn't set her camera and I didn't notice till I was home down loading..LOL

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Jeep recovery vehicle LOL

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heading up another slope to a canyon.
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Heading out, you can see my car alarm in the back...

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All in all I didn't have much trouble The ARB worked flawlessly and the Lock right in the rear worked great too. I could switch the ARB off to corner in the tight areas and lock up in the straighter runs.
I used to have a Lincoln locker up front and that made turning a b!tch.
I should have the 33's here soon and on.

 

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Finally got the 33's on some old wheels I had sitting around, still waiting for my wheel order to arrive. and I am still looking for a ARB Locker for the rear.
Other than that the original build idea is now finished.
These are 33/12.50/15 Maxxis Bighorns in the picture.

Hopefully this next weekend I will have some wheeling pics of it in action in the deep snow.