Solid Axle Swaps

[Whitfield]

Have you just completed the ultimate build and swapped a Solid axle into your Tracker, SideKick, or X-90    

Post up your details and pictures here.   Everyone is interested in the lastest Kick build up craze.

Please try to include the basic information listed below....

Pictures   (Build shot, driveway shot, action shot, ect...)

What are the specs? 

How did you work you suspension (Leafs? Coils?  Link? Radius Arm? Air Shocks? Bags?)

Any additional Front suspension pics and details would be great.

Thanks for sharing!       Enjoy the ride and Wheel on 


Here is a few to get ya started.

Heather & Nate Galvin's 1995 4-dr Sidekick JLX    (Moab 05)


Heather & Nate  please add more if you get the chance.      Thanks,   MW

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Wild Weasel    http://www.cs.umass.edu/~glenn/personal.html

Glenn's 1991 Tracker 4wd 2dr on Toyota's with radius arm front & 3-link rear on 35's.



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[avengeusa]

Have you just completed the ultimate build and swapped a Solid axle into your Tracker, SideKick, or X-90    

Post up your details and pictures here.   Everyone is interested in the lastest Kick build up craze.

Please try to include the basic information listed below....

Pictures   (Build shot, driveway shot, action shot, ect...)

What are the specs? 

How did you work you suspension (Leafs? Coils?  Link? Radius Arm? Air Shocks? Bags?)

Any additional Front suspension pics and details would be great.

Thanks for sharing!       Enjoy the ride and Wheel on 


Here is a few to get ya started.

Heather & Nate Galvin's 1995 4-dr Sidekick JLX    (Moab 05)


Heather & Nate  please add more if you get the chance.      Thanks,   MW

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Wild Weasel    http://www.cs.umass.edu/~glenn/personal.html

Glenn's 1991 Tracker 4wd 2dr on Toyota's with radius arm front & 3-link rear on 35's.



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that is a good looking tracker

[jputnik]

Hi guys, My name is jeff and I just completed a solid axle swap for my 96 tracker to run in this years Real Truck Club Challenge.  Here are a few quick specs



Suspension is comprised of Calmini 3 inch lift heavy duty military wrap Samurai springs, Energy suspension 2.5 inch and 1.5 inch bumpstops, Rancho 9000 shocks in the front and my old Doetch tech units in the rear, full custom plasma cut leaf perches, mounting apparatus for the bumpstops and shocks, etc.  We went with a spring under for the durability, high speed predictability and the characteristics of this suspension that allow it to slide over rocks, logs, etc.  Additional groung clearance was not needed because we added a 3 inch body lift and had the entire bottom of the vehicle plated with 1/4 inch thick steel so it would kind of "slide" over these obstacles.  I am also not afraid of fender trimming so we were able to run 35 inch Mickey Thompson bias ply tires without having the springs resting on top of the axles.   While we were at it we threw some 5:71 gears in the axles to help turn the tires.   

After the suspension was completed we still had to lengthen and custom sleeve driveshafts because we wanted our wheelbase to increased by approx 5 inches, make sure all of our angles were right, add stainless steel brake lines, beef up mounting points on tranny and transfercase, and probably about 100 other things I cant think of at the moment.  It turned out very well and although we only had 2 weeks (a long story in itself)  to build it we held our own at RTCC and couldnt break the thing.   

If I would have been able to obtain info about the solid axle swap beforehand it would have been of great value.  If anyone is interested my co-builder/co driver and I were thinking about making a full color detailed instruction manual along with our plasma cut spring and shock mounts for the Toy axles if anyone is interested.  Could save hours of aggravation, frustration, and really make this a realistic project for many of you considering it. 

Enjoy the pics and let me know!

Jeff

[Whitfield]

Jeff I'm interested in any pictures or details you can share. 

Calmini's Sammy springs on Toyota's  SPUA ...   SOunds like a stout set up.   I'm interested in the front suspension set up.   Spring mounts & angles, + Steering. 

                                                                   Thanks    and   NICE TRUCK!!!

[Dihnekis]

A guide would be great for this!

[Stomper]

I know this is stupid but then you can have a liscence plate "sasykik" and you'll be really "sassy" in a purple Sidetrack.......  .

seriously though, this is going to be a cool thread.  I've been thinking about this "swap" for quite some time. This should get real interesting if enough completed swaps chime in .

[Whitfield]

I just ran across this nice one for sale over on Zukiworld... 

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92 Sidekick Slightly modified. 
35 Spline Moser D60 F/R 4.88 Narrowed
Detroit F, Spool R
Adjustable Coil sprung suspention
3 Link F/R
Hydrolic Steering
4.3L V6 Cheby
T-350 trans, Toy Case with 4.7:1 gears
40" IROK on 20" Stazworks rims
Toyota U-Joints
New paint and custom roll cage
Clean interior, South Dakota rust free truck
New full soft top, roll cage conforms to top...Fully enclosed
New Bimini

Some other assorted stuff.....  Aproximetly $24,000 invested.  All top notch fabricating with no Booty fab BS.  Turn Key 5+ trail truck

Truck is located in Hudson Wisconsin.  I will deliver within 150 miles of 54016

Asking $15,000

Serious folks only.  Hit me offline at Shregg@comcast.net or call my cell 715-410-0614  The truck will go onto E-bay in a week or so. 



















                                                            N I C E  !!!!

[Casper]

I like those headlights. They look like the ones from the newer Sammi hidden behind some plexi cut to the Kick pattern.

[samerrant]

that last one makes me wanna sell the samurai and drop the 1.9td in a kick! thats pretty sweet

[Stomper]

There is someone over at pirate who wheels with the "unkown kick" in the pics above...... Click on this

 2 more sidetracks that have solid fronts. One 2door and one 4door

www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?y=391056

[mesjr]

domt forget mine

 

[Whitfield]

Nice Kick,

   Can you give us some details as to the front suspension set up?

Radius arms or links?

[mesjr]

Nice Kick,

   Can you give us some details as to the front suspension set up?

Radius arms or links?

their is a lot of info in this thred     http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=700.0

[1bigtracker]

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=209829&highlight=beto_mty

Stu

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[trackershorty]

Whats he best steering box for a solid axle swap? I've seen some guys use a toy box and outboard it.