ZuksOffRoad Forum

Do you have any pictures of a mounted Astro van box you could post up?

Welcome, best wishes on your search.

My names Nate Spence, I work for the government👎.. as a wildland firefighter in central Utah. I have been thinking of building a samurai for rock crawling the last year or so. I've built a few jeeps and Toyotas and most recently restored a CJ3B. Have not found the right samurai yet; currently having Myron build me some of his hybrid rock crusher axles for whatever samurai I end up with. Sure hope we can get this forum hopping so I can bounce ideas off you more experienced folks. I sure mis the forums of the late 90s and early 2000s before Facebook; I guess I am getting old. Thanks for having me.

Welcome to the forum.

I'm not sure but I think MY covered that in one of his utoob vids.  Might check there real quick.

Welcome to the ZORum from another old timer. I've had my 88 since 95.  It "was" stock when I bought it.  

Hi Everyone

I have acquired a 1.6l 8v from a 1990 Kick. I have done a little research and think that i have determined that there is no VSS required for this motor as its the last of the vacuum advance TBI's before they started using the VSS.

Can anyone confirm this for me?

Thanks
Hilgy   

Hello Everyone. New to the forum but not to Samurai's. I've had my 88.5 for going on 20years now. Its been pretty much bone stock other than the switch to a Hyundai Pony carb about 18 years ago.

I've always floated around the different forums and have been grateful to have gained plenty of knowledge from MY and the other regulars, so thanks to all for that.

I have just recently acquired a free 1.6l 8v from a 1990 Kick and will be rebuilding and hopefully installing it in the Zuk with my boys. We are going to try to do as much of the work ourselves as we can so I'm sure everyone here is going to get sick of all our stupid questions.

Kris
Alberta Canada   

Not all shackle reversals have those fangs.  I think the only one that does is the cal-mini kit.  The SR "kit" that I have does not have the fangs, the front spring eye is in about the same location as the stock shackle originally was, the distance from the frame to either the top shackle bolt or the YJ spring eye.  I believe the difference is cal-mini used stock springs where mine uses YJ springs.

I know a downside of the shackle reversal is how low you need to make the hanger to keep everything aligned right. Some of the guys running samurais in king of the hammers are running shackle reversals with SPOA setups. Looks like a lot of fabrication had to go into getting it to work right.