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“The HomeWrecker”Suzuki Samurai

documented by dogonmut 259 photos documented since 3 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

Chasis
Main structure- 2 inch o.d. DOM and HREW tube
Supports- 1.5 inch o.d. DOM and HREW tube
Basement substructure- 2x3x.250 inch wall HREW square tube
Suspension link tabs- .375 inch material
Shock and seat tabs- .25inch material
Firewall- 14 gauge material
Seat support structure- .1875 inch material
Boat side skid plates- .125 inch material
Belly skid plate- .75 inch HDMW material
Miscellaneous gussets and tabs- .1875 to .250 inch material

Triangulated 4 link suspension front and rear
Upper links front & rear
-1.5 inch od .250 wall DOM tube
-3/4 inch rod ends
Lower links front
-2.0 inch od .250 wall DOM tube
-1.25 inch rod ends
Lower links rear
-2.25 inch od .375 wall DOM tube
-1.25 inch rod ends
Front:
-14 inch travel King coil-over shocks
-100 over 150 Eibach springs
-Fox hydraulic bump stops
Rear:
-18 inch travel Fox Racing 2.5 inch Air Shocks
-Currie Anti Rock Sway Bar

Steering:
-PSC TC pump
-PSC reservoir
-Trail Gear 6 inch travel double ended ram
-Trail Gear steering valve
-PSC pump bracket
-PSC crank pulley
-PSC 4 inch pump pulley

Drive lines:
Front (2 piece using a Ford carrier bearing and Toyota flange)
T case to carrier bearing
1310 U joint
2.25 inch o.d. .188 wall DOM tube
Carrier bearing to pinion
1310 U joint at the carrier bearing
1350 U joint at the pinion
2.25 inch o.d. .250 wall DOM tube
Rear
1310 U joint at the T case
1350 U joint at the axle
2.5 inch o.d. .250 wall DOM tube sleeved over 2 inch o.d. .125 wall DOM tube

Tires & Wheels:
37x12.50x17 Maxxis Trepador (comp compound)
17x9 Allied Rock-A-Thon 32 bolt bead locks

12 volt fo-shizzle:
Optima Yellow Top
Autometer gauges
Vision X 900 lumen LEDs
8K winch with synthetic rope

Misc poop:
Corbeau seats
Grant steering wheel (removable)
Simpson 5 point restraints
CO2 tank

Weight- 3240 pounds (wet & loaded with 14 gallons of fuel, a full ice chest and 200 pounds of me)
Weight bias- 1740 on the front axle/1500 on the rear axle
Wheel base- 109 inches (with negative approach & departure angles)
Over all length- 143 inches
Width- 76 Inches (outside of tire to out side of tire)
Over all height- 72 inches
Belly height- 22 inches
Up travel (F/R)-7/8 inches
Down travel (F/R)- 7/10 inches — dogonmut

Day one vs. today

Drag to compare 2009 against 2012.

Suzuki Samurai in 2012
Suzuki Samurai in 2009
2009 2012

Photo history

259 photos across 4 years — drag the dot to travel through this vehicle’s life. Captions are the owner’s; where there isn’t one, the AI caption fills in.

2009

94 photos added — showing 8

Metal cylinder in cardboard box on white unit beside green crate and orange rack in a workshop Suzuki Samurai — Rod ends, jam nuts and misalignment spacers laid out on a workbench for suspension links Suzuki Samurai — Four-cylinder engine bottom end with pan off showing crank, rod caps and oil pickup screen Engine block with timing belt and water pump visible. It's on a stand Engine block with timing belt, pulleys, and oil filter. Bosch oil filter visible Engine with timing belt and Bosch oil filter Engine block with oil filter attached, mounted on an orange stand Close-up of an engine's cylinder head with rocker arms and valves visible. A timing belt is on the left

88 photos added — showing 8

custom fuel line with brass fittings and blue-capped ends Tiny surface-mount reed switch beside a pen tip with tape-and-reel strip above Suzuki Samurai — Chrome axle housing on a red tube frame buggy, supported by jack stands Close-up of a large exhaust pipe opening, with a red roll cage and tire visible in the background. A welding… Machined metal tool next to a black Sharpie marker on a wooden surface Suzuki Samurai — Machined shaft end with seal and O-ring standing on workbench next to brake cleaner Suzuki Samurai — White BMW 3 Series sedan in freeway traffic with MOMLOVE vanity plate Suzuki Samurai — Bare ground-smooth axle housing on steel welding table with Suzuki 4x4 parked behind

74 photos added — showing 8

Book cover for Moab for Dummies Quick Reference, a guide for Suzuki owners Suzuki Samurai — Rear of a damaged red Suzuki Aerio hatchback with plastic rear window and add-on trailer lights, annotated Rusty rear axle assembly with disc brakes hanging from chains, with a trailer and trash cans in the background Differential housing opened to show ring gear and internal components. Part number 230257 visible on bearing… close-up of a rear axle assembly with a disc brake rotor and caliper Black metal rear axle component with a U-joint yoke and a large hex nut Rear axle and suspension of a red custom off-road buggy, parked next to a red car Suzuki Samurai — red tube chassis buggy with large tires, parked next to a red car

3 photos added

Engine compartment with red cylindrical filters, chrome canister, and alternator Outwear's pre-filter on engine Mugshot of a man with messy hair wearing a floral shirt. Supermotors.net logo visible
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