Suzuki Samurai?

What are you looking to do with it? Just an off-road vehicle?

Yep just and deer hunting machine!

I think that would work for that then. I drive a little Mits Eclipse around town. I was thinking about buying an older 80's model K5 Chevy Blazer for my hunt rig though. Its got a little more room in the back than smaller SUV's and enough power to pull stuff behind it. Besides, some older ones in good shape can be had for around $1000 if you look around for one.

Do a quick google for Samurai forums and you'll see that there is plenty of parts support for them to make them extremely capable offroad.

My ex-wife had one back in '87 that we bought new. The good thing about it was that the transfer case actually had a low range. Bad was an extreme lack of power and tiny tires which led to very little ground clearance.

I wouldn't bother getting one if you are going to keep it stock but they are great for modifying. A bit more power, a lift and bigger tires and you'll be pretty happy with one.

Or...

you could just get something like this!

Nice lookin Blazer there..

is that your blazer? Talking around I've heard geo trackers are good for hunting too

I had a '96 Blazer for years and LOVED that rig! It got me in and out of some pretty tough places and I NEVER had an issue with it. The only reason I got rid of it was because it had over 170K miles on it and I got a great trade-in on a new truck. However, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to purchase another and would trust it without question.

What year is the one in the picture?

I saw a guy drive his Samurai up an old jeep trail that only atvs use. He made it all the way to the top. I would never beleived it, if I hadn't seen it live.

Yes, that is my hunting/fishing rig. A 2000 Chevy Blazer ZR2 that I bought new back in Oct 2000. A few mods I've done is add a 2" body lift, 2" shackles, tweaked the tbars about 3/4", 33X10.5 BFG AT's and a few other things under the hood. Everything I've done thus far has been to make it a bit more capable offroad, though it was pretty good right out of the box.

And it even pulled an F250 SD CC diesel 4X4 out of a ditch this year hunting. I wouldn't trade it for anything at the moment because I'd be hard pressed to find a better vehicle for hunting and fishing. Tow capacity is just over 5000 lbs, nice short wheelbase to get around on the 4X4/Jeep trails, heck, you can even fit an elk in the back (with the back seat folded down).

The ZR2 differs a bit from the standard blazer in that it is a different frame, higher suspension and wider track. Also, the rear axels are a bit beefier and they come standard with 31" tires. They only come in 2 doors for the blazer but were either regular cab or extended cab in the S10 trucks. GMC also had the same version called Highrider, though the only place you could get a Jimmy with the package was in Canada.

Any other questions, feel free to ask. I love to talk about my truck :))

oh boys, you haven't seen a 4x4 untill you have seen a samai built
for off roading! i'll take pics tomorrow:)
my 88 susuki has the axles rolled for a lift, 32x 11:50 tires, 4:16 to callimini {sp} rock crawler transfer case, which is what makes them the god of climbing, possi rear axle, AND GETS 28 MPG!

it will climb any, and i m,ean ANY hill head on, you dont dare turn side ways, keep it perpendicular and you will go anywhere!

mine has a hard top and a bikini top, takes me less than 1 minute to take the top off or put it back on. love that sucker!!

i bought mine after going on a spring bear hunt that i road my 4 wheeler 40 miles back in on roads that were snowed in , my buddy was driving his samurai, and i spent hrs upon hrs getting getting pulled out , ON MY 4WHEELER, by his samurai, it was unreal.


+ they get awsome gass milleage!!!!!!!!

"killerbee" wrote:oh boys, you haven't seen a 4x4 untill you have seen a samai built
for off roading! i'll take pics tomorrow:)
my 88 susuki has the axles rolled for a lift, 32x 11:50 tires, 4:16 to callimini {sp} rock crawler transfer case, which is what makes them the god of climbing, possi rear axle, AND GETS 28 MPG!

it will climb any, and i m,ean ANY hill head on, you dont dare turn side ways, keep it perpendicular and you will go anywhere!

mine has a hard top and a bikini top, takes me less than 1 minute to take the top off or put it back on. love that sucker!!

i bought mine after going on a spring bear hunt that i road my 4 wheeler 40 miles back in on roads that were snowed in , my buddy was driving his samurai, and i spent hrs upon hrs getting getting pulled out , ON MY 4WHEELER, by his samurai, it was unreal.


+ they get awsome gass milleage!!!!!!!!

Like I said, properly modded they are awesome offroad. Stock, not so much.

Ya Killer that would be nice to see those pics!! How much money did you put into it?

sorry guys, i got in late tonight, and i'm working outta taown till the weekend. but when i get back i WILL post a pic or two of SAMMY, the samurai:)

Just call me Mr optimistic. I drive a 4x4 Suburban so I can get all of my gear and dead critters out. lol
Seriously, several of my friends have Sami's and Trackers. I would recommend the Sami orTracker in a standard trans. The auto's give a lot of trouble.

My friend put a VW Rabbit diesel motor in his samari becuase he wanted more power. When he first told me of his plans I laughed but when he purchased a wrecked rabbit and a bunch of adapter kits I knew he was serious. He found the instructions on the internet. He got the motor in and is still working out the bugs. Hes the only guy I know with a turbo diesel Suzuki Samari.

Ya they are a pretty sweet machine!

Test drove a sami Saturday but that one just wasn't the one I wanted because of the price but those things are the sweetest machines on the block!!!