Suzuki Sidekick Hardtop

takza · Post by **takza** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:01 am

http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/used ... m/id/2233/

....is this similar to the T4WD?

MootsMan · Post by **MootsMan** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:00 pm

The Suzuki Sidekick is the same vehicle as the Chevrolet/Geo Tracker. I think they're pretty durable and dependable vehicles....I sold several of the Trackers in my retail automotive career.

Mac · Post by **Mac** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:01 pm

they are really good off road and everything, but the engines are no toyota A-series, and they are really top heavy.

when running right they are really quick despite their small engine (1.3) and huge ass tires, alot faster than a tercel, thats for sure.

watch out for oil burners, expect to have to rebuild the engine at some point in time too.

hornett22 · Post by **hornett22** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:00 pm

those are actually good little vehicles.my buddy in TN cut the fenders out and put a little bigger mud tire on it and it would climb anything.i'd still put a solid axle under it .CAL-MINI makes a lot of off road stuff for them.watch for coolant leaks(cracks) in the sparkplug tubes.

Gasoline Fumes · Post by **Gasoline Fumes** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:26 am

Mac wrote:when running right they are really quick despite their small engine (1.3) and huge ass tires, alot faster than a tercel, thats for sure.

Only the earliest ones had the same 1.3L as the older Samurai, after a few years they got a 1.6L. Both engines had throttle body injection. They were later given port injection along with 16-valve heads.

Mac · Post by **Mac** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:35 pm

whoops, thats right

i'm getting my friends tracker mixed up with the samurai a guy at work owns.

my friends tracker is an early 90's, sohc port injection, it hauls.

Gasoline Fumes · Post by **Gasoline Fumes** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:08 pm

Mac wrote:my friends tracker is an early 90's, sohc port injection, it hauls.

There's a guy in Quebec with a similar Tracker that really hauls, he turbocharged it!