this is going to be the start of my new build up. it has been about a year since i had my last incident at the zookimelt. my sami rolled, drive shaft broke, and the engine crapped out. now it's still still sitting in my carport with Badlands mud caked everywhere. i have not decided what to do with it. should i rebuild back to what it was? leave the body trashed and fix the engine? built bigger? anything i do is going to cost a lot and take a ton of time. so thats why this is the start of my X90 build.
i have found the bigger something is the more it brakes. why not build a small wheeler with all the right stuff. i decided to buy my mom's 97 Suzuki x90(it's a sidekick with a different body). i think suzuki only made 10,000 or so of them. the benefits of the X are that it has a lower roof-line(lower center of gravity) and it uses all the same drive line parts as sidekicks/trackers.
right now it has a 1.5" coil spacer lift that we installed about 2 years ago, and high clearance rear shock mounts on the axle.
THE BUILD UP:
the spacers are getting pitched for a 2" Calmini lift. huge front and rear bumpers. the front will get a winch and the rear will have a tire carrier. the carrier will make more room in the trunk and i will be able to have a full size spare. rocker guards and full skids. swampers, a rear lock right, and a few more small mods. many of the parts are on order so stay tuned for the build! ...and yes i am serous about this.
stock a few years ago
here is what it looks like with the swampers and the 1.5" lift.
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Originally Posted by OverkillZJ
