S4 E6 Affordable Off Road Series Fixing Up the Geo Tracker

[@outdoorseyfun9842]

Hello, there. I have a 1994 Suzuki sidekick. 4 wheel drive and its stock. I've always wanted to get a little lift on it. But I've never done anything to it. This is very informative thank you

[@tufftrails]

They are alot of fun, economical, affordable and easy to work on for the at home do-it-yourselfer, we have a lot of idea on our channel for you to see what modifications or upgrades appeal to you. Here is a budget lift that will get you @ 2" of lift without breaking the bank, and it is an easy lift to do. amzn.to/3xnpm4i and here is a link for the camber bolts. amzn.to/4cOkDsw Thank you for your comments and good luck with your Sidekick

[@kaseyk2701]

Thank you sir! Im on my first tracker and you obviously have already gone way way down that path already! I like the way you think! Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge! I appreciate this. Extremely informative.

[@tufftrails]

Thank you for your comment, just passing along the things that I have learned from others. They are a lot of fun to work on and to drive. Good luck on your project, feel free to ask questions if you need to...

[@bonzey1171]

These sure are fun little beebop jalops for cruising around in the desert, I love mine and really enjoy driving it out in no mans land. Thanks for the ideas

[@tufftrails]

Agreed, Getting out of town and exploring the desert, is the perfect mental reset for me. Thank you for your comment

[@tinab6032]

Thanks for the ideas and great camera work on the suspensions showing the actual parts involved. The paint jobs look great as well and being able to enjoy the vehicle instead of, like you said, paying close to 100k and worrying about scratching it.

[@tufftrails]

Hope it helps or gives you some ideas... Thank you for your comment.

[@falafel1755]

affordable.. so you own 6 trackers ... XD thanks for your sharing ! You made these trackers perfect! Respect from Taiwan!

[@tufftrails]

Yes 6, 0ne of each model except for the Sport Model with the 1.8 liter engine...but I will find it. Thank you for your comment....

[@danieljenks1693]

My neighbor and I both have a Geo Tracker.. both stock 4x4, 5 speeds.. they will go almost anywhere!!!

[@tufftrails]

I am actually an accidental fan, was always a Jeep Guy. Bought one for my daughter some years ago and was so impressed with how perfect they were for what I do, and how affordable they were...I now have 6 of them. One of each model except for the "Sport" with the 1.8 liter engine....but I got my eye on one. Thank you for your comment and never sell your Tracker...

[@wildwestexplorations8097]

Love that steel bumper you made for the rear with the receiver

[@tufftrails]

I wish I could take credit, but I got that one off of the old jeep n my back yard...lol.

[@shanesdiy]

Great episode. Provided some fantastic ideas. I have a '91 Tracker 2-door hard top, I love these little rigs!

[@tufftrails]

Hey Shane, thank you for your comment. ...and I agree, they are such a lot of fun, while still affordable and very dependable. We have a few, always seem to be working on one... Thank you for watching...

[@shanesdiy]

@@tufftrails I have plans for mine, just too many projects that jump in front of it. Done a few things and have recorded some content, just have yet to post the videos. The minor repairs aren't that exciting, I'll probably wait until I have a few things to put together into a decent video. Keep up the great content. I'm in AZ as well out in the Queen Creek/San Tan Valley area, what area are you? Generally, not specifically...

[@tufftrails]

My name is Cal and I am between Surprise and Wickenburg... here is a 89 TinTop Walk Around Video if you would like to see if any ideas work for you or help develop others. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWS4fpd7Ys5loLM if you haven't seen it before.

[@HomesteadOC]

Looking good, thanks for all the great ideas.

[@tufftrails]

Hope it gave you some ideas for your projects... Thank you for your comment.

[@simonpollock2151]

You earned yourself a new sub! Got my 1990 tracker this summer, looking to do a lot of work this upcoming summer on it! This video was sure helpful! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@tufftrails]

That's great! I hope that we have inspired you a little and shared a few ideas to get you a little more motivated. Thank you for the sub and here is a link to our little online Geo Tracker Store if you need anything. www.tuff-trails.com

[@santiagoarjona-gomez379]

@@tufftrailshello, would you be able to post a new link? This one’s won’t take me to your store

[@tufftrails]

Sorry Dude, our storefront is currently getting updated based upon the new requirements of some of our suppliers. Going to take a couple more days before the site is back up. If you know a specific item that you want to see, let me know and I should be able to send you a product link. @@santiagoarjona-gomez379

[@tufftrails]

The store is back online... www.tuff-trails.com sorry for the delay but we had t redo a ton of code.

[@vwmountainman9701]

Excellent video - Builds are very well explained & nice work by the way !!!

[@wildwestexplorations8097]

Got some good ideas for my build now. Can’t wait to see what you do with the yellow one and the Jeep axles

[@tufftrails]

Saving that one for last, Going to do the blue one next if I can get it running. It will be a Street Car, kinda low.

[@stripple12]

Thinking of purchasing one of these for tooling around logging roads vs a $30k sxs. Not serious off-roading, just riding around on timber property with existing logging roads. Would this do this trick?

[@tufftrails]

Definitely... We have a couple of builds on the channel with full beginning to end playlists... kzbin.info/aero/PLExnBIKlGFolezB0pbbaBjBAEJXxpwz5N They are reasonably easy to work on, Modify or customize to your particular application. Our current Project is the 92 Scout Model Build kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaTReWiZf56MiMU Thank you for your comment.

[@stripple12]

@@tufftrails awesome, thank you!

[@GingerRob]

Recently bought a Suzuki x90, cheap budget off roader. The information is really helpful. Thanks from the UK 👌

[@tufftrails]

Thank you for your comment. This guy has 3 or more X90's and a popular channel. www.youtube.com/@trashpandaoffroad3548

[@fetchingphotos]

Thanks for making this so straightforward and to the point! Great video!

[@tufftrails]

I think I just got lucky on this one....but thank you for pointing it out.

[@ZUKME]

Wow what a great video ❤

[@tufftrails]

Is this the first time that you watched this video??? This video represents everything we do on the channel. It is perhaps one of my favorites Hope you guys are good…

[@ZUKME]

Im not sure lol. I thought we watched them all but it popped up on our feed so we were entertained again :)

[@tufftrails]

well then Thank You for watching it again...sometimes I watch it again to remind me what I am doing here....lol

[@carsonlowe7100]

Fantastic video! So glad I found your channel, subscribed!

[@tufftrails]

Thank You for saying so... thanks for the SUB We hope that you find our content interesting, and thanks for watching our videos.

[@JohnDrivesAnything]

Congrats on hitting 1000 Subscribers! Hope YT pays you soon. You should do separate in depth videos just on lift kits. Those are the videos that make my stand out over other van channels.

[@tufftrails]

Thanks John. Needed to get that monkey off my back.

[@tufftrails]

Oh. I forgot to mention that I created an Amazon store for only geo trackers and Suzuki Sidekicks. www.tuff-trails.com

[@kiaorakid7545]

Love your energy bro! Some great ideas there also!

[@tufftrails]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a kind comment...

[@dunstanlataille4937]

Love it love it

[@tufftrails]

Cool thank you

[@Chimmers012]

Nice looking rigs! Im in Tucson driving a white Samurai. I'll keep a look out for you on the trails. Liked and subscribed!

[@tufftrails]

Cool. Samurai’s are perfect off road machines

[@dunstanlataille4937]

Love it sweet

[@tufftrails]

and again.I appreciate it. Thank you

[@vangelismilonakis1035]

So helpful

[@tufftrails]

Excellent... thank you

[@Jaychutae]

In 2:30mins in the video, Is the rim wide 5.5x15?

[@tufftrails]

The wheels are original Geo Tracker wheels from an 1989 Geo Tracker. so the wheel is probably 15" in diameter x6" wide.(15X6) The tires in this shot are 31x10.50x15 also this application has a 2" wheel spacer to bring the wheels and tire out more. I hope I answered your question.

[@offroad6309]

Yes they use a 5x5.5 bolt pattern. Same as jeep, ford and dodge used to use. The rim diameter can be 15" or 16"

[@ГерманШмидт-ф8х]

Отлично 👍👍💪

[@tufftrails]

one of our most popular videos… thank you for your comment

[@BustedKneeAdventures]

Hello Cal, at 6:25 in the video you mention longer struts. Do you have any more info on this? Thanks.

[@tufftrails]

Yes, a bit complicated but I will do my best. some 10 to 12 years ago many Tracker guys were looking for cost effective solutions for suspension modifications. I am sure that you have heard of the 2" budget lift. They discovered that some GM Vehicles had Struts that might work... In my case, I used the Grand Prix Rear Struts on one of our front ends. There is some complicated modifications that need to be done to the Strut ears so that they will accommodate for alignment issues. This is the link that will give you all the info you need; www.zukioffroad.com/tech/longer-struts-for-your-geo-tracker-suzuki-sidekick/ Hope this helps Thank you for your question.

[@BustedKneeAdventures]

@@tufftrails any issues with the cv's due to the extra travel?

[@tufftrails]

So far no, but please remember, I am not some adrenalin amped Rock Crawler show boating on the trails. All of our Trackers and Sidekicks are "Tools", they have a function and a purpose and our upgrades and modifications simply result in a better tool.@@BustedKneeAdventures

[@BustedKneeAdventures]

@@tufftrails I should have not even asked because I have seen what you're doing on the trails. I'm going to try and do the 2 inch puck lift with the strut mod.

[@josep211080]

hello there, new sub here, hope you can share how do you attached the roof rak on the tin top and the 4 door, thanks and great content.

[@tufftrails]

This is the video for the 4dr. roof rack install kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5W6dJWPgdGAbs0 and this is the video for the 2dr roof rack install, kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHLOdpeIeq97g5I thank you for the sub and your question.

[@suzukispecialists]

Now all she needs is some serious skid plate Armor then it's time to take her wheeling!

[@tufftrails]

Maybe so … There are a lot of fun though, and very capable Thank you for your comment

[@TrailTrekmedia]

I really think affordable went out the door with them.. went from picking them up for $500 and now multiple thousands.

[@tufftrails]

You are so right, I've had mine for 10 -12 years now, with the most expensive costing $1800.00. I think what persuaded me to do this series is the current cost of a new Jeep, or a new Bronco, or Toyota Landcruiser, Range Rover or even a damn Silverado pickup costing $100K . It changes the game, If I paid a $100K for a Bronco, I would never take it off-road for fear of scratching it...or dinging it somewhere... I don't think the value is there anymore with the newer stuff. So let's squeeze a little more life out of our budget rigs and still have some fun. Thank You for your comment

[@dunstanlataille4937]

I just buy one of those jeep

[@tufftrails]

They are a lot of fun...

[@justme-n-gracie]

"OK?"

[@tufftrails]

...not sure how to reply the that, seems full of uncertainty surrounded by apprehension...rolled up into a really tight ball and just set on the shelf for now.....It's Friday so I'll take it. Thank you for your comment.