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Tue, 20 June 2017 19:32   |
pyolet
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Location: Helena, MT
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Love the roof rack. Sidekicks/Trackers are great towds. I have an 89 Sidekick 2 door rag top. When I bought it 2 years ago, it also had a 3" body lift, 3" Old Man Emu suspension lift, and the 33" mudders. Towed okay, but had an awful on-road manners and rough ride. Removed the body lift, sold the 33's, and reverted to OEM wheels and tires which made a world of difference in ride and tow-ability, without sacrificing more than a few inches in ground clearance at the diffs, but still is an awesome off-roader as most of the Zuki's advantage is in the short wheel base and minimal overhangs. Woody.
1975 Avion 26' Transmode
TZE365V100846 Helena, Montana
EBL TBI, AL in man, in-tank pumps, AL rad, rear discs, Alcoas, Dakota Digital dash, all LED int and ext roof markers, Generac, Hubler torsion bars, Quadrabags, Manny tranny, 3.70, Zip Dee.
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| Re: Am I Asking for Trouble [message #319356 is a reply to message #319354] |
Tue, 20 June 2017 20:04 |
Carl S.
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Location: Tucson, AZ.
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We tow an '03, 4 door Tracker with a small Old Man Emu suspension lift (<2") and 235/75R15 BFG Rugged terrains on it. It makes a GREAT towd and four wheels really well for what it is (NOT a Jeep  ).
I think if I were to buy that one, I would put the wheels/tires on Craig's list and look for some a little more in the 7" - 8" width on the wheels and probably no more than a 30" tire. I think it might tow better that way, but maybe the larger tires would not make much of a difference.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: Am I Asking for Trouble [message #319363 is a reply to message #319355] |
Tue, 20 June 2017 22:17 |
Larry
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pyolet wrote on Tue, 20 June 2017 19:32Love the roof rack. Sidekicks/Trackers are great towds. I have an 89 Sidekick 2 door rag top. When I bought it 2 years ago, it also had a 3" body lift, 3" Old Man Emu suspension lift, and the 33" mudders. Towed okay, but had an awful on-road manners and rough ride. Removed the body lift, sold the 33's, and reverted to OEM wheels and tires which made a world of difference in ride and tow-ability, without sacrificing more than a few inches in ground clearance at the diffs, but still is an awesome off-roader as most of the Zuki's advantage is in the short wheel base and minimal overhangs. Woody.
We bought a 96' Tracker in excellent condition. It did not have a body lift but had 15" wheels with tires so large that they would rub the fender wells in a sharp turn. The Tracker handled terrible at highway speeds and tires were noisy. Never got them balanced right. Those oversize tires were good in sand but terrible in snow. After a month or two of trying several things to correct handling issues, I finally bought some stock aluminum wheels and had them powder coated and traded the tires for stock size. That corrected all of the big tire issues and gave the Tracker some road manners. It may look cool, but that car was never designed for those kind of mods, IMO you may be just buying into a lot of troubles. JMHO
Larry 
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.
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| Re: Am I Asking for Trouble [message #319403 is a reply to message #319354] |
Wed, 21 June 2017 14:41 |
jhbridges
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Location: Braselton ga
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I side with Woody. You can sell the wheels, tires, and lift kit to another suck... uh aficionado for enough to pay for a good towbar and brake system. You might as well stick with the high air intake. It doesn't hurt anything, and if you take it off there's probably a hole in the tin under it.
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: Am I Asking for Trouble [message #319439 is a reply to message #319403] |
Wed, 21 June 2017 22:35 |
Don A
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Location: Dallas, TX
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Those huge tires will surely slow down your take offs. And the rough tread will be noisy, very.
But if you like the way it drives for the money, I'd go for it. It's an extra vehicle for the fun of it.
Arch took a middle ground and I am loving it. Same dia but much wider Michelin's on matching Alcoa's.
Covered in morning frost at Amana.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/amana-2012/p45827-frosty-morn-27-nearly-80-the-next-day.html
1990, could have antique plates in TX, but I drive it too much.
Even the plastic trim parts are still available.
Great for rock crawling in Az, or beach cruising.
Arch once used it to push the GMC out of a wet grass convention spot.
Tows just fine at 70, 75 although I don't do that often.
Arch added the the hardtop, comes off in two pieces.
The back has a folding bench seat for another couple or my long teenage grandsons.
JWID, Thanks Arch
Don Adams Dallas, TX
'76 26' Glenbrook, '90 Sidekick
rebuilt by R Archer, powered by J Bounds, Koba
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| Re: Am I Asking for Trouble [message #319460 is a reply to message #319354] |
Thu, 22 June 2017 12:41 |
Chris Tyler
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Location: Odessa FL
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I have a 99 tracker 4wd vert myself and have thought about slightly larger tires with a little more tread.
This looks cool, but keep in mind how twitchy the short WD trackers are already. Any amount of lift, and the risk of finding yourself on your head goes up exponentially.
76 Glenbrook
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