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Suzuki Samurai
The Suzuki Samurai was a rebadged second-generation variant of the Suzuki Jimny manufactured from 1981 to 1998. The car was available as a two-door sport utility vehicle or two-door convertible. It featured a front engine and rear/four-wheel drive.
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How much did a samurai armor weigh?
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Its about 20Kilograms or 45 lbs if made by tempered steel.
It depends heavily on which period you are talking about, as the design of such armor varied across the times.
What we think of as a Knight Suit of Armor is more properly called Full Plate Armor. It is a full-body covering, made of shaped steel plates, commonly using some sort of leather and/or chain mail backing to facilitate flexible joints. Such a suit is incredibly heavy - most wearers of such armor would have to be literally lifted into the saddle of their horse by a small crane, and only the largest and strongest horses could be used. A Full Plate Armor suit could employ steel up to several millimeters thick in places, and typically weighed at least 150lbs (70kg). Needless to say, movement in such a heavy suit was very limited - the wearer could not effectively walk, and thus, should they be unhorsed, was immobilized.
The other typical medieval armor suit of the Knight was what we commonly refer to as Plate Mail these days. This was a combination of lightweight chain mail, leather backing, and several large steel plates covering critical sections of the body, but not providing near-total coverage like Plate Armor. In general, probably only about 50% of the wearer's total body surface would be covered by steel plates in such a suit. This suit was much more flexible, and weighed significantly less than Full Plate, and allowed for the wearer to fight effectively on foot. However, it still significantly reduced the flexibility and mobility of the wearer. Depending on design and construction, such Plate Mail could weigh anywhere from 40 to 75 lbs (20 to 35kg).
How hard is it to convert your suzuki samurai from leaf springs to coils?
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Wanting to know how to take bolts out of leaf spring underbody for suzuki sierra 1991
How do you replace clutch on a suzuku samurai?
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Replacing a clutch on any vehicle requires quite a bit of knowledge as well as tools. On the other hand, even if you've never replaced a clutch, the Suzuki Samurai is the perfect vehicle for a beginner to work on. The Samurai is not complicated, it's components are relatively light and are easily accessible. Used and new parts are readily available and the little machines are virtually unstoppable out in the boonies!
In general, the transmission must be removed from the engine. This reveals the clutch and pressure plate. Separating the transmission from the engine block can be accomplished in a couple different ways... some prefer to do the work while under the truck while some prefer to pull the engine/transmission out of the truck and work on the clutch on the bench. Either way works well and is a dirty job :-) To make a full description here would be very lengthy and there would be no photos or drawings to illustrate what is needed.
However... and this is a very big however... a complete factory Suzuki Samurai shop manual is available for not much (how does FREE grab you?) at http:/wwwzperiodzsuzukiinfozperiodzcom This site has a tremendous catalog of Suzuki related information! I recommend every Suzuki owner visit this site and download every manual you can think of that might assist you in the future.
I would also recommend you take a peek at Jim Cambron's Suzuki site at http:/wwwzperiodzacksfaqzperiodzcom An excellent resource for all things Suzuki! Especially helpful is the vacuum hose diagram on Jim's site!
And finally, dance on over to the Zukikrawler's forum and introduce yourself. The guys and gals that live there are Suzuki oriented and super friendly and super helpful. Go to http:/wwwzperiodzzukikrawlerszperiodzcom ... and be prepared for a friendly welcome! Tell them Zukinoobi sent you! :-)
Is there a spring under the cap of the shifter holding the shifter in place on the transfer case on the suzuki samurai?
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Yes, a spring is located there. Download the FREE Suzuki Samurai Shop Manual from http://www.suzukiinfo.com/
or visit zukikrawlers.com
zn
If headers are added to stock motor how much more horsepower is added 1987 suzuki samurai?
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It really depends WHAT power you want to increase...high revs top end, or low end crawing torque. The header will help with the high end, and hurt at the low end.
If you are trying for better high end power at high revs, then the header might help, incrementally. If you are trying for more low end umph when 4-wheeling, it probably won't help much as it will NOT help power at low revs, it might even cost a smidgen of low rev torque. Tricking engines with aftermarket exhausts or different camshafts tends to move power up or down the rev band...there's no free lunch, and you are dealing with a pretty low power engine. MAYBE I got 5 HP at top end by replacing my whole exhaust system...a guess on my part.
If you have a damaged exhaust manifold that needs replacement, if you want to setup your exhaust so you can use $80 after market flanged catalytic converters instead of $700 stock catalytic converters, if you want to increase high end power a bit by also replacing the rest of your exhaust, THEN an after market header might make sense.
Otherwise, it probably isn't worth the money or effort:
1. If you don't replace the rest of the exhaust you won't see any benefit because the stock exhaust and tailpipe will prevent increased flow.
2. If you DO put on a less restrictive exhaust you will increase top end power some, but also at the cost perhaps of low rev torque. If you want to drive 70mph on the highway, great. If you want to crawl up that steep rocky slope, not so useful.
I DID put a header on my main Samurai...that I retired with 250,000 miles, and it had been used as a daily commuter as well as for week long off road desert camping trips a couple times a year. I did increase my top end power a little as I also replaced the rest of the exhaust...at a cost of low end torque. But since I also had changed the gear ratios of the transfer case and both differentials, the loss of low end torque did not adversely affect me. (My "crawl ratio" was about 78:1 in low range 1st gear, 78 revolutions of the engine for every revolution of my wheels...would idle at 1mph, redline about 5mph, so a slight decrease in low end torque didn't matter.)
On the other hand I did NOT replace the exhaust header on my son's Samurai...I would have done so if his original exhaust manifold cracked and needed replacing, or if we were going to change his catalytic converter. But since neither was needed, we kept it stock. And he had about 180,000 miles on his when we retired it.
Hope that helps,
Paul
Why does the front end of your suzuki samurai shake really bad?
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Replace your steering damper. NAPA offers a good deal on the stock type.
Can be nothing more than a tire out of balance or a bent wheel. Have your tires balanced, rotated, and inspected for damage.
Where can you download a service manual for suzuki jimny sierra?
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There is a fair chance you will find one on:
www.suzukiinfo.com/
His bandwidth is often exceeded so keep trying, there is a mountain of manuals there.
How high should your clutch pedal be on a Suzuki Samurai?
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It depends the owner's size feet!!!
Why would you lose power with your 87 samurai after putting on larger tires?
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simply put the motors are to small also the are rated very badly for roll overs so larger tires is not really a good idea
edit: loss of power attributed to larger tires can be corrected by changing the gearing in either or both the transfer case and differentials. Download the FREE Suzuki Samurai Shop Manual from http://www.suzukiinfo.com/ or visit zukikrawlers.com
Also, the roll-over tendency of the Samurai is no greater than any other SUV of similar wheelbase. Details of the infamous Consumer Reports falsification of test results can be found at http://www.suzukiinfo.com/
Suzuki successfully sued Consumer Reports and demonstrated in court that CR had rigged the tests to cause the Samurai to fail.
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Can a 1800 16 valve and automatic with overdrive from a SideKick or Tracker be installed in a Suzuki samurai What would be involved in this conversion?
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The Sidekick 1.6 Liter 16 Valve conversion is by far the most popular.
The 1.8 conversion could be done but they only used that engine for a couple of years. It is not a popular engine.
I have the 1.6 conversion is a 1986 Suzuki Samurai.
The major components are:
Transmission adapter to connect to the Samurai transmission.
Engine mounts from Sidekick
Oil Pan and Oil Pick-up needs to be cut down unless the Samurai is raised to allow room for front axle.
Computer and wiring from Sidekick must be installed into the Samurai.
All of the engine controls, air filter, MAF, high pressure fuel pump.
There is a speedometer conversion as well. It adds a magnetic (reed) relay to the speedometer and lets the computer know when the car is moving.
-EVERYTHING- moves over from the donor vehicle including (most times) the third member gears because they are lower than a Samurai.
Samurai=3.73
Sidekick (auto)=4.62
Sidekick (Man)= 5.12
All of these items can be purchased separately from several Suzuki aftermarket suppliers on the web.
How do you time 1987 Suzuki Samurai?
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remove rubber plug from transmission bell housing located on drivers side .start the engine and warm engine to normal operating temperature (failure to warm up engine to proper temp will result in incorrect timing) after warming engine make sure that idle is set to spec 800 +or-50 rpm (failure to set idle to spec will cause incorrect timing) connect timing light to spark plug wire number 1 .now looking at the bell housing opening where you removed the rubber plug in the middle towards the back of the opening there is a notch this is your timing match mark.on the flywheel is your timing marks for 86,87 samurai timing should be set at 10 deg b.t.d.c
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88 sami has no spark has new plugs rotor cap and button with 12 volts to the iginition control and 12 volts to the coil on both studs is that normal why no spark?
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Download the FREE Suzuki Samurai Shop Manual from http://www.suzukiinfo.com/
or visit zukikrawlers.com
zn
Can you bolt a sidekick transmission to a samurai?
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The transmission is completely different in these two. The Sidekick has an integral transfer case, the Samurai is divorced (separate) transfer case.
Although anything may be possible I have never seen this conversion and it will not 'Bolt' on.
Where is the oil drain plug on a 1987 suzuki samurai?
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it is the only one on the oil pan.
What is the name of the mechanism that operates the flap inside the carburetor of your 88 Suzuki Samurai?
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are you talking about ur butterfly throttle linkage or the choke arm and spring
What are the wires going to suzuki samurai transmission?
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1. sensor to tell the computer when you were driving in 5th gear. 2. sensor to turn on the backup lights when you were in reverse. Also, there are wires going to your transfer case, that light up the '4wd' light to show when you are in 4WD rather than 2WD, IIRC. Paul H.
Why is your 87 suzuki samurai grinding and screaming in some gears?
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well more than likely the clutch isnt going in all the way. you should try to tighten it.
