Feb 23, 2024 · The Sidekick and Geo Tracker can hold its own in a variety of 4x4 environments. In the mid-1990s, Moses Ludel partnered with Steve Kramer of CalMini Products, taking two Geo Tracker 2-door 4x4s over the notorious Rubicon Trail. The success yielded an ad campaign for Chevrolet and a benchmark for Sidekick/Geo Tracker. Join a forum community for Sidekick …

Apr 3, 2013 · The Sidekick and Geo Tracker were Suzuki's answer to the Samurai's safety concerns: a wider-track, lower center of gravity, with more steel and a larger engine—just what G.M. needed to satisfy a hungry sub-compact 4WD market, albeit, the origins of the Geo Tracker. In the mid-'nineties, I did a c...

Mar 18, 2016 · Just beyond 4.8 turns would likely be 4.88:1. And so forth. There were only specific ratios available for the Geo Tracker, and careful measurement will be close enough to determine which ratio you have in your vehicle. All Geo Trackers are Suzuki Sidekick design.

Aug 9, 2022 · The rotor must point to the correct clock position. Spark wires must be in the right distributor cap sockets. Firing order is set accordingly. All of this is in the factory workshop manual for the Geo Tracker. You may also find this information online. If valve timing or ignition timing is off, there will also be a faulty pulse. Begin with a ...

Jul 13, 2013 · Moses. I just got back my Tracker (7 months in the shop).The TCC solenoid and TCC relay were changed.the it was sent to the tranny shop to pull the transmission ( twice) and the Torque converter was changed.Cleared the TCC code and passed inspection.I drove the car home(@ 50 miles) turned on my block and the check engine light came back on.I plugged in …

Jan 29, 2021 · A torque/RV camshaft will also keep a lid on fuel consumption. When we drove 1.6L 8-valve Geo Tracker 2-doors over the Rubicon Trail in the mid-nineties (a publicity stunt for Chevrolet), I was surprised how much fuel these engines consumed while performing low range rock crawling. The small fuel tanks had us filling up with spare cans of gas.

Jan 30, 2017 · Try this key on before cranking trick with your Tracker system; see if that makes any difference in its starting ability. See whether you have a fuel pressure bleed-off problem at the fuel pressure regulator.

Jul 12, 2013 · There is also a 2.0L engine that both the Sidekick and Tracker introduced, with 127 and 130 horsepower output. These are inline, twin-OHC fours. A 2.5L V-6 Suzuki Grand Vitara engine pumps out 155 horsepower by 1999, when owners were demanding significant power gains to match the size and weight increases on these Suzuki models.

Jul 22, 2015 · I have 92 Geo Tracker, 1.6 Lt. 5 speed. Last fall I replaced the head since then the vehicle won't warm in the winter (even with cardboard covering the radiator, the needle never goes past 1/4) and runs too hot in the summer, I have to keep the heater on. I've replaced the thermostat twice and just replaced the water pump, no change.

Nov 23, 2020 · Thanks, Moses. I have installed free wheeling hubs on older Trackers. Reason I was asking, I talked to a Tracker/Sidekick Salvage yard and was told the newer ones (2nd Gen) are different and have an air assist to shift into four wheel drive and that you may have to modify before installing hubs.