Hello, I recently bought a 1990 5-speed standard geo tracker 4x4. soft top. It has no lift and 'sides the stereo, is exactly like it was when it was out of the factory. What can I do to make it more off road worthy and look cooler. On the cheap side.
The tracker really is a pretty good off road vehicle out of the box. Good high torque power train and light weight make it very good in mud and sand. Its limitation is when forced to cross rough terrain or rock climb. Needing clearance for suspension travel and for fitting oversized all-terrain tires is the priciple "practical" reason for most lift kits (though more often than not, its done for looks and shits & giggles).
On the cheap, you're best off starting at the ground and working up. Find as good a set of AT tires as you can afford, I guess in stock R15. A set of coil spring spacers are the cheapest way to increase ride height to accomodate those tires. Body lift doesn't do that much for you, but do a search here for body lift, there are several threads about cheap ways to do lifts.
The Tracker is pretty tippy already and gets worse the taller you make it. Wheel spacers are good way to increase the truck's roll resistance.
How is the engine doing? A weak engine will get you stuck in the mud faster than anything else.
Trackers are made of sheet metal and crumple like cardboard when hit. Go look at a few in junkyards for a sobering experiance. I put armored bumpers on it front and back to at least give me a chance to walk away from a crash. They aren't exactly cheap, but the look cool and are probably the most practical thing on mine.
Walmart (unfortionatly) has goodyear wrangler at's in a 235/75 r15 for $65 each...
I have some 215's, and they do very well offroad, and arent bad on road either. They're cheap too, but, dont expect a ton of milage out of them... 50k would be zero tread left...
What's the setup for your setreo?
What speakers in the dash, and where'd you put other ones?
Good luck, enjoy ur truck. I've got some parts in another thread if you want anything...
~Nate
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~Nate
I have 4 new AT tires on it that are in stock size. The engine is a good strong running engine. have already plowed through some wyoming snow ridges haha. coil spring spacers.. those only add an inch or 2 right? as for wheel hub spacers.. those push the wheels out from the body?
sorry about the double post but more help would be appreciated. i was considering putting a roll cage on it and redesigning how it looked. tips on this would be appreciated as well.
I have 4 new AT tires on it that are in stock size. The engine is a good strong running engine. have already plowed through some wyoming snow ridges haha. coil spring spacers.. those only add an inch or 2 right? as for wheel hub spacers.. those push the wheels out from the body?
I think the coil spacers are limited to about 2 inches realistically.
Ideally, you'd replace the rear shocks ('91 crown vic shocks are supposed to be the bomb), and add spacers to the front struts as well. That would allow you suspension to retain full travel.
RockyRoad sells lift kits too. Their 4.5 inch kit is 2.5 " of suspension lift and 2 " of body lift. Runs about $800. Rockyroad folks have been around for a while and have a good-very good reputation. Offroad products for the serious offroad enthusiast!
Boondoxmoto also has kits Boondox Motorsports. They sell a 2.5 " kit for $500 and a 1.5 " kit for about half of that.
There's a guy on ebay that sells 1.5 " or 2.0 " spacers for $50-60. You then just need to deal with your shocks/struts.
There are several others as well. Some will sell you a SAS kit and 6 inch lift for $2400.
(SAS straight axle swap - as opposed to the trackers OEM IFS axle -independent front suspension - but you prolly knew that already).
Several of these guys also sell body lifts. Those are great for bigger tires. Why is this important? Simple, it yields better clearance overall, and especially under the axles.
IMHO, I would do the 2" spring spacers and shocks/struts, and then add a spool to the rear axle. For less than $400, you'd make a big improvement on off road capabilities. That's my current plan anyway.
hay, i have a 91 geo tracker and i heard that if u just buy a new style geo like 2000-2001 coil springs, and put them in a older one like mine, it raises it about 3 inches. I was just woundering if that would proly work, and if it did would i have to get diffrent shocks or anything. I was also planning on gettin a calmini 3" body lift they sell, and i was woundering what all i would have to extend if i did that, like stering column, break lines, and shifter, idk any thoughts. Thanks for any replys
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91' geo tracker 4/4 automatic, new paint job, 16 speakers a rockford 15", flip up LCD touch screen jensen monitor, brush guard, led lighted interior, tinted windows, k&n air intake system, k&n oil filter, , 2" coil spring spacers, 5 1/2'' body lift, shift kit, 2" wheel spacers, cragar black soft 8" rims , bf goodrich tires 235/75/15, custom rock sliders, soon light bar, hood scoops, and 3 inch suspension lift.
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