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I did get a chance to hook up with Tooch and one of his friends last weekend and do some exploring in the Laurel Highlands. It's cool to meet up with local people with similar interests. The first trail was dry , steep and rocky. It seemed the further we went, the more extreme it got. The...

Most of the stuff we tried near Ohioplye were just fire roads. The Birdwell Rd was pretty cool since it parallels a stream that you cross about 4 or 5 times. But it stops at the railroad tracks, then you have to turn around and go back out the same way. We did stop at the Laurel Highlands hiking...

Clean 1st gen! I have a 2nd gen that I've been playing with for a few years now. Wouldn't trade it for anything. My build thread is here... 2003 Tracker build I read where you want to replace the half shafts. See post #10 in my build thread. All aftermarket axle shafts are crap, and not even...

My only recommendation to you would be to get the Airlift bags like I have. The rear springs are really soft, so yours will probably squat if you do a full drawer setup. And I'm just talking about the weight of the drawers themselves, not including gear. Another alternative would be stiffer...

Not much to report this summer as the pandemic has thrown a wet blanket on everything for everyone. I've been teleworking since April, and for the past few weeks I've been going in 1 day a week. So not many miles are being put on the Tracker. We haven't even used the RTT yet this year, though we...

Cool rig! I played with s-series trucks for the better part of a decade. Had a 1st gen Blazer that I did a 3.4 swap in, a 96 2nd gen Jimmy (attached), and a 98 2wd S10 with ZQ8 sport suspension. I miss them all. I've done all the repairs that reaver mentioned and more. Eventually, rust was...

Well, to each their own I guess, but I wouldn't even consider a pre-EFI era vehicle for overlanding. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing but respect and admiration for those that are putting miles on 50, 60, and 70 year old rigs, but I'll just stick to modern tech myself. Now to be fair, I'm a...

The GEO line ended in 97, so 98-04 were all Chevy Trackers. You're right, it doesn't mean much since they're all Suzukis anyway.

Haven't done much to the Tracker for several months now. Just daily driving it and giving it regular maintenance as needed. It did join the 200k club a few weeks ago, and I've been helping my son remodel his house, so its made a lot of trips to Lowes/HD towing my 4x8 utility trailer. I'm mostly...

I read a lot of build threads, and never see anyone else doing one of these, so I guess that makes it odd. 2003 Chevy Tracker. 2" lift, 15x8 wheels, 30x9.50 M/T tires, 5.13 gears, & airlift airbags. Works for me. I had a Trailblazer SS several years ago, and I do miss it. I always liked the...

The Tracker has been doing great as a daily driver except for one hiccup I had a few weeks ago. I was on my way to work, and stopped for a stop sign when I heard a metal snapping sound underneath and lost my steering. (Well not completely, but it was very vague.) I limped it back home...

Thanks to a Tracker/Sidekick guru on the Tracker/Sidekick facebook group, I was able to pick up a used OEM half shaft to get me back in business. It came just in time too. A day after putting it in, we took our first mini-overlanding trip in the Tracker. We started out by heading up to Lake Erie...

Took advantage of the long 4th of July weekend to do the 5.13 gear swap. Not a lot of exciting photos, and it didn't change the appearance any, but it did add some much needed torque. The front 3rd member is from a 2003 XL7, and the rear 3rd member is from a 96 Geo Tracker. The stock gearing...

Which brings us to the fun stuff...lift kit, m/t tires, and wheels. :grinning: Like I said in my first post, there's not a huge aftermarket for these little rigs, so the lift I went with is a 2" spacer lift made by a guy who sells them on ebay. His lift is known in the Suzuki community as Jeff's...

Somewhere along the way we bought a Camp Chef Rainier. (I just realized I never took a picture of it.) Anyway, after seeing all the cool kitchen setups on this site, I was inspired to buy a frontrunner table to put my new camp chef stove on. The table ended up being heavier than I thought it...

Finally, something overland related. We bought a tent! Due to the small size of the Tracker, I was interested in a smaller, lightweight RTT. I went with the Yakima Skyrise 2, mostly because of the 42x48 size and 95lb weight, but also because it's red. :grinning: So it was a win win. I bought...

For the rest of the winter I was mostly just buying parts here and there and waiting for spring. Eventually, spring arrived and I was able to complete my next mod...which isn't overland related either, but I promise there is some overlanding stuff coming. Raptor Bedliner spray for the bumpers...

The first mod I did wasn't really overland related, but it was a "keep the wife happy" mod that turned out to be a fun little project. Heated Seats. Dorman makes a heated seat kit that includes 2 heating element pads, a wiring harness with relay, and the control switch. I could have just bought...

Here's something a little different. I've been a Tracker owner for over 10 years now, and this is my third one. I let the other 2 go due to rust, but this one is by far the cleanest I've seen in years, and that's the reason I'm building it for overlanding. This little red Tracker has been in my...

My Yakima Skyrise 2 is only 2 months old. I've used it twice so far, both times in rain. I have zero complaints with this tent, and would be curious to know what went wrong with yours. Maybe I just got lucky? Can't be that. That never happens.