Recovery and Accessories

Samurai Axles
Everything you need to trick out your axles for bigger tires and more traction including Gears, Lockers, Rebuilds, and Gussets.

NEW! Fully 4340 Chromoly Front Samurai Super Axles

Sick of breaking Samurai front axle shafts? The all new RCV 26 Spline Chromoly Front Axle Shafts by Spidertrax put an end to an over 2 decade old problem! These all new axles were designed utilizing the latest axle shaft technologies perfected by competition rock crawling and racing.  Key advantages of our design are:

-Every part of this kit, from design to manufacturing, is proudly done in the United States of America. Don't be fooled by cheap import imitations selling inferior parts for pennies on the dollar. Save yourself the trouble and buy American.

-All components are made from 4340 chromoly heat treated material with all heat treatment done after machining, not before.

-Inner axle shafts are larger in diameter, upgraded from 22 spline to 26 spline.

-Inner axle shafts are fully machined or "necked down".  This process is more expensive than simply making a shaft one diameter, but the extra cost is well worth it.  By properly machining down the axle shaft, you end up unloading the axle shaft splines and are able to distribute the entire load throughout the shaft.  Otherwise, the splines would take the brunt of the load and become the weak link.

-Front oil sealing surfaces are kept to OEM specification.  This is only possible with an inner axle shaft that is fully machined.

-Patented birfield cage design adds vital strength during full turn high torque loads (US Pat # 7,025,684).

-Birfield and inner axle shafts come fully greased and assembled just like OEM.  There is good reason to do this too besides the obvious "it makes life easier".  When a birfield joint is brand new it is critical that all bearing surfaces are properly greased and greasing a birfield joint is most effectively done prior to installing the axle shafts.  Therefore, all birfields are greased prior to the installation of the inner axle shafts and then the inner axle shafts are installed and locked in place.

-All parts come with a "Limited Lifetime Warranty".  You break your first part, we will replace it for you hassle free.  After your first warranty claim, all parts are covered for life from defects in material and workmanship.

Please note, to install these front axle shafts into your Samurai, you will need to run 26 spline side gears in your front differential. This can be done by installing OEM rear side gears into the front or by purchasing a locker that already includes 26 spline side gears

Intro Price: $499.00

Wheel Spacers
Most Samurai owners dream of more length & more width to make the rig more stable off-road. This is one easy way to increase width and make your rig look better with a wider stance. Each wheel spacer kit includes 2 Spacers, Lock tight, Lug nuts, and install instructions.

Spidertrax 1" Blue
Price: $94.95

Trail Tough 1 1/4"
Price: $99.00

4.57 and 5.38 Ring & Pinion Gears
Are you feeling the lag of those bigger tires or plan on adding some bigger tires? Anything more than a couple of sizes larger and you will need some gearing help. These top quality Suzuki gears have been trusted for years. They are designed to run quiet and last longer than other aftermarket gear sets. We carry two different ratios for the Samurai, 4.57 gears provide a 23% overall reduction and the 5.38 gears provide a 44% overall reduction. Both are made by Yukon.

Price: $209 each

Basic Ring and Pinion Install Kit
These OEM components are all that is necessary when installing new or used ring and pinion gears. This kit includes a new crush sleeve, pinion nut, and oil seal.

Price: $27.00

Differential Master Rebuild/Install Kits
These install Kits include what you need to make your gear setup a breeze. Kit includes high quality bearings from manufacturers such as Koyo and Timken, crush sleeve, gear marking paint & brush, shims, and pinion seal.

Price: $95.00

Axle and Differential Tools
Handy tools for making your Differential job smooth and axle swaps a breeze.

2" Socket for Front Spindle Nut
Price: $26.95

Carrier Pin Retaining Cans

Precision CNC machined parts make this kit the best on the market. This retainer sleeve and bearing adjuster are needed for installing Suzuki Sidekick OEM gears into a Samurai carrier. You will also need the retainer sleeve when installing aftermarket 5.38 Gears. The reason for this is the cross pin in the carrier is held in by the ring gear. With the thinner Sidekick gears and aftermarket 5.38 gears, this is no longer the case. No welding or machining is required for the installation of this kit.

Price: $35.00

Front Knuckle Rebuild Kits
Choose from two kits that includes all the parts you need to rebuild your front knuckles. One comes with wheel bearings and one doesn't. Both include high quality OEM Japanese bearings, inner axle seals, bearing seals, knuckle bearings, backing plates, and star washers. Includes parts for both left and rights sides. One kit covers both sides of the axle. Fits 1986-1995 Samurai.
 
Kit w/ Wheel Bearings
Price: $175.00
 
Kit w/out Wheel Bearings
Price: $115.00 

Inner Axle Seals
Looking for just the inner axle seal by itself without purchasing the entire kit? We have them right here. Fits 1986-1995 Samurai.

Price: $5.00 each

Rear Wheel Bearing Kits
When swapping to disk brakes, HD axles, a new housing, or just general repair, axle bearings should be checked.
These kits include top quality bearings for long life. Includes one bearing, shim, retainer, and seal.

Price: $45.00

SJ410 Backing Plates
Enlarge the hole in your rear Samurai backing plate so that the bearing will slip through, then put these plates on before installing new wheel bearings. Now your rear axles can be easily removed without opening the hydraulic brake system and also allows for easy carrying of spare rear axles without that bulky backing plate.

Price: $8.00 each

Powertrax Lockright Lockers
For ease of install and people who are on a budget, Powertrax Lockright lockers are hard to beat. Of course, selectable lockers such as ARB air lockers would be much more desirable, the Lockrights get the job done for a fraction of the cost. Many differentials have a set of spider gears which allow the outside tire to turn faster than the inside for a smooth turn. These lockers still allow for this at low torque. But when you add torque or are heading strait down the road the locker automatically delivers 100% lockup to keep you moving.

These have been running strong and have held up for years, and will for years to come. We feel the Lockright is a better product than others on the market and cheaper too.

Lockers with out couplers still utilize factory side gears and can be used in both the front and rear differentials. Lockers with couplers completely replace all spider gears for those wanting all new components and can only be used in the rear axle.

Powertrax Lockright w/out Couplers #1510
Price: $199.00

Powertrax Lockright with Couplers #1530
Price: $249.00

Powertrax Lockright for F&R SJ410 #1520
Price: $249.00

Replacement Spring & Pin Kits
Price: $15.00

Mini Spool
A cost effective alternative to automatic lockers and safer that welding up. This Trail Tough Mini Spool is made from SAE 8620 alloy bar stock and then heat treated for superior strength. It will withstand any abuse you put it through with 100% lockup. Mini Spools are different that full spools in that it goes inside the carrier and replaces all spider gears. Full spools replace the entire carrier. This is the only best and only Spool made for the Samurai at this time. Made for the rear axle of your Samurai or Sidekick axles.

Price: $109.00

Birfield Rings
Don’t run the risk of broken front birfields with your lockers! This is the original "birfield fix" for the front Samurai axles. These high tolerance heat treated chromoly rings press fit over the OEM birfield joints. This prevents the birfield joint from grenading or exploding under high torque, a common problem especially with front lockers installed. There is no machining required on the OEM birfield to install this ring. Minimal clearancing is needed inside the birfield housing and can be done with a small die grinder or Dermal like tool.

Price: $49.00 each

Calmini HD Rear Axle Shafts
Brand new replacement Calmini Heavy Duty forged rear axle shafts for the Suzuki Samurai. Finally an easy solution to running larger off-road tires and beefing up the stock axle setup. Axles are 30% stronger than factory and made from 4140 alloy steel. These heavy duty axles match the factory 26 spline setup and swap in easily. These axles greatly reduce the chance or breaking or shearing in off road situations. Also recommend if you are running a locker with large tires.

Driver Rear
Price: $159.00

Passenger Rear
Price: $159.00

Warn Hubs
These are the perfect replacements for worn-out factory hubs. New stock Samurai hubs can cost over $130 each! These Premium Warn hubs are less than half the cost. The all metal construction and ZA Alloy dial ensure years of reliable functioning. This dial requires a full 9/10ths of a turn to ensure positive engagement of the inner drive gear to the clutch ring. To make sure they stay engaged, Warn premium hubs use a thick internal wave spring and heavy dial detents. Warn knew the premium hubs would be used hard, so they build them to last. They are so confident, that all Warn hubs are covered by a lifetime limited warranty.

Hub Kit
Price: $143.75

Trail Tough HD Standard U-Joint and CV Type Drivelines
These drivelines are TOP quality and are heavy duty! They feature strong 1/2 ton 1310 u-joints and are available with double cardan CV joints to minimize driveline vibration with a range of motion up to 28 degrees. These shafts come ready built to match your rig with just about any lift you can run.  Standard sizes are on the shelf and if custom lengths are needed it only takes usually 3-5 days before shipment. Toyota and both large and small Samurai flange sizes available. Specify flange size and flange to flange measurement when ordering.
 
Front or Rear Standard U-Joint Shafts
Price: $275.00

Front or Rear 28 Degree CV Type Shafts*
Price: $399.00
 
Front 18 Degree 210 CV Type Shaft*
Price: $419.00
 
*Note: If ordering front CV shaft you must modify or replace your front crossmember for clearance. The Rock4X High Clearance Crossmember is a good fix for this.  We also have available a smaller CV shaft using 1210 u-joints that will work with the stock crossmember but only deflects to about 18 degrees. 

Trail Tough 1" and 2" Extended Slip Yokes
Extended slip yokes available in 1" or 2" longer than stock sizes. These can be used with the stock shaft portion of your driveline and do not cause an increase in u-joint operating angle as do the spacers. $35 core charge.

Price:
$65 each

Drive Line Spacers
Adding lift to your Samurai usually over extends the slip yokes on the drive shafts. The easiest and most cost effective fix is adding a drive shaft spacer. Doing so avoids the hassles of making a new drive shaft, which is not only difficult but expensive. The spacer works by attaching between drive shaft flanges. Each kit comes with new bolts, nuts, and lock washers. Unlike other drive shaft spacers on the market, each spacer is double anodized blue for superior corrosion resistance. Plus our zinc plated hardware will not rust like other kits using black oxide.

Each kit comes with new bolts, nuts, and lock washers. Choose from 3/4", 1" and 1 1/4". Specify 86-89 or 90-95.

Note: Although we try our best to keep these in stock, due to the popularity of these spacers, stock issues can arise on some sizes of spacers from time to time. We have found that most customers do not mind, so you may get a non-anodized spacer in place of the blue anodized spacers pictured. Prices are the same. We will try to inform you of this upon order. If this is an issue please let us know if you want to wait for the anodized ones.

Price: $24.50

Toyota Drive Line Adapters
It is a well known fact that Samurai drive lines weren’t the strongest ever built. Fortunately there is a great low cost alternative to custom made drive shafts. These spacers allow you to replace the stock pretzel you just bent with a much stronger Toyota drive line. They are also a good thing to have when you are doing the common Toyota axle swap.

Choose with or without hardware.

Adapter
Price: $43.00
 
Adapter with Hardware
Price: $47.00

Pinion / Castor Angle Shims
Many times when you lift your vehicle, your drive line angle does not end up right. In the front this can mess up your caster angles and may be unsafe to steer. In the rear it causes undo stress on your drive line and u-joints and causes drive train vibration. These solid steel angle shims are your ticket to safe and vibration free driving.

Available in 2" or 2.5" widths and 3, 5, or 7 degree sizes
 
Price: $45.00 a pair

Axle Trusses
Axle trusses will help prevent the dreaded sag, so prone to lifted and over worked Suzuki Samurai axles. Constructed of 1/8th inch steel, formed and laser cut, with the Suzuki "S" logo. No grinding or fitting is needed, just hold on and weld. Because the Samurai axle is a bit thinner, you can install one on top as well as the bottom. This is also good for bigger engine swaps with lower oil pans, you can install one on the bottom only if needed. Weld-on.

Price: $23.00

ARB Air Locker
The world’s most highly regarded traction aid, an ARB Air Locker is a driver controlled locking differential originally designed to give serious 4 wheelers the traction needed to combat extreme off road terrain. When extra traction is required, the driver activates the Air Locker via a convenient dash mounted switch. Pneumatic pressure supplied by an on board air compressor engages ARB’s patented locking mechanism within the Air Locker, thus preventing the wheels from turning independently. The Air Locker is deactivated by flicking a switch, returning the differential to normal. By far the most coveted locker in the world! Choose from Front Or Rear Lockers.

Front RD75
Price: Call for best pricing

Rear RD88
Price: Call for best pricing

ARB Air Compressors
4x4 air compressors provide truck owners with many advantages regardless of whether you're four wheeling, camping, fishing or hunting.
ARB has a line of models, from vehicle mounted options to a portable air
compressor, each suitable for numerous tasks including specific models available for Air Locker activation.

Few 4x4 accessories offer as many advantages as readily available on-board air. Considered by truck owners around the world to be a staple accessory for off road travel, an ARB 4x4 air compressor provides an immediate source of compressed air anywhere a 12 volt power source is available.

Tires perform best when they're set at a pressure that's appropriate for the terrain. While highway use calls for a relatively high pressure rate, lowering your air pressure will dramatically improve your 4x4's traction in a range of off road environments. Compressed air allows you the freedom to adjust the tire inflation level of your truck to suit the conditions.

An equally beneficial feature of on-board air is the ability to re-inflate tires that have been repaired - it's not unusual to get several punctures in one day when 4WDing in extreme off road conditions. In this environment, the value of owning a 4x4 air compressor is priceless. When coupled with good quality tire repair equipment, an ARB air compressor provides the off road traveler with independence and peace of mind.

ARB 4x4 air compressors are individually leak tested, current draw tested and flow tested under load at the factory before packaging and come with a comprehensive 2 year warranty. And ARB's after-sales service is second to none with many of the compressor components readily available and easily sourced.

CKSA12 - This compact vehicle mounted Air Locker Air Activation System has been specifically designed to provide on-board air for activating ARB Air Locker locking differentials. A smaller unit, it comes with a mounting bracket that allows versatile positioning and is sealed for moisture and dust resistance with quality components used for reliable compressed air and extra long life.

CKMA12 - Permanently mounted, this compressor is installed into your truck and includes a full wiring loom with Air Locker solenoid plug in contacts, mounting hardware with reinforcing bracket and quality compressor isolating switch. This compressor can be used to activate Air Lockers, and can perform other functions such as inflating camping gear with an optional inflation kit sold separately.
 
CKSA12
Price: $152.00
 
CKMA12
Price: $248.00

Suzuki Samurai KAM Selectable Diff Lock System with 40% Stronger Axle Shafts
The Kam locker was originally designed for the Santana PS10 Military vehicle. Extensive testing was undertaken and Kam now has a new fully developed differential lock system that is quite unique. So unique that a World wide patent as been applied for this new locking system. To date over 1850 units have been supplied for the PS10. Now Kam is building them for Land Rovers and Samurai’s using the same technology.
Original designs were air actuated or cable driven but now the activating mechanism components have been reduced and simplified, thus making the system considerably less expensive and easier to install and use.

It is electrically controlled via a switch within the vehicle cab, which operates a solenoid in the diff case. Unlike the older version, it does not require an activating box to be fitted on top of the axle tube. This new designed operating system is internally fitted to the diff pan and has no external parts to foul the exhaust or braking system. You will have all the parts supplied in the kit to do the job completely.
The principle of the locker is that the old diff pan is removed and replaced with a new removable one. You will have to be able to weld the new mounting ring in place or get your local workshop to do the welding. It takes around 2 hours once you have the axle stripped and prepared.

New Design Benefits
  1) Cheaper than the old KAM locker.
  2) No fouling of braking system or exhaust.
  3) Activator mechanism internal to axle diff pan.
  4) Easy set up, adjustment, inspection and serviceable.
  5) Easier fitment to axle either production line or retro fit.
  6) Still uses same well proven locking mechanism (sliding dog gear)
  7) Manual over ride still available (Optional)
  8) Improved operation and quicker differential lock in control.
  9) Push button operation (with integral operation warning lamp)
  10) Comes with KAM strengthened half shafts and new wheel bearing kits

For more info and complete write ups with many more pictures please use the following links:

PDF of Kit
(http://www.kamdiffs.com/pdf/suzlocker.pdf)

Install
(http://www.izook.com/tech/samurai/drivetrain/kamelocker/kam.htm)Trail

Test
(http://www.izook.com/tech/samurai/drivetrain/kam2/kam2.htm)

Note: Kit comes with a 3/16 ABS diff cover. Because of the abuse that us in the US may put to them, we will soon have available a Heavy Duty Aluminum Diff cover like the one pictured. Also a Heavy Duty Diff guard-Slider is said to be available.

Intro Price:
$1200.00

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