08-26-2021, 05:27 AM
I am getting ready to move onto a boat and will be putting my Sidekick up for sale in the next few weeks.
1998 4WD Sidekick Sport, 161,xxx miles. It's desert car that has been garaged its whole life so no rust. I looked at a bunch of Sidekicks before settling on this one. I'm the third owner. It was a one owner car in Eastern Oregon for 22 years before being sold to a high school girl who really wanted a Jeep. She only owned it a few months before daddy got her the Jeep and I bought it from them The paint and interior in really great shape. There are some scratches (desert pin striping) but absolutely no dents or damage to the body and no accident history. The car has been regularly serviced. A new Sachs clutch, throwout bearing and rear main seal were fitted at 140K. AC works well, Cruise control and ABS also. The only known problem is a bad transmission mount and I will have that replaced.
I had a disastrous experience with a Rocky Road 2.5 inch Old Man Emu spring and strut lift kit that was basically like having rigid steel blocks instead of springs. I'm not exaggerating when I say it was harsher and stiffer than my unloaded F250 4x4 work truck. After more research, I had an Altered Ego Motorsports three inch lift kit installed, along with the rear "Superflex suspension" about a year ago. This gives a fantastic ride on and off-road as well as plenty of clearance. (http://www.alteredegomotorsports.com/tra...nsion.html) Obviously the KYB shocks and struts are new, along with new front CV's/Driveshafts. it's fitted with 30.5 inch heavy tires with about 20K miles on them. I chose that size so as not to need any differential gearing modifications. Also fitted the Altered Ego front and rear skid plates.(http://www.alteredegomotorsports.com/tra...rmour.html) The front hubs were replaced with new manual units at the same time. I still have the original hubs and they are in good shape. Catalytic converter was replaced a few months ago and the front strut mounts were just replaced with new KYB mounts. 4x4 works as it should. There are probably a few other things that have been done but that's all that comes to mind right now.
The car has been fitted with Yakima roof-rack rails and roof rack. The rack has the same track and tower set-up as shown in the photo here: (https://yakima.com/products/42-tracks-w-plusnuts) The towers attach and detach in seconds with no tools, leaving the rails in place. The rear seat has been removed and a raised plywood platform built all the way to the front seat backs that provides additional storage space as well as a large flat platform for big things. It preserves the space in the rear footwells and maintains access to the underseat space of the front seats. There are slots in the platform and brackets bolted to the floor for securing big things on the platform. Shorter people can probably use the space for sleeping with the front seats folded down. I do have the rear seats and the mounting hardware. I also have the hard-to-find electrical engine management components, spare COPS and a few other things like some new gaskets, barely used Old Man Emu struts and Doetsch-Tech shocks, (Rocky Road refunded me for the 'springs' but would not take the shocks and struts back, making my entire experience with Rocky Road a very expensive mistake.) spring lift pads and other spare parts.
The car is also fitted with a rooftop tent. This is an earlier model of the Tamarack shown here:
(https://treeline-outdoors.myshopify.com/...oftop-tent).
The tent is in great shape, made of tan PU coated, poly-cotton canvas fly and body with four big Windows and a sleeping space that is luxuriously large for two people. This tent has withstood high wind, hail, rain and everything the western mountain weather can throw at it. It's stable, really easy to put up and fold away, can be closed up tightly for the cold and rain or really opened up with shaded windows and ventilation for hot weather. Bedding, including pillows, stay in the tent, freeing up even more space in the car. The tent was sprayed with about $150 worth of fabric waterproofing to limit the absorption of rain in the exterior of the fabric. That means it's not soaked, wet and heavy when you fold it up after a rainstorm. The travel cover has just been fitted with a new zip. I posted some photos of the tent and the platform in a thread here: (https://www.suzuki-forums.com/threads/re...st-1582292) The tent comes complete with the Tamarack annex that can be found on the Treeline site. The original ladder was replaced with a much heavier duty, compact and easy to use telescopic ladder that Treeline use on the Explorer series. The tent has a minor effect on fuel consumption (~2mpg), doesn't seem to affect handling or off-road capability at all.
The whole set-up is great for extended trips on and off-road. You get 20-22 mpg, can cruise at 65 all day long and have good off-road capability as well. Perfect small overlander/Adventure vehicle that provides everything you need for self-sufficient and comfortable exploring and adventure. If you want or need a differential lock there's a local 4x4 shop that's been trying to tempt me with the ARB they have in stock...
The car is in New Mexico. Not sure on the price yet but will consider offers. For any other information or more detailed pictures, just ask if interested.
1998 4WD Sidekick Sport, 161,xxx miles. It's desert car that has been garaged its whole life so no rust. I looked at a bunch of Sidekicks before settling on this one. I'm the third owner. It was a one owner car in Eastern Oregon for 22 years before being sold to a high school girl who really wanted a Jeep. She only owned it a few months before daddy got her the Jeep and I bought it from them The paint and interior in really great shape. There are some scratches (desert pin striping) but absolutely no dents or damage to the body and no accident history. The car has been regularly serviced. A new Sachs clutch, throwout bearing and rear main seal were fitted at 140K. AC works well, Cruise control and ABS also. The only known problem is a bad transmission mount and I will have that replaced.
I had a disastrous experience with a Rocky Road 2.5 inch Old Man Emu spring and strut lift kit that was basically like having rigid steel blocks instead of springs. I'm not exaggerating when I say it was harsher and stiffer than my unloaded F250 4x4 work truck. After more research, I had an Altered Ego Motorsports three inch lift kit installed, along with the rear "Superflex suspension" about a year ago. This gives a fantastic ride on and off-road as well as plenty of clearance. (http://www.alteredegomotorsports.com/tra...nsion.html) Obviously the KYB shocks and struts are new, along with new front CV's/Driveshafts. it's fitted with 30.5 inch heavy tires with about 20K miles on them. I chose that size so as not to need any differential gearing modifications. Also fitted the Altered Ego front and rear skid plates.(http://www.alteredegomotorsports.com/tra...rmour.html) The front hubs were replaced with new manual units at the same time. I still have the original hubs and they are in good shape. Catalytic converter was replaced a few months ago and the front strut mounts were just replaced with new KYB mounts. 4x4 works as it should. There are probably a few other things that have been done but that's all that comes to mind right now.
The car has been fitted with Yakima roof-rack rails and roof rack. The rack has the same track and tower set-up as shown in the photo here: (https://yakima.com/products/42-tracks-w-plusnuts) The towers attach and detach in seconds with no tools, leaving the rails in place. The rear seat has been removed and a raised plywood platform built all the way to the front seat backs that provides additional storage space as well as a large flat platform for big things. It preserves the space in the rear footwells and maintains access to the underseat space of the front seats. There are slots in the platform and brackets bolted to the floor for securing big things on the platform. Shorter people can probably use the space for sleeping with the front seats folded down. I do have the rear seats and the mounting hardware. I also have the hard-to-find electrical engine management components, spare COPS and a few other things like some new gaskets, barely used Old Man Emu struts and Doetsch-Tech shocks, (Rocky Road refunded me for the 'springs' but would not take the shocks and struts back, making my entire experience with Rocky Road a very expensive mistake.) spring lift pads and other spare parts.
The car is also fitted with a rooftop tent. This is an earlier model of the Tamarack shown here:
(https://treeline-outdoors.myshopify.com/...oftop-tent).
The tent is in great shape, made of tan PU coated, poly-cotton canvas fly and body with four big Windows and a sleeping space that is luxuriously large for two people. This tent has withstood high wind, hail, rain and everything the western mountain weather can throw at it. It's stable, really easy to put up and fold away, can be closed up tightly for the cold and rain or really opened up with shaded windows and ventilation for hot weather. Bedding, including pillows, stay in the tent, freeing up even more space in the car. The tent was sprayed with about $150 worth of fabric waterproofing to limit the absorption of rain in the exterior of the fabric. That means it's not soaked, wet and heavy when you fold it up after a rainstorm. The travel cover has just been fitted with a new zip. I posted some photos of the tent and the platform in a thread here: (https://www.suzuki-forums.com/threads/re...st-1582292) The tent comes complete with the Tamarack annex that can be found on the Treeline site. The original ladder was replaced with a much heavier duty, compact and easy to use telescopic ladder that Treeline use on the Explorer series. The tent has a minor effect on fuel consumption (~2mpg), doesn't seem to affect handling or off-road capability at all.
The whole set-up is great for extended trips on and off-road. You get 20-22 mpg, can cruise at 65 all day long and have good off-road capability as well. Perfect small overlander/Adventure vehicle that provides everything you need for self-sufficient and comfortable exploring and adventure. If you want or need a differential lock there's a local 4x4 shop that's been trying to tempt me with the ARB they have in stock...
The car is in New Mexico. Not sure on the price yet but will consider offers. For any other information or more detailed pictures, just ask if interested.
