Rare Jimny 1300 vs Suzuki Samurai Specifications

Rare Jimny 1300 vs Suzuki Samurai Specifications. Most people do not realize that Suzuki made a number of efforts to make the Suzuki Samurai a much safer 4X4 vehicle when it was introduced to the U.S. market in 1986. The prior year 1985 Suzuki model was 90 mm more narrow in tract width (about 3.5 inches more narrow) and stood 1.2 inches taller with that much more ground clearance. These Suzuki Jimnys were being sold for many years in Japanese, Australian and Asian markets without any special rollover issues, even though these predecessors to the Samurai could be considered more rollover prove due to a more narrow tract and high ground clearance. I suspect there may have been more to the hatch-job done by CR to Suzuki after Suzuki had two spectacular years of sales. I assume the competition did not like sales being taken away from them. When the VW (Volkswagen) Beetle stopped being sold in the U.S. market in the late 1970's and with higher fuel prices, the introduction of the Suzuki Samurai in 1986 had perfect timing. In effect, Suzuki had introduced a Japanese version of the Volkswagen (VW) Beetle in a 4 wheel drive package. Jeep has gotten very far away from the original concept and every year Jeeps get heavier, bigger and more complicated which adds to the initial cost of the vehicle besides often detracting from fuel economy. This version of the Suzuki Jimny 1300 is very rare, due to the factory half-doors that are 100% rust free, original and in perfect shape. Another feature of this off-road Suzuki is that the emergency brake drum is located on the back of the transfer case. With the transfer case in 4WD and the front hubs locked, when the parking or emergency brake is applied, all four tires are locked. This can be a very important feature especially if you need to keep the vehicle stationary on a steep hill or grade with the engine running. The only problem or drawback to this arrangement is that if you have the transfer case in neutral, the emergency brake will have not effect (if the transmission is in neutral the emergency brake works fine, of course). 1985 Suzuki Samurai Jimny 1300 SJ413 JA51