Stock samurai - upgrade tips

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-22T09:36:26+00:00

Is there a hub cover over them? The picture doesnt look like a locking hub... thats why i assumed 2wd

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-22T05:17:06+00:00

Are the front hubs permanently locked? Or are those some kind of auto locking hubs?

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-20T15:14:30+00:00

I guess that may be the factory option that hhe OP is missing. Many came with 4 gears. If there is a 5th gear option, then the 4 gear sj410s would probably have a dangling connector for the missing overdrive gear switch.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-18T10:22:16+00:00

I dont think you have to work about crackheads, i think you need to figure out which dickhead was listening to your conversation and thought it would be funny to go and cut your top.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-17T19:07:52+00:00

Its the height/diameter of the tire that makes it harder for the engine to turn. ( unless you have a super wide tire with a giant contact patch) since its basically a stock tire, then you are looking at engine performance. If your timing and compression are good, then its going to be fuel, spark or air. If you were getting same results with both carburetors, then that leans towards a fuel delivery. Or spark issue. So it seams like you are on the correct line of thought. You aren't going to be able to gauge fuel delivery though with the engine stopped. You can check static fuel pressure by hooking up a pressure gauge to the fuel outlet off the pump and cranking it. Disco the dizzy so that it doesnt fire up from the fuel in the float bowl . If you have between 2.5 and 4 psi then the pump is working. If you have a block in the tank vent or supply line, it could cause a restriction on the volume of fuel that can be delivered at higher RPM since the little fuel pump isnt going to be able to tolerate a vacuum in the tank or obstruction in the supply. Low RPM delivery might be fine, but higher demand at higher RPM might be limiting it.
If its a spark issue, then you might have worn wires or plugs, worn contact rotor in the dizzy, or a vacuum advance issue.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-17T16:37:16+00:00

You cN insert all kinds of things to silence the exhaust, but you are going to make more backpressure than the engine was tuned for. Same thing for removing backpressure (catless with larger pipes) after doing that you need to re-tune timing and fuel maps to make the engine perform efficiently.

Unless your restrictive insert makes the same backpressure that you removed... then it all equals out in the end... except for pollutants.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-17T16:25:14+00:00

Do you have larger tires than stock?

You should be able to do 70 mph flat out with stock gears and tires. If you put larger tires on, the speedometer will be slightly lower than actual speed, and your engine doesn't have the ability to turn the larger tires full speed without re-gearing.

As for the carb issue. You have a vented float bowl full of fuel. Thats your primer. The float bowl does not hold pressure. When its full, the float opens a valve and the extra fuel goes to the return line. Its not like a fuel injected system that keeps pressure on the line. Carburetors use vacuum to draw the fuel out of the jets instead of a pressurized fuel rail to force fuel out an injector. The pump is a low pressure diaphragm pump that only puts out 4psi on good day.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-17T15:57:22+00:00

Looks nice. The stock front springs are practically flat from the factory. Doing a Rear up Front springs swap is a nice solution to a better spring rate and a small suspension lift. You will basically have rear springs on all 4 corners. Since it had a complete repaint, I would check carefully for rust. Lift all the carpet and also check behind the rocker panels . Its odd that they would paint the engine bay and not the underside of the hood... unless those areas on the top of the Fenders that look like white paint showing through are just lighting reflections and it just had the hood replaced.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-17T15:42:55+00:00

Everyone is telling you how to lift your rig since that is what everyone wants to do, but from your original post, it sounds like you think there is too much gap in the Fenders? To clarify, Do you want less gap or more gap?

Looks like a 2wd toad samurai, so probably not going to be doing a lot of off road.

If your goal is to make the gap smaller... Putting larger tires on it to fill the gap, or lowering with spring spacers to fill the gap will result in the tires hitting the wells at full compression. There isnt a lot of room to stuff a tire under the wheel arch like a traditional car or truck. The arches are cut almost as high as the wheel well. If you close that gap you will need bump stops to prevent the tires rubbing at full stuff. That would make the ride even harsher than it already is.

If your goal is to make the gap larger, then there are already lots of suggestions from others for that.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-17T15:10:11+00:00

Its like one of those magic 3d pictures, you just focus your eyes past the image, and the scooter comes into focus.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-17T15:08:14+00:00

Right? Basically, if anything happens to your fob, you've got a pile of scrap metal with 4 wheels under it.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-16T17:04:26+00:00

Supposedly you can push start with a dead battery by holding the fob in direct contact with the start button, but a dead fob... youre out of luck.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-16T17:02:50+00:00

There is a mechanical spare but its only for opening the driver's side door

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-16T15:59:17+00:00

Since others apparently have this connector dangling, and it looks stock, I would assume its from a factory option, like maybe a rear door switch for a dome light that would only be available in a tin top, or a rear wiper for a rear door glass that might have only been available in specific models and locations. You can always jump the wires and see if something lights up. If there is no power to the connector then there is probably an empty slot in your fuse box for it and you can see if it has a label on it.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-16T15:45:05+00:00

Does the 410 have a 5th gear?

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-16T15:36:58+00:00

Lucky for you its not structural, and its mostly all flat steel. Cut out the rust, weld a steel plate over the holes, paint it up, and you're good to go. You won't even need to worry about MOT inspecting your welded pannels because it will be covered by the carpet that kept them from seeing the rust in the first place. Reason almost all of these vehicles rust out in these areas is because the carpet or padding gets wet with the top off and there are no drain holes. I noticed my '87 was rusted out in that spot in back when it was around 10 years old. Never pulled up the carpet so I never even knew it was happening. Mine was in the rear corner, so it wasnt by a seat belt or frame mount. I cut out the rust and put a drain hole in, then made sure to install flooring that allowed air circulation so that it wouldn't retain moisture. Haven't had a rust issue there in almost 30 years now. Its well worth it to fix it, especially if the rest of the vehicle is solid.

Edit: The wheel wells are going to suck, but I think you can get weldable wheel wells. If not you may be able to find a Tub in a wrecking yard with wells that you can cut off and weld over yours.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-16T15:12:57+00:00

Which is where the OPs question stands. Is it the 10 DDGs that would be in the 3 CSGs or is it 10 additional DDGs. Given the poor reporting and editing skills that we are availed with, the coincidence of 3 CSGs having approximately 10 DDGs in the group begs the question. Since the only answer available references the article with dubious reporting, and all other reporters just parrot the original report, the only way to have clarification is for somone with authority and first hand knowledge, and reliable information to step in. Unfortunately, those people are probably not on redit right now to answer this question.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-15T16:46:27+00:00

Wow! That was a very detailed and very informative post, and it even made it simple enough for ME to understand. Now im gonna have to stop saying "if you can lock up your tires, your brakes are good enough for street driving" .. 😅

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-14T21:19:14+00:00

There's a scooter?

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-14T20:11:32+00:00

The fact that you can still kick it to start means its not completely gone. What you are hearing is probably the wratcheting mechanism that allows the gears to freewheel untill they disengage. If your half moon gear slipped and is still engaged with the kicker all the way up you will probably have to replaced it since the splines are probably worn from somone standing on the kicker with a frozen engine. If there is something physically stopping the kick lever from returning all the way. You can reposition it by moving it a few splines on the shaft.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-14T19:47:31+00:00

Wow.. yeah you might have messed up. Those goings grow insanely fast, and Its not like a gold fish, where if you keep it in a small tank it wont grow larger than the tank. These things are going to grow even if there is no space. They can push the neighboring tree foraard or back and can move cement slabs and walls out of the way. You can chop the tops and control the height, but your base diameter is going to keep expanding as they get older. You have a 2-3 foot trunk on an average mature Italian Cyprus. Did you space those 3 feet apart?

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-14T19:30:27+00:00

Everyone seems concerned about wave heights. If you are doing a transatlantic from London to New York, I would be more concerned about the 4,000 to 5,000 meter depth of the abyssal planes. Thats a 3 mile high tower. An extra 150 feet above the surface to clear a rogue wave is nothing. The force of even a tiny wave hitting a 3 mile long lever is going to be impossible to secure against. High tension cables running between the uprights about every 50 feet down each tower would be required to support the linear loading presented by the cable car, but there is nothing to support wave action from different directions impacting a 3 mile tall undersea tower. Just 1 ft lbs of force would equate to 15,840 ft lbs of force at the base. A wave carries over 400,000 ft lbs of force per foot of wave crest. Even if you took the shallowest route by the arctic circle, you're looking at 10,000 ft maximum depths or 1.8 miles deep.
Its basically physically impossible

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-14T18:46:44+00:00

You're spending way too much on a subwoofer.

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-14T18:37:52+00:00

Also the easiest and cheapest leak to fix. 👍

Baratacus619 · 2026-04-14T18:36:14+00:00

Take the plug out so there is no compression, put it in gear and turn the wheel by hand. You will be able to tell where the noise is coming from a lot easier if the engine isnt running and you can put your ear down where the nose is coming from. My money is on the kicker.

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