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thinking of buying a jimny

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thinking of buying a jimny

Post by Rangie ute on 38'' »

hi after some advice on buying a jimny , its for the g.f, ive never owned a suzi, im a bit old fashion (i drive a defender) but find the jimny a last true compact 4x4 live axles solid chassis hi lo tranfer which i like but would like some feed back on common problems or issues with them,

cheers luke
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Post by Pyrotech »

a girl i used to work with, used to have HEAPs of trouble with the auto hubs,..

other then that im not sure.

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Post by dank »

yeah swap out the auto hubs for sierra/vitara ones. although some people still have trouble with the manual hubs....calling mud_muncher! :D

Jimnys are great for what they are. Being EFI they are reliable and you can do a mild lift and run 30" tyres or body lifts are easy too. Just don't do both, otherwise your COG gets too high and this happens...

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You can drop in a sierra transfer and some low range transfer gears for better ratios with big tyres. Lockers are available as well. go nuts
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Post by dank »

oh yeah if you do go bigger tyres watch the cv joints they are a weak spot. rear brake shoes wear quickly and any shudder in your driveline around 50-70km/h will most likely indicate worn panhard rod bushes.

check the upper coil mounts for stress fractures and cracking...will indicate if vehicle has had a really hard time. all other things engine related as per any vehicle check need to be looked at.

I like driving the jimnys, they are a nice little 4by to drive after being in a bone shattering leaf sprung sierra!
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Post by FishersJimny »

yeah i have a jimny goes well only really got 30' hankooks mt and 2inch lift goes well. plenty of power would recomend offset rims will make it more stable, i need to do this to mine. but all in all.. a good car i think.
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Post by greenzook89 »

Yeah you cant go to wrong with a jimny, i thrashed my old one, a few trips to ormeau, basically all i broke was a few shockies and a panhard rod, treat it well, buy a good one and you'll have a ball
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Post by Rangie ute on 38'' »

thanks for the responses we r still looking as they dont come up to often for sale , they sound fairly simple with no major issues

cheers luke
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