jimny panard rod bushes

[Rangie ute on 38'']

hi all, i have just been informed that there are no aftermarket panard rod bushes available for a 99 jimny, is this true if so how much for a brand new panard rod
secondly i have a bad shutter death wobble in the steering which im about to start tracking down , to my shock theres no steering damper, does fitting a rtc really improve the handling much,
any advice
luke

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[BlueSuzy]

secondly i have a bad shutter death wobble in the steering which im about to start tracking down , to my shock theres no steering damper, does fitting a rtc really improve the handling much,
any advice
luke

Need more info.

Lift?
Tyres?
Rim offset?
Bent Radius arms?
Worn Bushings?
Worn tie rods?
How many km's on bearings including king pins?

I don't run a steering dampner on a sierra with 33's. I have powersteering, as that does enough dampning. Like your Jimny with powersteering.

[Rangie ute on 38'']

ive had the car into the shop and they said all bearings, bushes were all good, the tyres needed balancing and found 2 of the rims were buckled and was common(although no outside evidence that i could see) also the steering box is worn, so i think a new steering box and rims should see things fixed,
it has driven better now after the balance so i hope this helps any one if they have the same problem

btw where can i get some sunies from for the jimny the shop told me they are not available except for f100 however the offset is far to wide

[BlueSuzy]

ive had the car into the shop and they said all bearings, bushes were all good, the tyres needed balancing and found 2 of the rims were buckled and was common(although no outside evidence that i could see) also the steering box is worn, so i think a new steering box and rims should see things fixed,
it has driven better now after the balance so i hope this helps any one if they have the same problem

btw where can i get some sunies from for the jimny the shop told me they are not available except for f100 however the offset is far to wide

More bs from workshops. Jimny 5 stud with ok offset is easily avaliable. Speedy/King/others.
Look them up.

Another steering box is going to be expensive. You can adjust them if needed.

Suzuki bible.
Model Rim Size Offset
Sierra 15' x 5.5" 10P
Vitara 15" x 5.5" 25P
Vitara 2.0 V6 16" x 6.5" (alloy)
Grand Vitara 16" x 7" 5P
Jimny 15" x 5.5" 5P

Speedy Desert Rat 15" x 6" -3
Speedy Desert Rat 15" x 7" -15
Speedy Desert Rat 15" x 8" -28 (not made by speedy anymore) King wheels do these still.
Speedy Desert Rat 16" x 7" 0
ROH Trak II 15" x 7" 3P
ROH Trak II 15" x 8" -10
King 16" x 7" -13

[Rangie ute on 38'']

ok, i did find it hard to believe that sunnies are not made for them, I will ring around,
so the steering box is adjustable which brings me to my next problem, I went into repco to get a w/shop manual and no one makes them, there is one for the sierra but no jimny wtf
where can i get a manual thats reliable as I see some pdf on ebay but like an opinion on content

[BlueSuzy]

How much play is in the steer box? I wouldnt think they are worn as they are not that old, well compared to sierra's..

The Jimny box's are similar to the vitara's. Vitaras mount on an angle to the chassis compared to jimny, parallel.

Try the adjusting screw ontop of the box, undo the lock nut, screw in via flat screwdriver, and test full lock to lock. If it gets hard, that means its binding which is no good.