New Jimny owner

[Mud_Muncher]

Hi Everyone,

Have finally received my highly modified blue Jimny down from NSW (most NSW Zook club members should know it). I am loving it and I have only been driving it for 24 hours.

It does blow about a bit at speed especially today in melbourne being so windy, and the steering feel a little "loose". It has 6inch sping lift and a 3 inch body lift along with 32s, with a steel bar and plans for a winch.

I was wondering if I reduced the spings too 100mm in the front and 80mm in the rear (like others have done) would this improve the handling much, and would I still be able to run 32's?

Where is a good spot to buy these springs in melbourne and would it be as simple as just swapping over the springs. The car also has rancho's.

I am also at looking at heading down to the zook meeting tonight too get some more advice.

Thanks

[nicbeer]

Pics needed for people like us that do not know it.

Nic

[bazooked]

how bout ya ditch the body lift im sure u dont need 9" of lift to run 32s.

[gecko270]

That wouldn't happen to be Robocop's rig would it. Your only other option would be to go down to 31's and reduce the body lift. That's probably what I'd do anyway. The jimny isn't a very wide vehicle to begin with and I don't reckon it'd be to stable sitting 9" over standard.

I am rather jelous. Good pickup

[Mud_Muncher]

Yeah it is Robocops , new member on here now I believe. I would like to keep the 32's as they are great. I just need to reduce the height as much as i can while still being able to run them. It is almost a foot of lift over orginal when you include the extra 2 and half inches you get from the tyres.

I understand that it is not designed to handle like a sedan but, i get nervous everytime I see a truck coming the other way on a 2 way road.

[robsjimny]

Mud_Muncher good to see. Another jim getting dirty. Yes come down to the vic suzi club 2night. We have a few jims there. We are all preety layed back and it is easy to fit in. I'm running 2 spring and 3 inch body and can get 31 on. with guard cutting 32 easy. Thoe my jim won't be there 2night. Dropped a sledge hammer on my foot 2day. need auto 2nite. Will have a good chat.

Cheers Rob

[Robocop]

I'm not sure how much more guard cutting can be done. Whats this about longer springs in the front to the rear, I know there were like that factory but they were different rates as well. On my first set of springs they were all the same rate and the same length and it sat level until the bull bar arrived.

31's did rub with no body lift, thats why i put it on but then the wheels looked too small and i put the 32's on.

Robocop

[dank]

yo muncher,

finally got the beast you've been creaming your pants over! to think the obsession all started from the few weekend winch bitch sessions in my beast!

Good on ya mate!

I reckon leave it as it is till you get a feel for it off road then open the endless money pit of love that suzukis are known for!

or you can put my old tyres on your beast for driving around town...the original 27inch ones that'll help it a bit...

catch ya soon
Dank

[mugginsmoo]

you can fit 34" swampers on a jimny with an 80mm lift, if your prepared to cut plastic.


here is proof



Mitch

[85zook]

What happens when it wants to go up into the guard?

[mugginsmoo]

it's a 9.5, and "slips" in the guard just nicely.
there is also nothing under the flare and up travel has been limited to about 2".

the tyres just touchin some places.

the pic is to show everyone that you don't neet MEGGA lift to fit big tyres.


Mitch

[cj]

you can fit 34" swampers on a jimny with an 80mm lift, if your prepared to cut plastic.


here is proof



Mitch

That looks familiar

[mugginsmoo]

it does look a lot like one of your rims, doesn't it


Mitch

[grimbo]

:Whats this about longer springs in the front to the rear

that is do with leaf springs not coils

[mugginsmoo]

i ran (and still run) longer springs in the front.

used to run 100mm in front and 80mm in rear, car sat level with a winch and ARB bar.
I did this originaly to level the car out.

now run 80mm front and 50mm rear, car sits up in the back by a small amount, on account of the fact that there is no tire on the rear and the winch bar is no longer an ARB.


Mitch