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Author:  cammac [ Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Jimny '08' Lift

Hey guys,

So I'm looking to get some all terrains most likely 215/75R15 BFGoodrich's, but realise that i will will need lift, if i don't want too damage them.

Want it to be easy with no problems so don't want more that 2' was going to get OME from ARB and get them to do the fitting etc. but they are prty expenise, are OME good? does anyone recommend another brand that is cheaper yet just as good?

Cheers,
Cam

Author:  Poz93 [ Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:49 pm ]
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Pretty with EFS and fitting isn't hard!

A slab of beer is what it cost me to for a mate to show me how to do the front and I did the back plus you learn and its a hell of a lot cheaper!

Author:  cammac [ Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:32 pm ]
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Poz93 wrote:
Pretty with EFS and fitting isn't hard!

A slab of beer is what it cost me to for a mate to show me how to do the front and I did the back plus you learn and its a hell of a lot cheaper!


haha true that, got a mate who services his own cars and whatnot might give him a dial!

Author:  cammac [ Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:22 pm ]
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Anyone got a comparison photo of a jimny without lift and then with lift alongside it? would be a great help! ahah cheers

Author:  zukenutter [ Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:45 pm ]
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Image

Author:  cammac [ Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:14 pm ]
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zukenutter wrote:
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ah cheers man legend, is that more than 2' ?
Makes a shitload of difference, hard to tell in pictures without a comparison!

Author:  zukenutter [ Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:01 pm ]
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It's about 90mm

Author:  dougies_tx5turbo [ Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:34 am ]
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You don't need lift to fix 215 75 15 but with bullbar on the front it may of sag abit I ran 215 km2 with no lift with no issue but the mudy really suck the power away so a engine swap help

Author:  cammac [ Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:09 pm ]
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dougies_tx5turbo wrote:
You don't need lift to fix 215 75 15 but with bullbar on the front it may of sag abit I ran 215 km2 with no lift with no issue but the mudy really suck the power away so a engine swap help


Looked up the proper Jimny specs, says no more than 205 with stock suspension, probably just stick to that, some people have said when turning they get issues with 215's on stock

Author:  dougies_tx5turbo [ Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:16 pm ]
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cammac wrote:
dougies_tx5turbo wrote:
You don't need lift to fix 215 75 15 but with bullbar on the front it may of sag abit I ran 215 km2 with no lift with no issue but the mudy really suck the power away so a engine swap help


Looked up the proper Jimny specs, says no more than 205 with stock suspension, probably just stick to that, some people have said when turning they get issues with 215's on stock

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My suspension has sagged a bit, as the car is always loaded up.

I had my km2's on for 2 years, the car is a daily it spends most of its time at the shopping centre and shes never had a problem with steering, the only problem I ever found is when I hit the sandy ruts hard at speed to get through the big 33" bog holes, They would just touch the inner wheel wells. But that's got nothing to do with lift that's bump stop spacing, but of course lift would help. The only reason why I'm going away from stock lift and 215's is that I don't want to do a massive guard chop, other wise it would be stock lift, guard chop, 31's, bump stop spaces, coil retainers and longer shocks.

Author:  cammac [ Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:36 pm ]
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dougies_tx5turbo wrote:
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My suspension has sagged a bit, as the car is always loaded up.

I had my km2's on for 2 years, the car is a daily it spends most of its time at the shopping centre and shes never had a problem with steering, the only problem I ever found is when I hit the sandy ruts hard at speed to get through the big 33" bog holes, They would just touch the inner wheel wells. But that's got nothing to do with lift that's bump stop spacing, but of course lift would help. The only reason why I'm going away from stock lift and 215's is that I don't want to do a massive guard chop, other wise it would be stock lift, guard chop, 31's, bump stop spaces, coil retainers and longer shocks.


Yeah true that, was origionally tempted just to get 215's without suspension, but will eventually get lift, so might aswell get it all done at once haha

Author:  GraphicX [ Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:16 pm ]
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a lot of guys on here rave about dobinsons springs & shocks, can order them through the supercheap auto site in the parts section.

i'd recommend staying clear of king springs & ultra king shocks (basically the ebay set), i have them & the ride is terribly harsh, will no doubt swap it all out one day.

Author:  cammac [ Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:55 pm ]
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GraphicX wrote:
a lot of guys on here rave about dobinsons springs & shocks, can order them through the supercheap auto site in the parts section.

i'd recommend staying clear of king springs & ultra king shocks (basically the ebay set), i have them & the ride is terribly harsh, will no doubt swap it all out one day.


Cheers, going too stick with ome I think, might head into arb on weekend see if I can get them to knock a hundred or so off haha

Author:  cammac [ Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:58 pm ]
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Oh also for those interested did a comparison shot of my jim with another that has 2' lift on this site, can't remember who's it is! Can delete if it breaches any rules!

Makes a big difference!

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edit: well i think its 2'

Author:  GraphicX [ Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:01 pm ]
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i think that second jimny may also have 215/75/15 tyres too. the lift is good, with the tyres as well it's great.

i've got before/after type pics in my rig thread if you want a look:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=47361

Author:  cammac [ Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:05 pm ]
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GraphicX wrote:
i think that second jimny may also have 215/75/15 tyres too. the lift is good, with the tyres as well it's great.

i've got before/after type pics in my rig thread if you want a look:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=47361


Yeah they do look like 215's
Will do!

edit: nice build thread haha! heaps of good ideas

Author:  dougies_tx5turbo [ Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:37 pm ]
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cammac wrote:
GraphicX wrote:
a lot of guys on here rave about dobinsons springs & shocks, can order them through the supercheap auto site in the parts section.

i'd recommend staying clear of king springs & ultra king shocks (basically the ebay set), i have them & the ride is terribly harsh, will no doubt swap it all out one day.


Cheers, going too stick with ome I think, might head into arb on weekend see if I can get them to knock a hundred or so off haha

Do some research on the lifts, OME are very soft rated spring, and your front end would sag with the bull bar. Just a heads up.

Author:  cammac [ Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:56 pm ]
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dougies_tx5turbo wrote:
Do some research on the lifts, OME are very soft rated spring, and your front end would sag with the bull bar. Just a heads up.


Oh really? I basically want a kit that will be easy, don't want to be adding spacers or anything, I don't know enough about mechanics to start playing around with my jim too much haha

If i ended up ordering a kit of the net, how would i get them fitted if i didn't want to do myself? would any mechanic be able to do it?

edit: or could always go with a suspension company i guess!

Author:  GraphicX [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:46 am ]
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any mechanic will be able to fit it, but they're dead easy to do (recommend spring compressors & a mate's help though).

this was taken this morning next to a newer model than mine;

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Author:  cammac [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:08 pm ]
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GraphicX wrote:
any mechanic will be able to fit it, but they're dead easy to do (recommend spring compressors & a mate's help though).

this was taken this morning next to a newer model than mine;

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awesome, looks good man, makes a hell of a difference!
do you have aftermarket lights on the back?

Author:  GraphicX [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:43 pm ]
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nah, just spray tinted, wanted it fairly light, but it went fairly black lol.

Author:  cammac [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:43 pm ]
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GraphicX wrote:
nah, just spray tinted, wanted it fairly light, but it went fairly black lol.


haha no worries! shot an email to a few wa suspension companies, hopefully they have dobinson!

Author:  cammac [ Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:53 pm ]
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So ended up going with the Dobinson lift kit! found a suspension company in Perth that does them :D

Decided to get them fitted, prefer to pay the extra few hundred for a proper job than me making a mess of it haha!

edit: going to take a few weeks though for kit to come in :(

Author:  GraphicX [ Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:16 am ]
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there's someone here on AZ that works for or knows the dobinson people, also i think you can get them direct from the factory ???

Author:  atari4x4 [ Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:19 am ]
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pm dank or have a suss in the business directory for kpd4x4 :wink:

Author:  cammac [ Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:44 pm ]
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cheers guys, already put a deposit down! keen as, not worried about the wait because need to wait for $$ to come in for allterrains anyway haha

Author:  GraphicX [ Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:55 pm ]
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got your eyes on a specific tyre ? i really like my hankook dynapro mts, haven't had them long but can't fault them so far.

Author:  cammac [ Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:03 pm ]
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GraphicX wrote:
got your eyes on a specific tyre ? i really like my hankook dynapro mts, haven't had them long but can't fault them so far.


Thinking about some BFG all terrains, bobjane is doing them for 199ea fitted and everything, which is a prty decent price i think!

In wa so dont deal with much mud, mostly will be sand and whatnot, would i loose any more power having muddies over all terrains? they do look better! but assume they are also a bit more noisey on the road haha

Author:  GraphicX [ Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:21 pm ]
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the dynapros are quiet, my thinking with the MTs is that the tyres are still pretty narrow, so the extra grip couldn't hurt.

& yeah lost some power with the tyres, but i think that it'd be no real different going to ATs over MTs, but can't honestly say.

Author:  cammac [ Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:08 pm ]
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GraphicX wrote:
the dynapros are quiet, my thinking with the MTs is that the tyres are still pretty narrow, so the extra grip couldn't hurt.

& yeah lost some power with the tyres, but i think that it'd be no real different going to ATs over MTs, but can't honestly say.


Yeah true, got a few weeks to decide so might have a good browse, bros have had good experiences with BFG AT's (not on jim's though), seem like a good tyre that you dont have to worry about. But yeah will look into your dynapros haha

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