[ramonmaruko]

I recently bought a petrol Jimny with OME 40mm lift preinstalled. The original owner installed about 1" of spring spacers in the front to level the Jimny along with Ironman castor correction bushes. It has Kumho KL71 LT215/75R15 tires installed with stock rims.

I find that at speeds above 50km/h, the Jimny becomes hard to keep driving straight. Nearer 80km/h I encounter the "death wobble". What could I do to fix the problem at 50km/h? I am a new driver and the Jimny is my first car, could it just be a lack of skill or experience on my part?

My plan for my Jimny is for a daily driver only for now. Though with the quality of the roads we have here in the Philippines, particularly with the roads I will be frequently passing through, it's a very bumpy ride. Every year, perfectly good roads will be destroyed/drilled and left that way for months; so that the barangays/towns will say that they have spent their allocated budget for that year and their budget won't be trimmed for next year. While roads in really bad condition are won't be fixed.




I've read somewhere in this site that the spring spacers might have helped with this problem, especially with the "death wobble". Will removing it help? I've seen pictures with the Jimny and OME with no front spacers and I don't think it looks too bad, so I could live without the spacers. Should I keep the castor correction bushes or should I buy the JimnyBits radius arm for 3" with the stock bushes? I also don't particularly care for ride height, as long as it's not lower than the stock Jimny and the current tires would fit. The ride height right now is about perfect, it allows me to see ahead of the read, prevents the bump stomps in our village from scraping the bottom of the car, and prevents the ingress of water during the rainy season here.


I think I overdid with my rant up there . What I am really looking for is to have a comfortable ride around town without breaking me and my wife's back with the imperfections and bump stomps in the road.

[vet 180]

Do the factory king pin shimming first.

Removing the front coil spacer might also help


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[atari4x4]

magandang gabi, welcome to auszookers

also check the caster & the caster bushes have been installed correctly.

[markmo]

Wheel balance and tyre pressures is worth checking

[ramonmaruko]

Thank you for the replies and the welcome everyone.

I've set 23 PSI all around, but I still find that the rear is bouncy. I usually drive alone without any load in the rear. After doing a test drive in a good condition highway here at the 50km/h to 80km/h range and in my usual driving route, I conclude that the steering problem at about 50km/h might just be caused by uneven roads. The death wobble at 80km/h is still there.

I'll check out the installation of the caster bushes once I have bought the necessary tools. Will I need a spring compressor to do maintenance which involves removing the springs?

[Gwagensteve]

No. No need for a spring compressor.

Absolutely confirm kingpin preload is to specification, and the knuckle seals are in good condition.

Follow the factory procedure and errr on the higher side of any range (for starting torque, for example)

[markmo]

ramonmaruko wrote:

Will I need a spring compressor to do maintenance which involves removing the springs?

You shouldn't, you might just need to disconnect the shocks.