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Geraas
Joined: Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 7 Location: Nelspruit, South Afr
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I need to lift my jimny...dont want to go with the whole suspension lift kit.
Now with regards to spacers I see they come in 30mm/40mm and 50mm and sold in pairs of two.
1: Can I fit the same spacers front and back eg 40mm and 40mm?
2: If I do fit spacers do I need to add any other mods eg brake line extensions etc etc?
I think thats it for now.
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joeblow
Joined: Sat May 10, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 3273 Location: melbourne
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you will find with a large spacer you're shocks will top out sooner (and fail) and you run the risk of a coil going solid during compression.
_________________ builder of custom road legal zooks......and stuff.
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Benz
Joined: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 1006 Location: Cervantes WA
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 Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:39 pm |
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putting a full kit in mine made it so much nicer to drive =]
your lifting it to fit bigger tyres under it?
body lift might be better?
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Benz
Joined: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 1006 Location: Cervantes WA
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 Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:40 pm |
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oh and you will need a wheel alignment too
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Geraas
Joined: Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 7 Location: Nelspruit, South Afr
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 Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:22 pm |
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Benz2369 wrote: putting a full kit in mine made it so much nicer to drive =] your lifting it to fit bigger tyres under it? body lift might be better?
I'd rather not go the whole body lift mod, think? I might need to do too many mods?
Don't want to void my warranty thus I can only do spacers for the time being, any other ideas?
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daisy
Joined: Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 285 Location: Redbank Plains, QLD
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Geraas wrote: Benz2369 wrote: putting a full kit in mine made it so much nicer to drive =] your lifting it to fit bigger tyres under it? body lift might be better? I'd rather not go the whole body lift mod, think? I might need to do too many mods? Don't want to void my warranty thus I can only do spacers for the time being, any other ideas?
void your warranty? - putting spacers on will just do that if it compromises anything else on your drivetrain.
don't cut corners.. do it properly and get a spring lift or body lift or both
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ODA1
Joined: Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 1414
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 Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:18 pm |
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just throw in some 20mm spacers and go from that.
if you want 40mm then you can also throw on some shock spacers for the rear.
check out zuknutters rig.
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woody1

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Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 556 Location: Newcastle
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Geraas wrote: I need to lift my jimny...dont want to go with the whole suspension lift kit. Now with regards to spacers I see they come in 30mm/40mm and 50mm and sold in pairs of two. 1: Can I fit the same spacers front and back eg 40mm and 40mm? 2: If I do fit spacers do I need to add any other mods eg brake line extensions etc etc?
I think thats it for now.
Just save ya pennys mate and get a decent suspension lift for the Jim(40mm at the mim).
You will be pleasantly surprised were your Jim will take you.
Cheers
Woody
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Geraas
Joined: Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 7 Location: Nelspruit, South Afr
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woody1 wrote: Just save ya pennys mate and get a decent suspension lift for the Jim(40mm at the mim). Woody
Not that easy with a South African rand... 
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