[89_tintop]

Scales wrote:

Thanks tintop, you didnt buy them from jimnybits personally though did you?

No mate ... Didnt personally do it.. But the guy I purchased them off did and from what I heard from him there was no hassle (bar the incorrect packaging of the springs but that was there suppliers fault)

The guy who purchased the gear was krunchi off hear..


@monkey.. Yeh flex is good.. Compareable go the toughdog kit.. But at a fraction of the cost.. so far it has set me back 500 for everything (including new shocks that will go on in the future) with most parts new or very low klms travelled. So I have to be happy with that.

[zammit]

wow the flex is very decent indeed. tintop... your sorta making my mind up for me. what it like on the road though?

[89_tintop]

zammit wrote:

wow the flex is very decent indeed. tintop... your sorta making my mind up for me. what it like on the road though?

Pretty good.. I dont find it harsh.. But I am not running a complete kit so unsure how there shocks are valved etc. as that may change how it handles.

I would like to drive a jimny with a toughdog kit fitted just to compare and see..

[zammit]

yeah i run the procomp es 1000s in my patrol and they are extremely soft.

[Scales]

yeah but how much does a gq weigh? are the shocks going to be the same as what we'd chuck on the jims?

[zammit]

Yes I know that I have to take into account the weight of the patrol.

I doubt they would have the dame valving as the patrol ones

[BertZook]

well u can always buy the trailmaster shock instead of the procomp one... they have one to suit a 60-90mm lift

[monley]

89_tintop wrote:

zammit wrote:

wow the flex is very decent indeed. tintop... your sorta making my mind up for me. what it like on the road though?

Pretty good.. I dont find it harsh.. But I am not running a complete kit so unsure how there shocks are valved etc. as that may change how it handles.

I would like to drive a jimny with a toughdog kit fitted just to compare and see..

Come over on the week end and we shall compare the pair

[89_tintop]

monkey wrote:

89_tintop wrote:

zammit wrote:

wow the flex is very decent indeed. tintop... your sorta making my mind up for me. what it like on the road though?

Pretty good.. I dont find it harsh.. But I am not running a complete kit so unsure how there shocks are valved etc. as that may change how it handles.

I would like to drive a jimny with a toughdog kit fitted just to compare and see..

Come over on the week end and we shall compare the pair

meet in the middle??

we can ramp that bid rock there

[Scales]

well ive pretty much all but ordered the 3 inch lift kit and a heap of other gear from jimnybits... just waiting to hear back from him about something and its all ahead full!

[zammit]

shit yeah!!! go scales!!! i think ill wait a littlw hile to order mine but i have been talking to rus on another forum and he seems like a genuinly great bloke

[Scales]

complete kit on the way now, panhards, shocks, springs, radius arms, brake lines, drop brackets. total cost 1200 delivered.

going to darwin next week so hopefully will be waiting for me when i get home. I jacked the car up 75mm to see what it would look like and took some photos with my phone, posting them soon.

[monley]

I you will find it will sit higher than what you jacked the car up to....

[Scales]

yeah i know, i did add a few more pumps on the jack past 75mm to allow for sag in the current springs, but i just wanted to see if the wheels looked tiny.

[Scales]

Wow. according to tracking, the gear is in Brisbane. UK to Australia in 3 days

[BertZook]

Scales wrote:

Wow. according to tracking, the gear is in Brisbane. UK to Australia in 3 days

[monley]

Scales wrote:

Wow. according to tracking, the gear is in Brisbane. UK to Australia in 3 days

[Scales]

i know! and that was over the weekend too! left Birmingham on Friday afternoon!!!!

interesting how now it is in Brisbane, ive heard no update.... probably wont make it up here till next week!!!

[BigMav]

Just wanted to get a better look at the pics together so tried linking them properly.

[zammit]

How did your kit go scales?

[Scales]

yeah good mate, check my rig on the buildup thread for the pics. im having some teething problems with some squeeks and im in the process of fixing the death wobbles. but the lift is great! the kit i got was great quality.

[Demove6ltr]

[quote="Scales"]yeah good mate, check my rig on the buildup thread for the pics. im having some teething problems with some squeeks and im in the process of fixing the death wobbles. but the lift is great! the kit i got was great quality.[/quote

Hey buddy I just bought my jimny and i am thinking about doing the Jimnybits 3" lift. Exactly like yours. so u def recommend the kit? how are the road manners. Also did you end up fixing the death wobble? If so could you please fill me in?

PS car looks great!

[Scales]

Hey mate,
Yeah I rate the kit 100% ES1000 rocks! took it to Cape York last week and it took it like an absolute champion! Road manners are awesome, i still have sway bar fitted (dont see a reason to remove it really) body roll is fine.
My death wobble is eliminated, I replaced all the bearings in the hub including wheel bearings, i also re-shimmed with the shims from suzuki, but i ordered the set from bigjimny also incase the force tension on the knuckles was out (it wasnt). If you have the problems yourself, replace the bearing and put the shims in, and MAKE SURE you have a tension guage to test the turning tension.

OH, i also changed the tie-rod ends as they were looking a bit average, then got it aligned... wobble gone.

[zooky08]

So scales yours took what? 4 or 5 days to arrive? Mines coming up to 2 weeks I'm a tad worried

[45tr0]

Mine took about two weeks.

[monley]

My mate's lift also took 2 weeks...don't stress Mr Zooky

[zooky08]

I just want it in my car now I have to wait another two weeks for my radious arms

[jonno_racing]

how are the bushings in your arms??

[zooky08]

jonno_racing wrote:

how are the bushings in your arms??

If your talking to me, then I'm not sure haunt looked at them yet

[Scales]

my bushings are fine, i pressed out the stock ones and pressed them into the jimnybit arms at work, seem great to me. not going poly on them thats for sure. esp with the dreaded wobble.