[jonno_racing]

hey guys.
ever since i have had my jimny it has ridden stiff as a board... it still has decent flex etc..
today i noticed it has snapped the shock mount off the front diff!! lucky i have a spare housing.
so i have decided to put new shocks in...
looking at these

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Suzuki-Jimny ... 159&_uhb=1

or

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-inch-50mm- ... 9711833%26

does anyone have actual experience with these?
i would pay more for a guaranteed softer ride however!

[jonno_racing]

No one?
Ok can people vtell me what shocks they have in there jims and what they rude like?

[Skippy]

Ever thought of getting some pro comp shocks from JB ? I find them soft and they are rather cheap.

[jonno_racing]

Skippy wrote:

Ever thought of getting some pro comp shocks from JB ? I find them soft and they are rather cheap.

that was a option...
i actualy bought a zook to part out on the weekend.. long story short it had some red shocks in the back... and they appear to be the EXACT same lenght as what is already in the jimny!! Look to be the same as what is in 31zook's jimny
went to fit them today but need crush tubes...
however after un bolting my shocks, the jimny is SUPER soft.. like 2 fingers can push it up and down 60mm with no real force.. so there is my issue!
i will post up results tomorrow

[31zook]

I run the commo/hiace shock set everyone uses in their sierra's. Im lead to believe that my coils are slightly stiffer then normal, cause jimny_timmy runs the same combo with a slightly softer ride then me.

As ive said before about the ride quality, sierras are rough without shocks so adding them intensifies the situation, but jimnys are fairly soft, so the shocks work out well.

And ive busted both of mine off phill.

[losfer]

the springs (surprisingly , because its a spring) without shocks are actually meant to have "bounce" in them , the fact that you have a broken shock mount might suggest you may have a binding shock , did you test the shocks out of the car ?

the spring as you say is soft because you can bounce it , but this will not cause a hard riding suspension , the spring only suspends the car the shock is what actually determines ride comfort.

wouldnt be the first time ive seen a binding shock/broken shock mount in a jimny/coily

[jonno_racing]

Mine had a dobsin 2 inch kit.
It was shocking. Hooefully with the new shocks it will be nice.

[jonno_racing]

Btw I'm gona say these are hiace/commo units

[losfer]

so you are using suspension that is designed for a boat (ie commodore) hehe

[jimny_timmy]

I reckon look at your spring rate Phil... Like Josh said, we're both running the same shocks, I'm running 4" ORA springs and Josh the 3" Jimbits, and cause mine have a higher coil rate, they're softer and sit lower than his.... Granted I do have a metric shitload of weight in my front end

[jonno_racing]

Hopefully I get a decent ride quality. Atm it feels like solid springs not coils...

[jimny_timmy]

jonno_racing wrote:

Hopefully I get a decent ride quality. Atm it feels like solid springs not coils...

I've got a feeling the dobinson coils are very similar to the tough dog coils. I'm sure I read that somewhere. I had tough dog coils and they were harsh as shit till the Jim was fully loaded. I presume this is from poor design in thinking that the same style of spring will suit such a light 4wd in comparison to a Toyota/Nissan etc.

[jonno_racing]

Yeah not sure.. as I say they feel extremely soft without shocks.. but saying that I have nothing to compare it 2..
I will try get them in tomorrow morning before work.

[31zook]

jimny_timmy wrote:

Granted I do have a metric shitload of weight in my front end

quoted for truth

[jimny_timmy]

31zook wrote:

jimny_timmy wrote:

Granted I do have a metric shitload of weight in my front end

quoted for truth

Yes.... But I was referring to my car

[zukenutter]

I like my Rancho shocks

[Jezza86]

i have the es3000 procomps from jb, find them great on configurations, no querks, dont get stupid hot.

[jonno_racing]

Ok well i have the shocks in the rear now.
the car used to be very rear end stiff.. its now the other way around.. so thats good..
100% improvement on what i did have tho!