30mm raptor spacers

caelite, iwas working on the tower at knockhill, westerglenn and stirling last week , bloody cold! my spacer post has really brought up some interesting physics factors on car setups, great reading, much learnt.

I think the jimny standard is so skittish without a steering damper...my last 4x4 was a cj5..and was obviously heavier..but jimster is half the wieight..
I fitted sightly bigger tyres and spacers for the look..if im honest , also fitting a snorkel, i doubt whether that will ever be used as intended, it will come in useful around my area, but i would say most people modify for looks and personal style,very seldom for actual necessity,( as a standard jimny will do far more than most realise). i always have, and always will, on my motorcycles and cars..cos i can..I dont particularly care if others dont like it..or think its done wrong..its mine, and i do as i wish.

Totally agree with you..if someone jumped off a cliff? well, ya wouldnt would you..I know what you mean about people saying they're unstable, about as unstable as the wifes audi a1..NOT..AT ALL.
Usually the media that create this crap, remember a few years back when the sj's got flack for falling over..if you drive these vehicles like a dick..well, things happen, like any vehicle.
Dunno if you know about bikes, but the Honda tl1000..was branded unstable, and dangerous..usually by novices who had never had that sort of power on tap..same as fireblades when they first came out..The only loose nut on most bikes to coin a phrase..is the one holding the bars..bit like cars again.!
I run a Suzuki 1255 sagt(sports tourer..full fairing etc..sidecases and topbox)..They actually restrict the torque in first 4 gears to keep the front down, as it was always the hooligans weapon of choice.and also extended the swingarm..But, if you hit the gas hard, it will still lift the front as i said, loose nut etc..An awful lot of crap gets bandied around and its usually down to novices, and , or media hype..
Take care out there..

Honda tl1000?

The tl1000 was made by Suzuki

The tl1000 did have a suspension flaw which made it unstable.

The bike I had tested was this CG125 I've built for greenlaning. It's small enough to get 2 feet firmly planted on the ground and slow enough to keep both wheels on the ground too!
Certainly nothing to be afraid of but great fun in the mud.

That CG looks great fun, I've always wanted to strip one down and go for a cafe racer look & see just how lightweight I could get it. Never found the time though, got my eye on one of the newer Honda Groms, have had various bikes in the past, all below 47bhp as I did my test when I was 21 (a year after bloody 3dld).

Also 11/60, I get that the effect of spacers will be greatly diminished on an off road bias vehicle, but surely some effect on grip will be present, as well as the slope stability advantage.

With that being said, I am wondering if anyone has tried the -15 offset 15x7 wheels that Jimny bits has recently come out with, they might strike the happy medium between wheel bearing life & appearance/handling effects.

My error..Suzuki TLthou....
It didnt actually have an inherent suspension flaw..but so many people complained about it, they revamped rear rise up side mounted shocker.
If you read any of the reports wheen it came out ..youd see what i mean, i have a mate at work who has had one from new, and a second which he uses for work, says he cant see what the fuss was about.
Basically a lot of riders are pussies nowadays..
Many years ago i used to run a 'Kettle'..Suzuki gt750 triple, anything over 95..it used to wag its head like the wife.!!lol.

Wow that brought back memories. The GT750 Kettle was one of the 1st bikes I ever worked on as an apprentice.