What size tyres?

supergaz wrote: www.bigjimny.com/images/documents/rocklobster.pdf

These can be expensive and don't do fuel consumption much good. But give great power and low gearing off road. I love mine but my jimny is only a toy and not a daily driver.

I'm not sure what mpg you really get with a standard jimny, but with the rock lobster and 235/75/15's I'm getting between 32-35 on road.

But obviously I'm not dragging around a full cage and metal bumpers like supergaz is....

I fitted the cage / bumpers and rocklobster at the same time so can't really tell what kills the mpg the most.
It was far more economical before all the mods.
I think that the special trac tyres are 80% to blame.

Yeah my daily driver tyres are 50/50 a/t's so not too much drag, but I have another set of steel wheels with black diamonds on that I wouldn't want to use every day! :whistle:

Not sure if this is feasible for you or not. Where I come from, it is such a pain get SJ410 & SJ413 transfer cases. I decided to purchase a re-furbished Samurai Transfer Case with 4.16:1 in www.lowrangeoffroad.com . Everything inside is new (gears, gastkets, bearings, seals etc). It cost USD $999 delivered to a Freight Forwarder Address and the Ocean Freight cost was for other USD $65. Probably you might want to take this in consideration for UK delivery, you may want to speak with a freight forwarder company were you are at.

As I don´t have welding knowledge nor experience and welding/iron workshop is too expensive here, I bought the transfer together with the Calmini skit plate mount (Other USD $200.00


My future plans for 2013 is to take welding courses :laugh: there is a lot to do why old and ugly Suzuki Samurai haha.

Please look a the below picture (the pretty one is the Samurai transfer) the ugly one is an old Jimny box... it has no aftermarket for gearing reduction.

Just thought I'd post an update really i now had delivered and fitted 235,75,15 malatesta Kobra i think they are they fit brilliantly i just took the inner wheel arch plastic off after cutting it and it still rubbing slightly trimmed bumper a tiny bit but can't really notice it green lanes great not got it stuck yet but thought it was going to be when I went down snape rake lane in garstang! Ill put a picture up when I get a chance to take one in the daylight!!

Snape rake lane is a great lane, just wish it was longer. I take the dog as an excuse. Oh and you have a great site at Ince, Wigan to visit.