ORA lift kit is it a harsh or soft ride

What do you think to the ride comfort after fitting one of ORA kits, i would like to know what you all think before i make my mind up.

well its hard to say exactly. I was on SMJ leaf springs with the SJ and they were like solid yet gave good atriculation. going from that to an ORA liftkit is definatley a softer ride. there is a trade-off between comfort, articulation and driveability. I wish my springs were harder as I drove the vehicle to croatia and it felt a bit unstable, but this was also attributed to the recalled rear trailing arms.

I will say that i have had to add spring spacers to the rear springs as they have sagged, and she leans further over on right turns than on left. presumably because the left is softer to compensate for the suzuki lean. but as the lean is caused when the car is driven frequently with only the driver and no passenger i would suggest you ask for strong springs on both sides if you will be having a passenger most of the time like i do.

i estimate i will need to change the springs in about a years time. if Rob is reading this post he may well have an updated spring-set or another solution available..............

Yep just fitted all my bits over the weekend
and all seems and feels very good
i was wondering though do i leave off the anti roll bar ???
The ride seems a bit softer but as said all seems good (to answer the question)

yes leave the anti roll off, well if you want better flex up front

keep anti-roll bar and turn it into an anti-rambler bar :evil:

It's not just down to the springs how it will handle on the road, the shocks will make a difference too as the harder they are the more they will resist the rolling effect, but the harsher the ride too.

Springs and shocks are matched by manufacturers and I would hope that ORA or their supplier has spent a reasonable amount of time and effort deciding on spring and shock rates to compliment each other.

I have the KAP 3" lift springs that my Jimny came with and Pro-comp shocks but I don;t know which shocks they are. The car leans a bit on the bends on the road if I take a bend too quick but I drive it slow and gentle on the road as you have to drive according to the vehicle you are in.

I like my suspension being soft though, as offroad, the wheel tucks up in the arch keeping the body level and lessening my chances of going over.

My shocks seem to cope well as they control the rebound and I don't then bounce all over the shop.

I think the best thing to do would be to drive a Jimny with the kit on as one person's thoughts of what's soft or harsh differs to another's.

Kirkynut