Comfort in Suspension lift question

Hi All

This is more of a question for people who have lifted there car.

How is the daily driving with the lift kits? I want something a bit more firmer to stop the body from going side to side. Would a 2 inch lift help with that?

Mrs gets car sick in the Jimny and looking to get something but more comfortable.

Sorry no lift on mine, but are you sure your current dampers are ok?
Mine looked fine and past MOTs etc, but it felt unstable at the rear and when towing it was worse. So I purchased new dampers and was shocked just how worn out the ones fitted were (50k miles / 10 years).
Needless to say my Jimny now has a firmer ride and is considerably better.
That said it's still not as smooth as my 2CV over the bumps....:laugh:
Mike

Hi b3hulk
I have just built a jimny pickup and during the process fitted a black raptor 2”lift kit (springs and shocks) normal stiffness we did poly bush the vehicle and put castor correct bushes in and to be honest when it was done it drove perfect.
Very very impressed with the drive no skipping and bouncing at all drove just like a car to be honest.
Also did one with the Xshocks kit of eBay, same 2” lift but that was a little stiffer and harder ride.
Out of the two kits my preference would be black raptor with the re bush, it does make a noticeable difference than just changing spring and shocks
Hope this helps
The doc

Trying to reduce body roll by raising a vehicle makes no sense! You can fit stiffer springs to reduce body roll, but they will make the ride much harsher. The higher you raise the centre of gravity, the stiffer the springs need to be.
Best to keep it low and increase the stiffness of the anti roll bar. You can do this by cutting it and welding a sleeve over the centre section. The longer the sleeve, the stiffer it gets. Fitting the Jimny Bits anti roll bar disconnect kit would be a simple way to achieve this. www.jimnybits.com/jimny/suspension/suzuk...onnect-kit-6179.html

Sorry B3Hulk for my suggestion, I did not notice initially you have a new G4, so it's not likely to be the dampers.
Sitting high is always going to exaggerate any movement of the vehicle, going higher could just make the experience worse unless the suspension is soft enough to absorb the undulating surface, but this will equally increase body roll in the corners.
You really need to find someone who has done it and get a ride in the vehicle to see if it's what the Mrs needs, it's down to how the change makes her feel.
Speaking as someone who's better half also has travel problems as well, I affectionately call her Pukahontas...:laugh:
Good luck

B3Hulk wrote: Hi All

This is more of a question for people who have lifted there car.

How is the daily driving with the lift kits? I want something a bit more firmer to stop the body from going side to side. Would a 2 inch lift help with that?

Mrs gets car sick in the Jimny and looking to get something but more comfortable.

You have a gen4 Jimny? Is this your first 4x4? I honestly can't say that mine or the other one I've have been in leans all that much tbh. Maybe on a race track, but certainly not on the roads.

What is your driving style? Maybe try and be smoother and slow down a bit if needed?

Or are you referring to the fact it is a short wheel base, this will make the vehicle pitch more and maybe feel unsettled a little over certain terrain, compared to a longer larger vehicle. If so, not really much you can do about it.

As for lifting. A simple look at physics will tell you lifting is going to raise the body, so more likely to lean more!

Different spring and damper rates however may make it ride differently. There will be plus points and negative points to a lift kit. But if reducing body roll is your pure aim, then it would seem the least likely way of achieving it.