The wrong car....

I dunno why but I'd got it in my head that the tein kit for the jb23 was a lowering kit but actually it's plus 15 to 25 on the front and plus 10 to 20 on the rear with the adjustment being in suspect to counter the jimny lean. This is not the end of the world and would to some extent allow me to corner balance temeraire but probably not totally. That then points back to the HR lowering springs for the jb74 which allegedly gives minus 45 on the gen4 but I can't find any meaningful information on things like free length or coil count or diameter  or thickness so determining the actual spring rate with a calculator is difficult and even if it were I'm not entirely sure where the extra weight of the gen4 is in relation to the gen3 and further whether it is part of the sprung mass or not.  That said it is a bit academic as the HR will definitely be lower and stiffer on the gen3 than standard even if they don't lower it a full 45mm. The other thing with the HR is matching damper length as they only supply the springs and having a loose coil even if it's captive and can't fall out when the axle is in full droop is an mot failure. Now when you look at actual images of the tein and also the bc damper they look to have some kind of bracket that is attached to the lower damper body and offsets the lower mounting points to the side of the damper. What isn't clear from the pictures I have found is if this is so sort of position adjustment via a thread or clamp. 

This thread is very interesting and relevant to me. I have owned my Gen4 from new and it is now over 6 years old and has travelled 50,000 miles. It has never been abused and is well-maintained. It is also unmodified.
The car is still very stable on smooth roads. However it is increasingly unstable on the single track roads of the Somerset Levels which I frequently drive on. This impression of instability is complicated by the fact that these roads have become increasingly damaged in recent years. There are potholes, dips where the roads have been badly filled after roadworks and subsidence. Therefore it is hard to differentiate between road surface failure and car suspension failure.
I'm seriously considering fitting new, better quality dampers. I don't need a lift as I rarely go off-road, don't want bigger tyres and my wife would find it even harder to climb into the car.
Has any reader a recommendation for dampers that offer the best combination of better quality and sensible price?
Thank you.

Doctorchris wrote:

This thread is very interesting and relevant to me. I have owned my Gen4 from new and it is now over 6 years old and has travelled 50,000 miles. It has never been abused and is well-maintained. It is also unmodified.
The car is still very stable on smooth roads. However it is increasingly unstable on the single track roads of the Somerset Levels which I frequently drive on. This impression of instability is complicated by the fact that these roads have become increasingly damaged in recent years. There are potholes, dips where the roads have been badly filled after roadworks and subsidence. Therefore it is hard to differentiate between road surface failure and car suspension failure.
I'm seriously considering fitting new, better quality dampers. I don't need a lift as I rarely go off-road, don't want bigger tyres and my wife would find it even harder to climb into the car.
Has any reader a recommendation for dampers that offer the best combination of better quality and sensible price?
Thank you.

www.jimnybits.com/suzuki-jimny-black-rap...shock-absorbers.html

I had the +2" version, but this is the standard length. They are adjustable, so as long as you are prepared to spend a bit of time setting them up and playing with the settings. I found them to be very very good. But obviously not the cheapest.

I'd have thought the Old Man Emu shocks are also pretty good too.