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In my personal opinion a special Low Ratio Jimny Gearset was not to my taste when fitted to my car (the previous owner fitted them).
They didn't lower the ratios enough for my taste. Effectively they reduce the diameter of one of the gears in order to reduce the ratio. My own feeling is that the increased torque is put onto the gear and chain, increasing its chances of slipping. I know the that previous owner had to replace the chain and then I had to replace a chain, therefore 2 chains in approx 2 years is not good going. I wrote to a manufacturer fof such a product and they stated that you should fit a new chain after fitting their gears as the old chain would have a different wear pattern on it. AT over £300 (£380 I think) for a chain I gave that one a miss and went RockLobster instead.
"Rockwatt" off of the Shropshire-Suzuki site seems to build RockLobster boxes (and possibly Jimny mounting kits??) as he was selling them at the TOR show last weekend.
Martin
Martin
Martin
2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
Last edit: 11 Dec 2010 18:01 by mlines. Reason: *** Removed product name at request of Manufacturer
