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the jimny lean ????
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10 May 2012 19:29 - 10 May 2012 19:44 #39879
by robs5230
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i just changed the pads and after taking it out for a spin just happened to look at the front of the jimny.
it looks like the passenger side front tyre is sticking out from the arch further than the drivers side. on closer inspection the jimny is leaning at the front. down on the drivers side. to clarify, the wheels and tyres are the same on the front , spacers the same and the auto hub is in the same position both sides on the wheels.
the axle is not twisted nor is there any chassis damage, so it must be just leaning.
just been out and measured approx 25-30mm difference on front . there is also a slight difference at the rear possibly from the vehicle dipping at the drivers side front.
what is the best way to cure this ?? spring spacer on drivers side front ??
thanks rob
it looks like the passenger side front tyre is sticking out from the arch further than the drivers side. on closer inspection the jimny is leaning at the front. down on the drivers side. to clarify, the wheels and tyres are the same on the front , spacers the same and the auto hub is in the same position both sides on the wheels.
the axle is not twisted nor is there any chassis damage, so it must be just leaning.
just been out and measured approx 25-30mm difference on front . there is also a slight difference at the rear possibly from the vehicle dipping at the drivers side front.
what is the best way to cure this ?? spring spacer on drivers side front ??
thanks rob
standard jimny - for now
Last edit: 10 May 2012 19:44 by robs5230. Reason: detail added
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10 May 2012 19:54 #39881
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Replied by supergaz on topic Re: the jimny lean ????
Spring spacer on the drivers side is the easy fix.
This is common as the drivers side is heavier.
This is common as the drivers side is heavier.
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10 May 2012 20:07 #39888
by robs5230
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Replied by robs5230 on topic Re: the jimny lean ????
cheers thought i'd bust it already
standard jimny - for now
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10 May 2012 22:29 #39920
by Tommo
Replied by Tommo on topic Re: the jimny lean ????
my last jimny and my current one both had a lean
even when its flat some times it lean right, i think have i got flat, or has the spacer popped out
then other times if theres slight hight difference, only has to be half an inch in the ground and it will lean the complete opposite way
the 1 thing it does do is if i rev it up and left the clutch out quickly, its always the front left side that raises up as it accelorates
even when its flat some times it lean right, i think have i got flat, or has the spacer popped out
then other times if theres slight hight difference, only has to be half an inch in the ground and it will lean the complete opposite way
the 1 thing it does do is if i rev it up and left the clutch out quickly, its always the front left side that raises up as it accelorates
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12 May 2012 12:32 #40050
by kirkynut
Do you need spring spacers front and rear to correct this or just at one end???
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supergaz wrote: Spring spacer on the drivers side is the easy fix.
This is common as the drivers side is heavier.
Do you need spring spacers front and rear to correct this or just at one end???
Kirkynut
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win - Edgar Watson Howe.
My Jimny Thread Here: www.bigjimny.com/index.php/forum/8-my-ji...on-continues?start=0
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12 May 2012 12:38 #40052
by reaper
Replied by reaper on topic Re: the jimny lean ????
Just one spacer one the front normally does the trick
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