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09 Aug 2012 20:19 - 09 Aug 2012 20:20 #45818 by dirtydogz
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Do as Paul4x4 said, get a your self a good spring lift on your jimny first and you will find you don't need the the body lift.
With a spring lift you will have more flex, unlike with a body lift which is more rock and roll.
Iv'e had both on my Jimny and the spring lift was the best.

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09 Aug 2012 20:26 #45819 by X8GGY
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JimnyX19 wrote: No they are deffinetly plastic i can peel the frilly ends off , why would you recommend not to have it.? Im not happy with my order i have massaged jimny bits


That's one way of getting a discount... :laugh: :dry:

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09 Aug 2012 20:30 #45822 by X8GGY
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Paul4x4 wrote: Nylon lift blocks(if that's the case) are as good or better than aluminum ones because they don't corrode, so I wouldn't worry about that much.

Although, it's a good chance to return the set, and decide to go only with a suspension lift... ;)


Yup, that's why I swapped to Poly spacers, as ally and steel cold-weld together as the two different metals react against each other...

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10 Aug 2012 05:37 #45837 by JimnyX19
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Well i could keep them just incase but put lift on first see how i feel then sell bodylift on if im comfortable without it. The shocks im thinking of going for is the rough country 3" off this site byt not sure to get gas filled or oiled. Jimny bits messaged me back and they are nylon and i can return if i like

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10 Aug 2012 13:49 #45850 by Paul4x4
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JimnyX19 wrote: Well i could keep them just incase but put lift on first see how i feel then sell bodylift on if im comfortable without it. The shocks im thinking of going for is the rough country 3" off this site byt not sure to get gas filled or oiled. Jimny bits messaged me back and they are nylon and i can return if i like

Just get a spring lift with oil filled shocks. Take the softest you can, because you wanna go softly over the bumps and obstacles when you drive offroad, those stiff hardcore offroad shocks they advertise are really meant for a rally car rather than an offroader.

And if I remember correctly, you didn't plan on getting any huge tires(upwards of 31"), so the 2" suspension lift kit is more than high enough for you, and you can forget that body lift completely. Look at the dirtydogz's truck, it has a 2" spring lift, and there's a lot of room for small tires even without arch trimming. If he some day decides he wants to run something bigger like 31's, the only thing he needs to do is trim some plastic off from the arches(a couple hours job, and that's a free mod if you do it yourself!), and there he has all the room he needs. B)

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13 Aug 2012 07:35 #46085 by panosd
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Paul is right. Avoid bodylift.

I have 31'' with 4'' susp lift and there is some space still there.

Now i think a 3'' susp lift would be fine for 31''.

4'' would probable fit 32''. I will try for 235/85/16 next month.

The best combination is as small susp lift is nessesery for the tire size you need.

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