My Jimny from the Netherlands

This might help you with the fitting of the spring spacers its on a vitara.
www.bits4vits.co.uk/springspacerinstructions.pdf

I received my wheel spacers and suspension spacer kit. I will fit them next Saturday! :woohoo:
But now I thought, when you fit wheel spacers and I drive about bumps and so forth. Will it fit in the wheel chamber? Does it not damaged the bodywork? Maybe a stupid question!?

w0ut69 wrote: I received my wheel spacers and suspension spacer kit. I will fit them next Saturday! :woohoo:
But now I thought, when you fit wheel spacers and I drive about bumps and so forth. Will it fit in the wheel chamber? Does it not damaged the bodywork? Maybe a stupid question!?

you will be fine

I hope so! Haha..

Thanks

I've fitted my wheel spacers from Grayston 32mm and suspension spacer lift kit 1,5" from Bits4vits.co.uk.

This is how I started, my Jimny how it was.



It was a hell to get the spring out off it, here is where I was fitting the spring spacer kit.



Everything in place, It was very difficult to fit the nut on top of the shock. I used a big bar to jack the shock up, then my brother put the nut in place.



Front finished with wheel spacers.



Left side finished, I used the bushes from my front shock and saw him by two.



Both sides ready.



Fitted the wheels, ready with wheel spacers 32mm Grayston's.



And a picture from the rear.


After all, it was the first time that I did something with the suspension, but I'm glad that it's finished.
The rear was pretty easy but the front was very difficult because it was hard to get the spring off and to fit the nut on top of the shock. My next step will be bigger tyres and black rims.

Well done mate first time is all ways the hardest,and it's a good job your brother was there to help you.
Next time, it would be easier if you fit the top of the shock on first, and pull the shock out to fix on to the axle end like at the rear when the wheels are back on and been lowered back on the ground. .

Ok, about the front shock that's something I had not thought about but the new bushes are very thick and still I can't get the nut on the extension

But the rear suspension was pretty easy I jacked the axle up and I remove the bolt. Then I let the axle get down and remove the spring. Then it was easy, put the spacer in place and mount the extension on the shock with bushes between. I pulled out the shock and put the bolt back in.

Now I know it for the next time. :woohoo:

Thanks!

If I was fitting the front shock extension, I think it might have been easier to cut 4 or 5 mm off one of the bushes.
But looking at the photo of the front shock bushes they look ok to me.

To cut a few mm of the bushes was maybe better and easier, but I thought they come specialy for the Jimny so they will fit. The job is done but it cost me 6 hours! :ohmy:

A question, I want black rims! Is it easy to paint them self? Or do someone knows where I can order black rims and that they send to the Netherlands?

Looking at your rims they are in good condition so save your money and spray them black, as you will be a able to fit 205 or215/75 /15 m/t or a/t tyres on the standard rims.
You will need to trim the front bumper a little as it's a mk 2 facelift and the tyres will rub on full lock.

Do I need to trim my front bumper when I fit 205/75/15? I tought only by 215's.

Wich tyres do you have Dirtydogz?

Iv'e got 205/75/15 maxxis M/T on 7x15 black modulars but my jimny is a MK1 with the smaller bumper, and 2" jimnybits spring lift.