Dave's S200KYS Jimny

As my Jimny is approaching completion, I thought I'd stick it in the "My Jimny" section!

Spec -

'54 plate soft-top Jimny, hiding under the "S200KYS" personal plate
Suzuki rear hardtop section
JimnyBits +3" Diesel front springs on the rear, +3" front springs and spring spacers, giving 4" lift.
ORA 4"CC Radius Arms fitted with PolyBush-es
JimnyBits Adjustable Panhards
JimnyBits-sourced AVO adjustable +4" shock absorbers
JimnyBits anti-rollbar disconnect
Rockwatt @ RAM Auto Design installed rear ARB Airlocker
Rockwatt @ RAM Auto Design installed front Calmini (Vitara) LSD machined to fit
RS-Mfg 26 spline front shafts and heavy duty CVs
Rockwatt @ RAM Auto Design Rocklobster Transfer Box (with two wheel drive low) and Bucket mount, with-
Speedo-ring to correct speedo for the-
235/75/15 Malatesta Kobra remould tyres on Vitara alloys, JimnyBits wheel spacers
JimnyBits (ABS) Battery Tray with Odyssey PC1200 winch battery fed by T-Max split charge system
ORA front winch bumper with Warrior 8,000lb "High Speed" Winch, dashboard control
ORA rear bumper modified to fit round -
Rear Towbar adapted to take T-Max 9,500lb rear winch, dashboard and remote control
ORA flat-pack roll hoop
My trusty old Cobra waterproof bucket seat
ARB compressor (for Airlocker) and tyre inflation line
ORA sill bars (not fitted yet)
JimnyBits rear shock guards
ORA radius arm guards
JimnyBits fuel tank guard
(Genuine) Safari Snorkel
BigJimny Breather Kit (and various other parts)
Dash and handheld CBs
iPad with RAM mount running MemoryMap and TomTom SatNav (with Homer Simpsons voice!)
Front, Rear and inside work LED lights, all controlled from dash switch console
Hi-Lift Jack mounted across internal roll hoop
Ground Anchor behind driver's bucket seat
Strops, Shackles, Bridles, Ropes behind passenger seat
Saw, Axe, Bolt Cutters, Rigid Tow Pole behind spare wheel mounted on rollhoop stays
Tools and Spares in two tote boxes behind the spare
First Aid Kit and Fire Extinguisher



The Jimny now matches my original brief to myself when I started this project... I wanted a 4x4 to greenlane that was also as nice-as-can-be (for a lifted 4x4) in road manners, with sympathetic gearing and performance, with a correct speedo, yet, with the best offroad performance I can get for my money...

So, on-road, it drives almost like a normal Jimny... swift through the gears when 'accelerating', it's not a performance sports-car by any means, but can cope well in traffic, not holding anyone up, and still does 70mph, safely, and at just over 4,000rpm. This is thanks to the corrected high range gearing from the Rockwatt Rocklobster transfer box, and a 27 toothed speedo ring to match my 29" (235/75/15) tyres.

And then, off-road, when I get to wherever we're greenlaning it's just a matter of undoing the two bolts on the Anti-Roll-Bar, adjust the shocks damping rate, and then go 'laning... so on the road between 'lanes it's still fine, and when we reach the start of the greenlane it's just a matter of selecting 4x4 with the transfer box lever to bring the Rockwatt Rocklobster 'crawler gears' into play, and the original Jimny vacuum hubs then 'clunk' into place, connecting the huge CVs to the heavy duty 26 spline shafts, which in turn are connect to the limited slip diff that has been grafted into the front axle (machined and installed in the carrier by Rockwatt too), and at the flick of two switches, first the ARB compressor comes on, and then at the flick of the second switch the rear axle locks up completely with the ARB air-lock (again, thanks to Rockwatt!)... and it should cope with any rocky greenlane I can point it at!

Then, at the end of the day, it's just a matter of engaging two-wheel-drive again, turning off the rear locker, bolt up the two bolts in the anti-roll-bar, readjust the shocks, and then selecting "take me home" on the TomTom SatNav App on the iPad... The best of both worlds... on-road and off-road...?


MY THANKS TO -

(In alphabetical order to save any gripes! )

BigJimny - both the store and for all your collective advice and encouraging words*
Rus @ JimnyBits
Rob & Hen @ OffRoad Armoury
Rockwatt @ RAM Auto Design
RS-Mfg
Visa Credit Cards! :blink:
My Wife Sarah for putting up with me and my 4x4 [strike]obsession[/strike] hobby

and, lastly, thanks to my 'laning mates for all their help and advice too!*

*Jimny's have been a bit of a learning curve for me :blush:
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Very nice and comprehensive build! Is this the definitive green-laning spec Jimny, I wonder?

:ohmy: that's some [strike]big boys toy[/strike] creation

good job and thanks for sharing, looking forward to following S200KYS adventures

Busta wrote: Very nice and comprehensive build! Is this the definitive green-laning spec Jimny, I wonder?

What he said and in answer to the question - I think so!

I think the only thing I would do differently would be to have an ARB in the front instead of the LSD but I haven't driven with an LSD in the front. It's only because of the pesky front hubs and my hatred of them but I know you've not had any issues Dave, so I won't ruin your thread with yet another discussion on them!

I think it would visually be complete with a set of Mach 5 style wheels in a Suzuki fitment, which I understand do exist!

Or the wheels that Zukenutter has!

I guess I think your Jimny is pretty in a roughty toughty off-roader type of way and some flashy wheels will be the icing on the metaphorical cake!

Kirkynut

I have a set of 5 Suzuki fitment Mach 5s to go on my jimny at some point.

No-one likes my wheels but me...

They came off my last Vitara before I 'upgraded' to a Jimny... and I likes them!

Dave :pinch:

Jimny-Dave wrote: I likes them!

And that's all that matters Dave!

Kirkynut

Jimny-Dave wrote: No-one likes my wheels but me...

They came off my last Vitara before I 'upgraded' to a Jimny... and I likes them!

Dave :pinch:

I like them :blush:

Jezz wrote: I have a set of 5 Suzuki fitment Mach 5s to go on my jimny at some point.

Where are you getting those from ?

Gary

Out of my workshop, I've had them kicking around for a while. I think they were made by mj lee about 10+ years ago.

I'm trying to get back to 16" rims, but Jimny bits out of stock of the ET30 ones, thought struck me that Mach rims would be cool... Not so much offset on them though I suppose. I'll have to wait 6 weeks for Rus to get them back in stock I think.

Gary

Rus does converter/spacers to allow LR pattern Mach 5s to fit