Suspension and Wheel Set Up

Hi I'm new to the world of Jimnys and want to know whats the best suspension lift and wheel size to put on my 2008 Jimny without having to modify it too much apart from the above. I've read that some set ups eat clutches and require the gearing to be Changed? It's only used for a short commute daily road wise. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

first off hello and welcome to this fine forum

is a road only jimny or do you offroad it regularly?

Hi thanks, it's mainly road use with occasional off roading

unless your occasional offroading is at hardcore pay and play sites i wouldnt bother lifting it, just fit a decent set of tyres and some under armour and maybe take the ARB off, there pretty capable even standard

anything over a 215 75 15 tyre starts to dramaticly alter the gearing, people have ran upto 32" tyres without altering the gearing and not destroying clutches BUT you have to drive with ALOT of mechanical sympathy.

you can see the spec of mine in my signature, i do quite alot of green laning and ive not been stuck since fitting the mud tyres.

Great Thankyou will those tyres fit on the standard alloys I have? I'm also planning on buying some steel rims could you Reccomend a make and also tyre make?
And just out of interest what would the next stage on from your Reccomendation be ie suspension lift etc

Thankyou for your time I have a lot of questions!

Jimny08 wrote: Hi thanks, it's mainly road use with occasional off roading

I would seriously consider the Trailmaster lift kit.
www.jimnybits.co.uk/shop/jimny/suspensio...t-kit/prod_1007.html
The trailmaster kit is great because it is tailored to the Jimny, and not some random US truck, like Rough Country and Pro Comp shocks are.

And the tyresize mentioned, 215/75/15 is fine for most offroading

Taller is not always better. I fact, keeping COG as low as possible is preferable for offroading.

if you can afford them bfg km2 in 215 75 15 are the muts nuts and will do you just fine and go on standard rims . i run 195's which are similar in height just a little narrower and i run insa turbo tyres .there are a few options of lift kits out there and it's really down to your budget. the tyres will give you ground clearance and the lift articulation. if its the odd bit of laning i'd get the tyres first and the lift secondary.
i have said on many occasion, if i hadn't bought mine lifted i would have just put 195's or 215's on it and left the suspension standard. any lift puts strain on the drivetrain

robs5230 wrote: any lift puts strain on the drivetrain

Please explain.

Hi sorry if I'm going over old ground but will 215/75/15 fit my standard 2008 jimny I've read that there are issues with these on the bumpers?

TomDK wrote:

robs5230 wrote: any lift puts strain on the drivetrain

Please explain.

really ?? are you trying to test my knowledge to see if i may trip myself up ? if my post is incorrect it would be more beneficial to the original poster that you give the correct information / correct me.

in my opinion, bigger tyres will follow lift. bigger tyres = more stress on the gearing.
axles and gearbox / transmission will not be in the position they were designed to be in.
if caster correction is not applied, the axles will not be sat correctly. axle to radius arms mounts take a beating.
i'm talking about suspension not body lifts by the way

robs5230 wrote:

TomDK wrote:

robs5230 wrote: any lift puts strain on the drivetrain

Please explain.

really ?? are you trying to test my knowledge to see if i may trip myself up ? if my post is incorrect it would be more beneficial to the original poster that you give the correct information / correct me.

in my opinion, bigger tyres will follow lift. bigger tyres = more stress on the gearing.
axles and gearbox / transmission will not be in the position they were designed to be in.
if caster correction is not applied, the axles will not be sat correctly. axle to radius arms mounts take a beating.
i'm talking about suspension not body lifts by the way

I very much agree with you. Only your comment about any lift puts strain on the drivetrain that puzzled me.

Though I must say, fitting 215's on a 2" lift only adds very little strain, if any.
But 31" tyres fitted does put some strain on the CVs and shafts

TomDK wrote:

robs5230 wrote:

TomDK wrote:

robs5230 wrote: any lift puts strain on the drivetrain

Please explain.

really ?? are you trying to test my knowledge to see if i may trip myself up ? if my post is incorrect it would be more beneficial to the original poster that you give the correct information / correct me.

in my opinion, bigger tyres will follow lift. bigger tyres = more stress on the gearing.
axles and gearbox / transmission will not be in the position they were designed to be in.
if caster correction is not applied, the axles will not be sat correctly. axle to radius arms mounts take a beating.
i'm talking about suspension not body lifts by the way

I very much agree with you. Only your comment about any lift puts strain on the drivetrain that puzzled me.

Though I must say, fitting 215's on a 2" lift only adds very little strain, if any.
But 31" tyres fitted does put some strain on the CVs and shafts

ok mate, sorry for biting.