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I'm starting out soon! HELP
12 May 2013 15:32 #70544
by Howesy101
I'm starting out soon! HELP was created by Howesy101
Hi all!
First post here and I just want to say how glad I am to find a 4x4 that i will actually be able to drive at my age! I drive a VW Polo 1.2 at the moment and the insurance is just over £2000! Im into my shooting and off roading and i want a car that will be exciting to drive so i found the Jimny.
Im going to Mod it and plan to add:
- 2.5" Mud Skipper lift kit
- 5 x Malatesta Kaiman 215R 15 (80 profile) off road tyres for when I get nasty!
- Transmission skid plate
- Heavy duty T/Case brackets
- Stealth HD T/Case bush kit
- Steering damper kit
- Rear seat removal and replace with a steel liner
- Headunit, sub and amp (I'm a teenager, it just makes sense to me)
- bucket seats (maybe harnesses
- KAP Suzuki performance backbox
- Air freshener
What do you think?
Any tips?
Any suggestions on what I should get or do differently?
Pictures of things you have done would be useful as I start in october!
Check out my photography page www.facebook.com/jackhowesphotography and give me a like!
First post here and I just want to say how glad I am to find a 4x4 that i will actually be able to drive at my age! I drive a VW Polo 1.2 at the moment and the insurance is just over £2000! Im into my shooting and off roading and i want a car that will be exciting to drive so i found the Jimny.
Im going to Mod it and plan to add:
- 2.5" Mud Skipper lift kit
- 5 x Malatesta Kaiman 215R 15 (80 profile) off road tyres for when I get nasty!
- Transmission skid plate
- Heavy duty T/Case brackets
- Stealth HD T/Case bush kit
- Steering damper kit
- Rear seat removal and replace with a steel liner
- Headunit, sub and amp (I'm a teenager, it just makes sense to me)
- bucket seats (maybe harnesses
- KAP Suzuki performance backbox
- Air freshener
What do you think?
Any tips?
Any suggestions on what I should get or do differently?
Pictures of things you have done would be useful as I start in october!
Check out my photography page www.facebook.com/jackhowesphotography and give me a like!
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13 May 2013 16:32 - 13 May 2013 16:33 #70620
by goatboy
Replied by goatboy on topic I'm starting out soon! HELP
You don't need to go crazy on mods to make a Jimny good off road, a little lift and some decent tyres will do you just grand for 95% of the time. (and the last 5% is pretty extreme stuff)
I've got KL71s on mine and as Kirkynut says they are a good compromise, Still good on the road and pretty good off it. You will be astonished at what you can drive through/over with them.
The more extreme you go the more compromised you are on the road so be careful (oh and the more expensive your insurance gets)
Not sure where you are based in herts but you are welcome to have a nose around my car (you can buy it too if you want
Its got a sub and a replaced headunit!! 
)
I'm in Hemel....
I've got KL71s on mine and as Kirkynut says they are a good compromise, Still good on the road and pretty good off it. You will be astonished at what you can drive through/over with them.
The more extreme you go the more compromised you are on the road so be careful (oh and the more expensive your insurance gets)
Not sure where you are based in herts but you are welcome to have a nose around my car (you can buy it too if you want
Its got a sub and a replaced headunit!! )I'm in Hemel....
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13 May 2013 18:46 #70631
by Howesy101
Thanks a lot all of this helps! All my friends are going off to uni which leaves me time to do what i want. i understand about the speed and handling, Dad has a great defender... i rarely go fast anyway, lost too many friends so far so i believe this will help to keep me under control and really learn to drive as well have a great car that i can use on and off road
Replied by Howesy101 on topic I'm starting out soon! HELP
kirkynut wrote:
Howesy101 wrote: What Tyres would you recommend to get? I was to be able to stop and this is England so important to not skid in the wet...
You want mud terrains if you plan to do any type of offroading but it's a compromise between on road handling and off road ability, like any car modifications, you build in compromises and have to live with the negative effects of them.
The type of mud terrains you get are the compromise in this respect. Kaimans are an extreme offroad pattern so are crap on road.
Kumho KL71's are good on road and okish off it but not in really gooey mud.
If you got the ORA 4" kit I would suggest Bfg Mud Terrains in 235/75/15's. They will still be skiddy in the wet but not like Kaimans.
Perhaps ensure your Jimjam has abs. Abs won't stop you quicker but you can still steer.
The other thing to consider is it can be a little like driving a boat compared to a normal road car, so keeping up with your mates saxo is a no, no. It's that compromise again, not that a standard Jimjam corners well.
Don't be put off by it though, just drive it with the respect it needs and not like a typical young lad. I'm 35 now but still like to drive too quick like a lad but can't in the Jimjam.
I hope I've not been patronising but don't want you buying one and modding it to be disappointed with what you have ended up with.
Kirkynut
Thanks a lot all of this helps! All my friends are going off to uni which leaves me time to do what i want. i understand about the speed and handling, Dad has a great defender... i rarely go fast anyway, lost too many friends so far so i believe this will help to keep me under control and really learn to drive as well have a great car that i can use on and off road
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