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Is lifting suspension worth it ?

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15 Aug 2015 13:34 #149861 by Sasquatch
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Hi,

I got a standard 1999 Jimny a few months ago, I fitted 195/80/15 MT tyres and have been having great fun in it doing some lanes and pay and play.

Does lifting the suspension make it better off road or is it more for looks. I understand you need to get it up higher if you want to fit big tyres but I am happy with the 195's.

Would the increased suspension travel give better articulation and grip ? or due to the fact I want to stick with the narrow tyres am I better leaving it as it is ?

I am up for improvements if they will help the off road capabilities not worried about looks, but I have been over all sorts of stuff and so far have not been stuck.

Cheers.

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15 Aug 2015 14:53 #149866 by Daniel30
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The saying goes if it's not broke then........ Sounds like your having fun as it is a lift would give you more articulation so it's up to you have you got a transfer box gaurd??

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15 Aug 2015 17:15 #149881 by Sasquatch
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No, I haven't got a transfer box guard. I take it It's a good idea to fit one.

I have fitted some front and rear recovery points other than that its standard.

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15 Aug 2015 17:23 #149882 by Daniel30
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Yeah I would recommend one of them and you have some good recovery points so if your happy with the jimny at the moment then leave it at that save your money ;)

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15 Aug 2015 17:26 #149884 by Grego
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I have the same 195 80 muds no lift etc but it does worry me the sound of scraping underneath when I'm in LandRover ruts on pnp sites.
Have a look where the mud collects underneath and you will see the advantage of any lift or bigger tyres.

If it wasn't 90 and disco drivers I reckon we could get virtually anywhere with just a set of muds but its those deep ruts that are the problem

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15 Aug 2015 19:01 #149890 by Sasquatch
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Thanks for the replies.

I am new to this 4x4 thing but really enjoy it.

The Jimny is just a bit of fun second car I purchased that I take out when I can.

As I only paid £400 for it I don't really want to spend loads more than I paid for it on bits that I don't need.

The tyres I put on cost nearly as much as the Jimny !!

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15 Aug 2015 21:29 #149894 by iloveics
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If you're happy with it I wouldn't bother.

The main reason for lifting is for bigger tyres, since you're not putting bigger tyres on....

If you haven't already take the anti roll bar off for abit of extra free articulation.

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16 Aug 2015 06:26 #149903 by Lambert
Ultimately lifting it won't of itself make the car any better off road other than to increase the ramp break over angle. reason being that it's the radius of the wheel/tyres that affects the clearance under the diffs nothing else. However fitting taller wheel/tyres also increases the ramp angle and the approach/departure angle too. Now on a standard jimny none of these angles are at all bad compared with land rovers mostly as a function of jimny being so nice and small. Where it all falls apart it trying as others have said, to follow a land rover in rutted ground because of the different track widths and the air gap under the diff. There are 2 ways round this issue first and most expensive is to modify your car so that it competes with a land rover for height and width but this is ultimately a futile adventure because it needs a fairly heavily modified jimny to match a stock defender and a defender with the same increased components would be almost unstoppable (by that what I mean is that a jimny on 33 inch tyres may be equally as capable as a defender from the factory but if you were to also give the defender a set of tyres 6 inch taller than standard the jimny would not be able to compete, it's a matter of comparing apples with apples not apples and anvils.) Or secondly and much more affordable is to modify your driving style and try to find routes to the same objectives more suited to the strengths of the jimny for instance narrower gaps where a land rover will not fit or softer ground where the jimny skims over where a land rover sinks to its chassis, there's fun to be found playing by your own rules.

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