Re:Re:Re:Jimny pulling to right

My last post on this subject. Hope it could help someone in the future.

So the Jimny did go to Suzuki (one of major dealers is Cape Town.)
Was just told, sorry they cannot help me to reset the steering angle sensor or recalibrate it. Their computor apparently cannot do it. I will just leave that here and not comment further on suzuki ability to help me.


So I ended up going to the place in Cape Town that I received as referal from lift kit manufacturers. I did not even finish my explanation on arrival. The guy just said, dont worry, we know exactly the problem and we will fix it for you.

Procedure from my observation point where they were kind enough to allow me to watch.

1) they perform normal wheel alignment process.

2) they lock steering wheel in place (level) with metal bracket, (between steering wheel and seat) keeping steering wheel in place so that steering wheel cannot move.

3) then adjust the steering rack rod on the alignment machine so steering rack is also correct.

4) they remove the steering wheel bracket that was holding steering wheel in place. They do not move steering wheel at all.

5) while the vehicle is still on alignment machine, (the vehicle is not to be moved according to them), they plug in their computer and while steering wheel still level, they recalibrate the steering angle sensor.

6) unplug their computor once successfully calibrated and then they took it for a test drive. Whalla, thats it.

Total time : was about 30 minutes and cost about 25 pounds (South African Rand converted to Pound).

Steering wheel perfect level.
Drive like the day we received it brand new
No pull at all.
Very very happy customer..!


Some Notes from the guy who did it:
He said it seems to be some quirk that some odd suzuki jimnies it happen that for some odd reason, the moment you make suspension changes, the steering angle sensor (SAS) value do change radically, introducing the steering wheel to be no more level and sitting rather skew as in my case. It was through a lot of trail and error, that they finally found the sequence of events of things to do, to get steering wheel level again.

They have found scenarios also with non lifted jimny or two, that the moment they have it on alignment machine after a set of larger tyres and they start adjusting for alignment, the SAS "go out" and have to be recalibrated.

Dont ask me technic details, i cannot answer you, I can just say what they say and that there seems to be some inconsistency of it happening.

I just observed and happy to report that steering wheel is level again.


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Delighted for you lad. I know the feeling when you think all is lost and some good people get it sorted. Great and great write-up.

lookonimages wrote: My last post on this subject. Hope it could help someone in the future.

So the Jimny did go to Suzuki (one of major dealers is Cape Town.)
Was just told, sorry they cannot help me to reset the steering angle sensor or recalibrate it. Their computor apparently cannot do it. I will just leave that here and not comment further on suzuki ability to help me.


So I ended up going to the place in Cape Town that I received as referal from lift kit manufacturers. I did not even finish my explanation on arrival. The guy just said, dont worry, we know exactly the problem and we will fix it for you.

Procedure from my observation point where they were kind enough to allow me to watch.

1) they perform normal wheel alignment process.

2) they lock steering wheel in place (level) with metal bracket, (between steering wheel and seat) keeping steering wheel in place so that steering wheel cannot move.

3) then adjust the steering rack rod on the alignment machine so steering rack is also correct.

4) they remove the steering wheel bracket that was holding steering wheel in place. They do not move steering wheel at all.

5) while the vehicle is still on alignment machine, (the vehicle is not to be moved according to them), they plug in their computer and while steering wheel still level, they recalibrate the steering angle sensor.

6) unplug their computor once successfully calibrated and then they took it for a test drive. Whalla, thats it.

Total time : was about 30 minutes and cost about 25 pounds (South African Rand converted to Pound).

Steering wheel perfect level.
Drive like the day we received it brand new
No pull at all.
Very very happy customer..!


Some Notes from the guy who did it:
He said it seems to be some quirk that some odd suzuki jimnies it happen that for some odd reason, the moment you make suspension changes, the steering angle sensor (SAS) value do change radically, introducing the steering wheel to be no more level and sitting rather skew as in my case. It was through a lot of trail and error, that they finally found the sequence of events of things to do, to get steering wheel level again.

They have found scenarios also with non lifted jimny or two, that the moment they have it on alignment machine after a set of larger tyres and they start adjusting for alignment, the SAS "go out" and have to be recalibrated.

Dont ask me technic details, i cannot answer you, I can just say what they say and that there seems to be some inconsistency of it happening.

I just observed and happy to report that steering wheel is level again.


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Would you be able to DM the name of the place in Cape Town that helped you? Think we need their services.

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I have send you a message.

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Thanks to your help and pointing us in the right direction we have also sorted our issue out, we made a video about the issue and the solution which may help someone else.



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HFPE wrote: Thanks to your help and pointing us in the right direction we have also sorted our issue out, we made a video about the issue and the solution which may help someone else.

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brilliant. your video explaining the issue and the correction is very well illustrated.

nice job.

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Lifted jimny gen4 and skew steering wheel afterwards.

This South African company have written a block post of steps. They are known here for their 50mm lift kits.

Cruicial use a wheel baĺansers/alignment spesialist that ungerstand electronic steering and have the obd2 tool to correct the stèring wheeĺ angle sensor percentage.

Hundreds of jimny attested that this is the only way to alighn skew steering wheel after a 50 mm lift, to bring the vehicle steering wheel back straight in SA

The electric steering component at the steering wheel value have to be corrected with an obd2 scanner writer.

des-sol.co.za/addressing-steering-wheel-...n-your-lifted-jimny/

Whe have huge numbers of lifted jimnies and this is the only way to get steering wheel back to sqaure

On The SA jimny there are definately an electronic component at play that move steering wheel to a certain point.
You can change the panhard rods etc etc just the way you want. Steering wheel go to postion in memory and that electronic correction is cardinal important to overwrite the steering wheel sensor value with a omd2 computer.

We have this sorrted out to a T. Work evertime. Actually a rather fast process. If you have a guy doing wheel balance on elektric steering cars, the steps will be extremely easy to follow. perform.