Re:Aussie 2006 Jimny - 4" lift, 30" BFGs, cool wheels

Just a quick 'heads up' those of you who sleep in your Jimnys..

I know of a few people who have had to replace the rubber trim around door /window frames because of the condensation - from all the breathing in a confined space.
Caravans, on the other hand, have reasonable ventilation. :huh:

Make sure you open windows just a little to avoid the same troubles. - you may, however, need another blanket !

thanks for that heads-up. I have weather shields fitted to both doors so I can keep the windows open without getting wet. Here is Queensland cold isn't an issue.

I bought and received an ORA transfer swap kit recently. Today I set up the case ready for installation using the Big Jimny instructions. Very easy to install. I still need to find a front shaft before the swap can take place.

it's a 4.16 transfert box or 6.1??

renard38 wrote: it's a 4.16 transfert box or 6.1??

Just standard 1.3 gears, Non VVT gearbox ix going in to replace the lower geared VVT box and the lower 4.3 diff ratio found in the VVT Jimny. About 16% lower than stock. I run 235/75R15s so it should end up about 6% lower than stock if my calculations have been correct.

Started the gearbox and transfer swap on Saturday, got everything apart except for the gearbox which is unbolted and ready to come out. Sunday my nephew Jack came around to give me a hand putting it all back together.

Transfer out. I removed the middle section of the exhaust to help the gearbox clear everything.



I forgot to drain the oil and made a mess when I pulled the jack shaft.



Shifter boot is unbolted



Jimny electric on right



Jimny electric on Left






The complete driveline that's going in



Back into it Sunday. Pulled the gearbox, compared it to new and realised that there was going to be some shift mechanism issues. As it turned out the rear gearbox mount is different so I used the Mark III Jimny mount but had to re-drill a couple of holes.

Both gearboxes are very different from the bell back.

Mark III back, Mark II front




Reverse sender plug wasn't compatible so RC parts to the rescue.



Transfer mounted




I need to make a mount for the shifter mech.




The only difficult part to this swap is the fact that I'm also swapping the gearbox. Mounting of the actual transfer has been a breeze. Now fingers crossed the box and case have no internal issues.