Paras red 2002 jimny jlx

I bought my jimny from a trader in Bradford in March 2017 with 3 owners from new with 46000 miles on the clock
The last owner had it since 2012
I was well aware of how bad they rot so had to go and see it when the trader showed a picture with the boot carpet lifted to show a non rotten floor.
It turned out to be a surprisingly rot free jimny as far as I could tell from crawling underneath with a torch in my mouth.

Here it is the day I brought it home


It’s our only car and my wife doesn’t drive yet works 12 miles away in a mix of country lanes and normal roads
It does 50 plus miles each day with infrequent longer trips.

It’s been used for family camping trips to the lakes


Aswell as log shifting duty


Work done since I bought it
Engine oil and filter change
Yokohama geolander all terrain tyres
New centre cat fitted
Front discs and pads fitted
Rear monroe dampers fitted
Nearside wheel bearing
Both sides swivel bearings and seals
Both sides track rod ends
Calliper sliders and rubbers
Blue tooth cd/radio
Vibe front speakers
Rear exhaust section
Tow bar
Osram night breaker lazer head lamp bulbs

Tidy looking Jimny!

Nice.
What are your impressions of the new tyres, road noise, grip on road / off road?
Will need new myself eventually and may change the current road tyres to AT, but not sure at the moment.

She's looking good Para!
What make/brand towbar did you fit, and have you got any issues with the exhaust rattling against the towbar?

Scimike sounds like the same tyres as mine I've got Geolanders but they're an all-season variant. Put it this way; I'd definitely choose them again - they're no noisier than the old ones but really good in the wet. Not had the chance to drive mine in mud or bad snow yet, but from the reports of others I'm feeling confident.

Thats good feedback on the tyres.

Rattle of exhaust on tow bar

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I fitted a Witter and found the rear silencer rested on the towbar lower cross brace. The issue was the after market silencer, viewed from the rear it was not level with the car, the right side much lower than the left. The right side was resting on the tow bar rather than being supported by the right side rubber hanger. I had to bend the right side silencer hanger towards the silencer, effectively lifting this side. Once done the silencer was level with the rear of the car and cleared the tow bar....no more rattles.
May be different exhaust as mine is 2009.

Sorry to hijack your topic Para!

Thanks for the feedback Scimike - mine is a Tow-Sure job but I can't imagine they're that much different. I've not fitted it yet, and my tail-pipe is level so hopefully no dramas.

Scimike if you have any further questions on the Yoko' Geolanders please feel free to drop me a PM