BigJimnyMeet (North) 2024 (12 Jan 2024)
14th July 2024
Parkwood Nr. Leeds
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i went to up size the tyres on my current jeep to 225/70/15 generel grabbers on coming home down my rough tracj i heard a scrap noise from the front off side wheel upon investigation i found the wheel hitting the wing fixing bolt head after futher investigation i now find there is a difference between the near side and off side as tho the axel was sitting squint ,in other words not sitting square to the body i thought right away that the track control arm bushes might have gone but thats not the case i took it to my mot man at the garage and he saw nothing wrong with the bushes and said that this was strange
by my calculation i thing there is something like about 20 mill of difference in the gap , have you any idea how this can be , the jeep has been in no crashes at all !! well not yet any way lol
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That would move the axle to one side as the panhard rod 'shortens' (long side of Pythagoras triangle)'
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I had the same problem after fiddling with the suspension. eventually sorted it with a set of adjustable panhard rods and some castor corrected sway arms. The over-size tyres you have will make it worse/more obvious.
If you have a broken spring or worn bushes on sway arms that could do it also possibly.
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ps how do you guys upload pictures i tried using photo bucket but the never appeared
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It probably means some bumper trimming. Are the wheels standard or off-set of some kind? and what year of jimny is it?
When I ran 215/75R15 I noticed it a little, but wasnt a problem. Your tyres are 1.1% smaller diameter than that, but 4.7% wider. I found that once i had fitted 30mm wheel spacers to the 215 size tyres i got catching problems on front and rear of front arches. back were fine however.
Tyre size info:
tiresize.com/tyre-size-calculator/
Photos: i just use the option to add attachements when posting. If replying use the 'action' menu instead of 'quick reply' and select reply. i think the forum hosts the pics so keep the file sizes down if poss.
J999 MNY, ULYSSES M18 VVT with ITB's Dyno tested at 130hp
Pickup/tipper, R7me gearbox & 6.4 Rocklobster, 31" Toyo MT, 2x ARB air locker 3.9 diffs in braced axles, 6" total lift, Floating rear conversion, Raptor painted, CB, Recaro's, Caged, etc, etc...
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ps the wheels are the standard wheel from suzuki for that yeat three spoked alloys
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Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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altho the garage could not see any thing on the track control bushes i now think i am going to replace them anyway as you say something could be oval and that wont be seen till dismantled , the tracking was out a small bit but i had that fixed cheers paul
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There are crumple zones built into the chassis rails right at the front, and despite what the owner tells you about never having a bump, and the small size, most jimnys have front bumpers that look like they have been used to knock walls down.
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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paul2u wrote: hi guys was wondering id somebody can help me out with my head banging problem , i have been a jimny man for 30 years or so l
Are we talking about what us Brits call a Jimny as these have only been around since 1998 - just under 20 years
Check the axle itself. It is really easy to bend the long axle tube by clunking it on a kerb. This can sometimes be characterised by the small inner axle oil seal continuously leaking oil even when freshly replaced
Martin
2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
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235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
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