Yesterday I took the SJ to the Tyre Centre and got all 4 wheels balanced. I chose to do all four so I can mix and match the wheels around the car without worrying about balancing. With the wheels balanced the drive home was much better, but not perfect. The "wobble" we are getting is not a death wobble, its more of a mechanical vibration. Our ...
James' SJ flew through its first MOT with us last week and then typically we detected a vibration in the steering this weekend despite nothing being reported. Now long term Jimny owners know all about "Death Wobble" and worn Kingpin bearings, however before stripping it all apart there are some initial basic checks, the first of which is...
Yesterday we had somewhere over 76 Jimnys arrive for a meet-up at Parkwood 4x4, near Bradford for what was a sensational event again. The weather was glorious so a small group of dedicated owners camped over on Saturday night whilst others travelled across the country on the day. We had all types of Jimny from old to new and standard to fully modif...
Before the work starts on the restoration, here is a walk-around video of the starting point. This is a "warts and all" video showing the bad points as well as the good, so there is some work ahead for Lil Red.
Well James' new "Jimny" has arrived. She is a 1986 vintage SJ that he bought over the internet and had delivered making it a completely remote purchase. Through the use of live video and photographs from the seller and then "Shiply" to collect it and transport it back to Berkshire it was safely purchased by only transferring the money when rec...