procomp 75 mm lift. jimny bits

hey guys im new to the forum.

i bought my jimny about 8 months ago and i have decided to upgrade the suspension and fit some bigger tyres.

im looking into my options and it seems to be a toss up between the procomp 3 inch lift from jimny bits in the uk.
or the tough dog 3 inch lift which i can get here in aus.

so what im really looking for is people personal opinion on the procomp kit as it is more favourble because of the price.


thank you very much.

and i love the forum

zammit

I have the 3'' jimnybits springs and pro-comp e3000 shocks, and many other parts from jimnybits, all are spot on and top quality in my opinion.
If I was to start again with a lift, id just get everything from jimnybits, especially now Rus has launched the correction arms for a 3'' lift.

Welcome to Bigjimny

Hi Zammit,

Welcome to the forum.

I'm living in Aus as well and I have purchased the ProComp lift from JimnyBits. I'd have to start off by saying Rus' service is excellent, I have ordered twice from him and both times I've received my order without damage and within a week of ordering. Given our current exchange rate I've found ordering from the UK has been very cheap, even given the high shipping price, as the no GST or VAT essentially pay for it. But definately do a bulk order when you do. I'm not sure on this but I heard you need to keep the purchase under $1000 AUD to be exempt from the GST.

About the ProComp lift, I found it didnt have any instructions on installing, however 99% of the parts only fit one way so it's not hard to figure it all out. I did have to do a little modding to the rubber using a razor blade, so I don't know if thats because our Jimny's are different than the UK or not, or because the lift kit is a universal style kit. I haven't had a chance to test it off road, but she looks the part now and handles better on road. She has a very stiff ride tho, feeling every bump on the road (given our roads are quite terrible it's a bit of an issue), and thats using the E1000 shocks (softest).

From what I have read about the Tough Dog shocks, the ProComp, to me, seem just as stiff, so between the 2 I'd definately go the ProComp again purely because the price is 2-3 times less.

I've heard and read the OME kit is the softest, and when it comes time to replacing mine in the very distant future, I'd probably mix and match mine with OME to get a softer ride. But if your after a straight off the shelf kit, I'd recommend the ProComp for sure.

For me, price was a major thing to factor in, considering the lift kit, steering damper and correction bushes delivered cost just shy of the OME lift kit ($850) from here, I didn't even think twice about it.

So depending on your needs and wants, if you can handle it being stiff, go the ProComp, but if you need it as soft as possible, go the OME.

Oh and definately by the extended brake lines for a 3" lift, mine on the 2" are alread stretched to the max and might eventually damage them.

What's the flex like with this kit, as I'm ordering mine soon!
And one got ant pictures?

on full flex

That's awesome thanks I carnt wait to order now!