Jimny basic lift

gridge wrote: would this lift kit be all i need to lift mine or will i need new bolts etc etc?

As JackOnlyJack says, yup, everything should be there for you, the only problems you might have is getting the old bolts off, so start having a squirt of WD40 on them ready now... so top of the front shocks, nuts on the bottom of the front shocks, the rear shocks are hard to get to though as the bottoms are fully enclosed in the axle mounts, and the tops are high up out of the way...

The fitting (any kit) is just a matter of undoing the bolts one corner at a time- lift the Jimny up and pop an axle stand under the chassis, trolley jack under axle, wheel off, undo bolts in shock, take the shock out, lower trolley jack, get the spring out, fit new spring / spacer, jack axle back up to fit bolt new shock back in, wheel back on... three corners to go...

Thanks Dave,

have got 3 corners done but the rear drivers side is proven a bit difficult, i can't budge the bloody thing.. i have doused it with gallons of WD and still no joy. i can't cut the head off as it is retained.... what to do??? any tips?
also the wheels i have rub with spacers, i assume i have to get cutting? how do you work ut how much to cut? i assume it is the bottom of the wheel arches mainly that ill have to be trimmed?

top or bottom bolt or both
if it's the lower bolt you need a good strong breaker bar
and a 4ft piece of scaffold tube for an extension :evil:
then apply downwards force while holding it down
get someone to tap where the bolt goes into the axle
i use a lump hammer

Jack

Jack, it was the top one, all done now... heated it up for 5 mins and it came off easy.....
just the cutting to do now.
do you know how to work out how much needs to come off? and where from? and i think it would just be from the front.. is that normal?

do you mean front front or front of rear arch ?

i think the rears may be ok, so cutting the front... so the front and rear of the front arches?