Newbie alert... got some questions!

To be honest you don't need to go that far or spend that much money. The Jimny is very good in standard trim.
Mine just has a 2" lift, bit of protection underneath and a good set of tyres. I use it as a competition car as well as
a daily driver.

Thanks people.

Do you think a 3" lift (with the right arms etc) will be sufficient with a 215/80 tyre? I don't want to tho down the route of cutting arches,,.. yet anyways!

You can fit 215/75s to a standard Jimny with no lift (as long as the tyres aren't remoulds). 215/80 sounds like a remould size, so they will probably come up bigger than they should. A 3 inch lift would give plenty of room.

215's and 30 mm spacer might just take the tyre past you arch so be careful

Bear in mind I am a non mudplugger; the only way for me is to get the axles higher or as high as possible and that means taller tyres but I think it is enough to get the tallest tyre on that will fit in without mods like lifts.

m3 wrote: Thanks people.

Do you think a 3" lift (with the right arms etc) will be sufficient with a 215/80 tyre? I don't want to tho down the route of cutting arches,,.. yet anyways!

Instead of going for a 3" lift of questionable origin. Why not go for a 2" lift of a brand specifically made for the Jimny? Old Man Emu, Trail Master, Tough Dog and such?

Yes a bit more expensive, buy then you know exactly what you get.

The Procomp lift you mention is actually just Pro-comp shocks made for an unknown spec US truck just found to be right length for certain lift springs made somewhere in the UK.

With the tailormade kits I mentioned you get springs and shocks made exactly to the jimny. I know it's a bit more money. But far better quality and you don't need to consider castor correcting arms.