suspension.

so im thinking about my suspension, at the moment i am currently standard with no ARB.

basically when my dad got his defender it had a 2inch lift but he decided it wasnt needed for what he uses it for so put it back on standard length springs but kept the longer shocks and brake lines. in theory keeping the advantages of more shock travel ie more droop etc but without the hassle of a lift, ruined caster excessive wear on joints etc.

im thinking of doing the same thing to my jimny as i currently have no intention of fitting bigger tyres but wouldnt mind improving the jimny's capabilities and ride offroad.

so i would fit: +2" shocks either the rough country n2.0 or procomp es1000's (views and opinions on which shocks are better are definately welcome), extended brake lines as i have no ARB and rear shock relocators (if i fit these do i then need to extend the front shocks as the rears will be longer?) and maybe some spring clamps incase of spring dislocation.

has anyone tried a setup like this?what are peoples views?would i have problems regarding upwards travel or is that limited by the spring and bump stops??probably the most important question IS IT WORTH DOING?

im not planning on doing it tomorrow just something ive been thinking about and i cant really think of any disadvantages.

I think you have hit the nail on the head with regard to compression. Some dampers have enough capacity to do what you want but not all. Check very carefully your chosen damper will not bottom out.

How do I find this information out?if the new longer shocks acted as the bump stop rather than the actual bump stop could I extend the bump stops to compensate?would this then mean I have less upward travel or would it be the same as with stock shocks?obviously the longer shocks will allow the wheel to droop down further which is good just not sure how it will affect upwards movement on the opposite wheel.is there any issue with the inside edge of the tyre hitting the inner side of the arch when the wheel tucks up in there as the more one side droops the more the opposite wheel will lean over.not sure if im right in all this so all help is appreciated.

The Rough Country N2.0 shocks are far better for offroading, as they are much harder shocks.

Some users on this forum believe that shocks for offroad needs to be as soft as possible, which is as wrong as it can be. Try go just a little fast over bumps and such, and your shocks will easily bottom out. You'll want shocks that are hard enough to take a beating, without bottoming out all the time. Even more so, if you have a winch fitted.

Fitting longer shocks it self will limit up-travel and extend down-travel. So you usually fit longer/harder springs that will match the shocks. At least on the suspension-kits most users can afford.

The suppliers should be able to tell you. As for rubbing being new to jimny I wouldn't know. With land rover you have to be careful to secure the spring and have relocation cones. Jimny may be different.

Im running ES9000 pin pin on both my trucks soft works just fine for me