suspension.

I thought the n2's had various stages of dampning as I understood it?does this mean they get harder the harder the load you put on them ie over large gravel they would be quite soft but on bigger hits they would be harder?

think the jimny is a pretty hard ride anyway probably to hard for comfort offroad you feel every stone.

arnt the Es9000 for heavy trucks? With Winches etc.

I would be getting them from here so maybe martin can offer some assistance.

TomDK wrote: 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.

+1

My first set of shocks and springs were OldManEmu and the blue MAD springs, this was about 1 inch lift.
For me it was too soft and certainly at "higher" speed on mudtracks, if you did feel it going sideway's it was almost too late.
I did change them after 1 year to the complete Trailmaster Stage II "Sport" 2 inch kit (shocks, springs, corrector bushes and steering dampener).
This "Sport" configuration is stiffer then the "Comfort" set, it did cost me some money but i feel save with this set-up!
Still feeling very happy with them, even with my rear shock relocaters i still have enough space for the shock to go completely in and out without "bottoming", even at higher speed !
Having a winch in the front then put the "Diesel" Trailmaster Stage II Sport set.

Dave cc wrote: Im running ES9000 pin pin on both my trucks soft works just fine for me

ES9000 are probably some of the hardest shocks available to the Jimny in this price range. They harder than RC N2.0.

RC N2.0 shocks have the same damping no matter how much they're compressed.


Shocks with various stages of daming are very expensive.
Like Fox or King Triple Bypass shocks. They easily cost £6-800 each.

ES 9000 are the softest big pin pin shocks available hence why i use them

I maybe missing the point, but...

If your not planning to fit bigger tyres when why do you want to lift it by 2"? Not wishing to teach you suck eggs, but your still going to have the lowest point of the Jimny at the same height unless bigger tyres are fitted, i.e. the diff case.

But, as I said, I might be missing something.... :whistle: