Jimny -2003 3" lift and 195/80/15

Hi!

Thank you all for letting me be a part of your forum, hope I can contribute more when I have learned more.

Now I'm about to make my first modifications and I was thinking:
3" lift and 195/80/15(with inner tubes to be able to run low pressure).
I'm quite shure my other wheel sets has the standard width.

What are your thoughts about this?

Are there risks of tipping over on regular roads after heightening center of gravity without going wider?
Will be running it on standard sized tires to on some ocations to.

Best Regards
Mattias Fröberg
Sweden

Why the 3" lift? You don't need it for those tyres and as you say it will increase the centre of gravity. I'd stick with tubeless too. You can still run them down to about 12psi which is good enough for soft sand.

I might want to put bigger tyres on in the future.
I've heard different about going under 1 bar in general, but that don't apply to Jimny for shure then?
Heightening will still get parts of the car out of the way.

Is cutting the wheel arches and bumpers up a good option if I never would go for bigger tires?
Can I fit this size or even bigger if I just do that?
What other parts might be in the way if I do so?

3.5" lift with 195's

Wheels look a little small

The Jimny is at least 30% lighter than your typical 4x4, so you can get away with lower pressures than normally recommended.
You can fit 195/80 15s without any lift or trimming.
A suspension lift will increase approach, departure and breakover angles so does have some benefits but it does not improve clearance under the axles and there are obviously downsides to having a tall vehicle too. When lifting to fit bigger tyres you are looking to gain clearance in the arches so look at spring spacers and/or a body lift rather than just longer springs.

Can I raise the axles themselves, compared to the rest of the undercarriage? To flush the diffcasings with the bottom at least.