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How tall is your jimny?

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26 Mar 2011 03:00 #14078 by gazert
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Brian,

You are more than welcome to that opinion.
Please don't take this as a rant because it isn't. I respect everyones opinion.
It's only a bit of fun, you are right about COG being important.
The problem for us suziQ drivers is that the green oval brigade et al are obsessed with 35-37 inch bogger tyres which leaves us grounded on the centre!
I have had to go to 31's as a min to open up other areas to drive.
To fit 31 with out restricting clearance and articulation I have lifted by 5".
Now a tall jimny ain't everyones cup of tea I know.

But i am loving mine.

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26 Mar 2011 09:31 #14080 by viciouspenguin
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Brian.SMC wrote: Dumb competion on anything other than a street queen.

Off Road Truck should have a balance of clearance with as low a COG as you can get away with.


i reckon hes just jelous cause hes got a small one. height envy :P

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26 Mar 2011 09:45 #14081 by kirkynut

gazert wrote: Brian,

You are more than welcome to that opinion.
Please don't take this as a rant because it isn't. I respect everyones opinion.
It's only a bit of fun, you are right about COG being important.
The problem for us suziQ drivers is that the green oval brigade et al are obsessed with 35-37 inch bogger tyres which leaves us grounded on the centre!
I have had to go to 31's as a min to open up other areas to drive.
To fit 31 with out restricting clearance and articulation I have lifted by 5".
Now a tall jimny ain't everyones cup tea I know.

But i am loving mine.


I'll measure mine later but I refuse to buy bigger than the 215/80/15's I've just bought and would prefer to show what a Zuk can do with that than spend more money improving what's a good truck already to try to compete with challenge spec 90's.

Anyway, much higher and it won't fit in my garage or have room to be jacked up in there in the winter months when I can't work on it outside.

You have to think about the cog thing but you also have to drive it within its limits on and off the road. The cog thing is as important on the road. Remember the elk test?

Kirkynut

The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win - Edgar Watson Howe.

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26 Mar 2011 10:23 #14082 by viciouspenguin
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mines 122cm at the handle and 136cm atop the lights.

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26 Mar 2011 12:08 #14084 by gazert
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I would hate to try the elk test!
No anti roll bar and tall!
Recipe for disaster!

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26 Mar 2011 16:24 - 26 Mar 2011 16:25 #14086 by darthloachie
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gazert wrote: I would hate to try the elk test!
No anti roll bar and tall!
Recipe for disaster!

just get a winch bumper and you wouldn't have to swerve!!! :P :P

also adding wheelspacers will help to offset some of the extra cog height
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26 Mar 2011 18:42 #14090 by supergaz
118cm door handle
134cm rear light
:P

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26 Mar 2011 19:11 - 26 Mar 2011 19:11 #14091 by Brian.SMC
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Should have said pointless instead of dumb, I had a beer or 8 by that time of night, didn't mean to offend.
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27 Mar 2011 09:02 #14113 by gazert
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Brian.SMC wrote: Should have said pointless instead of dumb, I had a beer or 8 by that time of night, didn't mean to offend.


Brian me owd chum, it would take a whole heap more to offend me!!
And you are correct about it being dumb!(it's like the originator)

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28 Mar 2011 08:04 #14167 by bertbuckie
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Mine stands an incredible 95cm and 115cm :D
Do I win a prize? :D

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28 Mar 2011 08:07 #14169 by viciouspenguin
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bertbuckie wrote: Mine stands an incredible 95cm and 115cm :D
Do I win a prize? :D


do you realy want a trophy enscribed with 'I have the smallest one'? :)

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28 Mar 2011 08:15 #14170 by bertbuckie
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viciouspenguin wrote:

bertbuckie wrote: Mine stands an incredible 95cm and 115cm :D
Do I win a prize? :D


do you realy want a trophy enscribed with 'I have the smallest one'? :)


YES! lol

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