New Jimny ... itching to go!

Hi.
I'm new here, so hello all.

I have had a Jimny before but it was quite new and I left it be.
I now have another just bought from my old Dad, an older 2001 model only done 40,000 and in good nick.
Not sure which engine other than it's DOHC.

Where is the stamp for G13BB or the newer one, M13AA ? ......... I can't remember.

Anyhow, typical new modders questions to ask.
After quite a bit of searching and considering my budget I've opted to fit (for now!) Jimnybits spring spacers for 1.5" lift, pro-comp or Rough country shocks (not sure which one's with that small lift??) , rear shock repositioners, 32mm wheel spacers. Oh and a rough country steering damper.

At the moment this will be 75% road 25% off road ..... I'm not planning to do anything extreme just yet so a slight lift / improvement off road will suffice, will what I've listed above give me that ok ?

Do you think I could get 225 tyres on it with that lift? ........... I'm a little concerned about gearing, I want to be able to climb steep gradients but can't afford to go the RockLobster transfer box route just yet.

I'll be using a hand winch and Hi-Lift jack for recovery, where's best to attach for winching at front and rear, recovery hooks best fitted where? .......... Rock sliders will be fitted asap also.

Any comments, suggestions, tips etc ...... Anything that's a must I've missed?

It will be nice to get back into Off Roading again, I used to love it in my old Series 3 LR, Lada Niva and the last was a Vitara 10 years ago ... Now it will be interesting to see what a lightly modded Jimny can do! ..

Steve ..... North Wales.

Welcome to the forum steve
Bits4vits are doing a nice budget lift 1-3/4" this is 4x spring spacers rear shock brackets and extenders for the front shocks ,
Thing is you say ''for now''
You will save yourself alot of money and time if you decide where you want to end and build it with that in mind

hi welcome to the forum ,

Cheers fast forward, thanks for the welcome!

Thanks reaper. ........... Yes I know what your saying, only trouble is reaper what I would eventually really like to end up with is a high spec off road machine ! .. What I dream of is unlikely and tbh if I could afford that I would no doubt order a custom Ibex! ............. What would we guys do with a lottery win hey?

No seriously, what I would like eventually and would be comfortably within my grasp, in time, is a 2 or 2 1/2" proper lift, turning as large a tyres as comfortable, as much articulation as possible and the gearing to use it effectively. Steel rear end, steel winch bumper and winch, rock sliders, a bit of underbelly protection, good lights and my tent or hammock thrown in the back!!. That's about it really, oh possibly rear diff lock.
I need to research, ask a lot of questions and build a list before I start accumulating parts. Once I have all the parts I will do the build in one go. .... That's the plan.

In the meantime I want to play off road quite cheaply. I guess if I get the right shocks now those could be reused, is that possible? Buying them now to cover this cheap 1.5" lift but be usable with a 2 or 2.5" lift later on?

I welcome your comments / thoughts

Welcome. Like you, my list of Jimny "wants and needs" is growing! But I am going to go for spacers for a mild lift and slightly bigger tyres. Keep it simple and low cost.

Thank you GuardianAngel. .... I plan to keep it simple for now, later who knows!

Welcome this fine forum it’s good to have you join us ................

Thank you Tadpole, it's good to be here!

Hi mate I've got a bits 4 vits 1.5 lift kit for sale if you're interested mate, it's a cracking kit if you're on a budget. See my posts for the pics mate. Cheers Karl