Suspension uplift

Welcome to the forum. I'm a bit too far south to reccomend anyone. It is however not a particularly difficult job if you have some basic tools and a bit of ability or alternatively it is not going to be a big job for a garage. Do you already have or know what kit you are wanting to use? Also don't forget that a suspension lift doesn't increase the clearance under your differentials it just lifts the chassis relative to the axles which allows you to fit bigger tyres.

Trailmaster Comfort Lift kit is for sale in the BigJimny Shop

www.bigjimny.com/store/trailmaster-50mm-2-lift-kit-2019.html

There are some pictures and a video in the store advert.

You would have to find a small garage locally to fit, it is straight forward for them.

I agree. If it is not doing bad with the terrain at the moment and you are worried about what it will do as things get wetter I would look at tyres first. With travelling over wet ground the trick is to to maintain traction whilst not breaking the ground surface and at the same time not having the treads fill with debris. This in essence means a fairly open pattern with good self cleaning abilities but not so aggressive that it is ripping the ground as torque is applied. A road tyre is no good and some of the more gentle all terrain types are not really aggressive enough as will fill with mud and just spin on the surface but equally a more extreme tyre like the simex copies or the maxxis trepador are too much and will just dig in and make a mess. You need something like a bfg mud terrain or similar. Couple these with the elocker in the gen4 and you have a very capable car. It is also not a bad idea to look at getting some professional training commensurate with your existing skill level be that a beginner basics or a professional refresher course it is good to have someone cast a critical eye over your technique every so often.

No the traction control system is capable of emulating the action of a limited slip differential in the back. It's effectively a kind of torque vector system that sends power to the wheel with most traction. It's quite good compared with the open diff in the gen3 but it does seem to rely on some wheel slip to know there's a problem. With more aggressive tyres it can take you quite a long way in tricky situations.

Yes. As it comes out of the box a Jimny is one of the most capable true off road vehicles you can buy.. I'm not saying they are perfect because they are not but as a cheap and simple factory ready car that will willingly take a driver with even modest skill to the ends of beyond you won't find much better than a Jimny.