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jimny leaning to one side?

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24 Apr 2012 18:30 #38506 by Madge
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hi every one i was just wondering if any one could help my jimny is slowly starting to sag down on the left hand side its gt 2inch coil spring lift with rough country shocks and there only a year old everything looks ok apart from the sag was thinking of swapping the right front for the left front to even it out would this work thanks matt

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24 Apr 2012 18:44 - 24 Apr 2012 18:45 #38510 by supergaz
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This is common, Known as the jimny lean. Most suspension kits have a longer offside front spring to take the extra weight of that corner of the jimny.
The easy fix is to fit 1 spring spacer to that corner.
www.bits4vits.co.uk/store/jimny/spring-s...y-lean-/prod_43.html

I use 4 of these spacers to compensate for the extra weight of my roll cage on top of my +3 lift springs.
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24 Apr 2012 18:53 #38511 by Beano
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This is what it looks like :cheer:

Mine was leaning too so i bagged me one of these bad boys from bits4vits and fitted it yesterday. £24 and problem solved!

Beano

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24 Apr 2012 18:57 #38512 by Madge
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hi thanks yer i have a role cage and offroad armoury front winch bumper with winch you think fitting one of these spacers to the front left will work? would i need to get 4 like you have as got all the extra weight thanks matt

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24 Apr 2012 18:59 #38513 by Beano
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Oh, sorry..... :blush:

Technical error! cant submit the attached picture for some reason!

Doh!

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24 Apr 2012 19:01 #38514 by Beano
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Attempt two

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24 Apr 2012 19:13 #38519 by supergaz
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Madge wrote: hi thanks yer i have a role cage and offroad armoury front winch bumper with winch you think fitting one of these spacers to the front left will work? would i need to get 4 like you have as got all the extra weight thanks matt


You only need 1 to level it, If you use 4 you will only compensate for the sagging of the springs. My offside front spring is longer so my jimny sits level, I just wanted the height after adding ORA bumper, winch, cage ect.

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24 Apr 2012 19:15 #38522 by suzuki jimny fella
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what shocks you got then mate +5 is it B)

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24 Apr 2012 19:19 #38526 by supergaz
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Got +3 Shocks with +3 springs, so yes it will sit about 4.5" taller with the spacers, but the extra weight will drop it slightly.
I also added a 2" body lift to give me more arch clearance.

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24 Apr 2012 19:31 #38528 by suzuki jimny fella
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you have got 4.5 ORA arms then have you

was going to start a topic about this but will ask now fella

i have got +3" lift and 3" cc arms but if i put them 1.25 spacers in could i get away with putting in cc bushes in

just a thought lol lol

or will it be ok with 3" cc arms :( :( :(

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24 Apr 2012 19:36 #38529 by supergaz
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I have the 4.5" correction arms from ORA, but you will be fine with the 3" correction arms as your springs will have sagged.

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24 Apr 2012 19:54 #38530 by mlines
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This doesn't quite sound right.

Jimmy lean is to the drivers side, the right hand side. You say its leaning left??

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2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses

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