Shock extenders question

Daniel30 wrote: He doesn't he just said he misses it from his other motors that he has had in the time he has been able to drive

At last somebody that gets it !!

Don't get it. Misses it because you want to be able to use 4x4 on road?

No I just think the is better 4x4 systems out there. ( at higher cost though)
The Land Cruiser with front, centre and rear locking diff's will go just about any ware as long as it fits, as its a big tank.
I was also a fan of the Mitsubishi super select system. Transfer box gave you the choice of 2H, 4H, 4H with locked centre diff and
4L with locked centre diff. If things got really tricky just press the switch for the rear axle air lock. All standard from the factory.

Only 2 of the vehicles you list have axle diff locks as standard, so what stops you fitting one to the Jimny? It would be much more beneficial than the lumps of metal on the end of your shock absorbers.

And to clarify, a Jimny in 4wd will always send drive to at least 2 wheels- one on each axle. This is the same as a vehicle with a central diff lock set to the locked position. A permanent 4x4 vehicle with an open centre diff can still allow all the drive to go to just 1 wheel, hence the need for a central diff lock in a G Wagon, Defender, Discovery, Lada, Mitsubishi or whatever. So the Mitsubishi in 'Super select' mode 4L with the locked centre diff is providing the same drive as a Jimny in 4L

Totally agree Buster. But I did not state that any of mine were standard.
I do like the option of using 4x4 on the road for bad weather or towing though.
The Shogun for one, was a better on road feel in 4x4. As in a lot of Jap cars the steering was very light but
in 4x4 it had a little more feel/weight to it. At motorway speeds it was always light and twitchy in 2WD

I like my JCB Fastrac for towing. It tows 15 tons pretty happily at 40mph with a comfy ride thanks air suspension, and the 60" tyres, 20 inches of ground clearance and front and rear diff locks are great when it gets muddy. Any excuse to talk about something other than a Jimny eh?

True 4 wheel drive.

And the safety equipment required to achieve it.

It's been said already on a previous thread, but if you want permanent 4wd in the Jimny, put in a Lada Niva transfer box, Redacted had a few lying around his workshop a while back.

Reckons there's not a whole lot to the conversion besides fabbing new mounts, and the t-boxes can be 'lobsterised'.