Buyer’s Guide: Suzuki Jimny Suspension Lift Kits

4WD Part Shop outlined in detail some of the issues that installing a suspension lift kit can cause in their Grand Vitara Lift Kit Buyers Guide. These issues can pop-up in the Suzuki Jimny as well. It might be worth reading that article in full for Grand Vitara owners.

Installing a Jimny suspension lift kit? You’ll want to review this list of tips, advice and forewarnings, first!

• Jimny’s have a short wheel base and narrow track width. Adding any height via lift or tyres will make the vehicle more top heavy. For this reason we recommend suspension kits of around 40 to 50 mm.
• Jimny’s have solid axles, so you won’t get the ground clearance increase by fitting a lift kit that you do on a Grand Vitara, as the diffs can only be raised by fitting larger tyres.
• Due to the size of the wheel arch you can’t fit a tyre bigger than 215/75r15 without doing body modifications such as hammering the sills or even taking to the guards with a grinder in extreme situations.
• Fitting a lift kit to your Jimny can be a pretty complicated job. It’s recommended to get a qualified Suzuki mechanic to take care of the installation to ensure factory tolerances are maintained.
• Fitting a lift kit can affect the performance and handling of your Jimny on and off road. Larger tyres also affect gear ratios and fuel efficiency. While a raised centre of gravity and softer suspension will impact your Jimny’s cornering and braking performance.
• Jimny’s can suffer from steering wobble from time to time. Any modification to the suspension system and tyres can exasperate this issue, leading to further repairs and modifications and additional steering and suspension adjustments.

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