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Time to start the mods

Post by 1066 Boy » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:55 am

Hi All.

I have bought a standard Jimny and i am going to do a 2"
suspension lift. My question is what tyre size to go for?

I will be using it as my daily driver and a little light offroad.
My KJA is running 235/75/15 and are very happy with them.
I dont want to go any larger and start messing with change of
gearing etc. Suggestions?

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Re: Time to start the mods

Post by Anton » Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:38 pm

You're going up tyre size by 1.6 inches, so in theory a 0.8 inch lift would be sufficient. It's such a mild increase in tyre size that I'm not sure you need 2" of lift.

You might get away with just taking a hammer to the inner arches (many SJ owners get away with that, at least) and/or trimming the plastic arches. I say might because I don't know Jimny's.

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Re: Time to start the mods

Post by Rhinoman » Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:51 pm

215/75/15s without any trimming. What year is your Jimny? the earlier models are easier to trim without it looking like it got hacked up.
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Re: Time to start the mods

Post by 1066 Boy » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:20 pm

Thanks for the replies. :D

Its a 2005 model. The springs look a little tired so i am
going to replace them. Doing a 2"lift with spring/shock set
including caster correction bushes. Having not had anything
to do with Jimnys before, i thought asking the tyre size question
would save an expensive mistake. :lol:
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Re: Time to start the mods

Post by ScottieJ » Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:00 pm

Should be able to get 235s on with no lift and trimming, Ju runs 31s with 2" lift and trimming.
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Re: Time to start the mods

Post by 1066 Boy » Wed Oct 14, 2015 5:10 pm

Thanks for the help guys.
I am doing the 2" lift because i like the look and its nice
to know i can order the 235/75/15 with confidence. :doublethumbs:
Thanks again. Just need another jimny now as the first one
has gone tits up. :argh:
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Re: Time to start the mods

Post by Ju » Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:29 pm

I would say size depends on tyre type, I had 195 Special Traks and I needed to remove the inner arch due to rubbing so 235's should be fine on most tyre types but with Special Traks look at going a size smaller
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