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jimny vs sammy

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Moss1984:
which one is the better 4x4 im looking in to getting one as a second car and do a bit of off roading im not going to seriouly mod them up just big tyres a suspesion lift and snorkel really what do you guys and gals think?

minimog:
the jimny will take a lot more modding to fit tyres biger than 30" the strenth of the axels is weeker compared to the sj/sammi
the plus point is the 1300 fuel injection motor and the coil suspension (which is still as harsh as the sammi)
but if you want a sensible lift/tyres the jimny will keep up with any other offroader

blackjim:
I went through the same thought process recently.

If you want a cheap quarry basher that you won't mind giving some stick and perhaps breaking bits off occasionaly I'd definitely go the Sammy route.

A Jimny will be just as good (slightly more delicate axles and the transfer box has a chain in it) but much more expensive to buy and mod properly so you might be a bit more nervous about taking it to play days.

I went for a Jimny which I'm using a lot on road and occasional off road with no play days. I've spent loads on it and I'm not really satisfied with the suspension yet. If you lift it with +3" springs you also need pannard rods, new shockers, castor corrected radius arms (front and rear) etc etc. To make it safe and not creak and groan when you go over bumps you need to take the suspension geometry back to something like stock. The most important part of this is corrected radius and trailing arms. They return your springs back to straight and give the springs and shockers room to move as well as giving you castor back so that you don't feel like you're pushing a wobbly shopping trolley.

Cheers

BJ

Moss1984:
cheers guys  :dance:

jimny gary:
I agree with blackjim, My jimny's final bill for the suspension was over £1500, once you change something you need to change something else and so on, and so on.... whereas i bought my sammy with 2" lift and mud tyres for a grand all in.

Gary

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