Suzuki JIMNY [merged threads]

**bongth** · August 17th, 2014 04:33 PM

re: wobble

read a lot about this on 4x4 phil and bigjimny.... they say a steering damper only hides the real problem and does not correct the cause.... read this: BigJimny Forum :: Topic: THE DEATH WOBBLE THREAD (1/4) it details the causes of the wobble... balancing and kingpin bearings are only two factors.... hope this helps....

**bongth** · August 17th, 2014 06:50 PM

re: tire size

in the jimny world, changing tires from stock is to achieve two things, more traction: from the original HT Duellers to an AT or MT.... or more clearance... from 205 to 215 or from 70 to 75.......... i now use Savero AT 205 70 r 15 on my 05..... the thread design will give you the traction you need when off-road... on road, the noise level is not that audible... as for height, my outer diameter is 668 mm.... if you were to change to a 205 75 r15 your outer diameter will go to 688.5 mm or you are now have gained a little higher clearance of 3% without rubbing or almost an inch, if you go 215 70 15 your outer diameter will go to 682.5 slightly smaller gain..... a 2.1% gain.... without modification, both will fit a jimny........i got my Savero at 3850 per tire way back early 2012... there are price increases as the tire gets bigger.... so far so good......

**niwde11** · August 17th, 2014 08:31 PM

where did you get the savero AT sir?

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**bongth** · August 17th, 2014 08:57 PM

mindanao based po ako.... davao city... when i was canvassing for prices, the highest was about 450 higher than the 3850 i got with free mounting, balancing (except weights)... so take you time, 450 per tire is a lot...

**bougartt** · August 18th, 2014 10:37 PM

Would you guys know if there are on going promos for the Jimny? Or better yet would you know a dealer that could give me a good deal? Thanks!

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**Tifosi** · August 19th, 2014 12:09 PM

Salamat sa mga tips guys. I will update everyone on this thread once this gets resolved

**capreboy** · August 25th, 2014 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by Tifosi

Salamat sa mga tips guys. I will update everyone on this thread once this gets resolved

Yung sa akin, hindi naman nawala ung wobble, between 60-70kph sya lumalabas, pag >70kph smooth na. Bago kingpin bearings, naka steering damper(procomp), at newly balanced na din.

Ingat din yung mga maglalagay ng adjustable panhard/lateral rods kasi pwede sya maputol dahil sa wobbling, kagaya ng nangyari sa akin buti na lng mabagal takbo ko noon.

**apester** · August 27th, 2014 05:24 PM

hi

extremely happy 1-week-old jimny owner here

binili ko sa suzuki pasig, black. sa 1 week na 'to twice ko na sya out of town dinala - sa pampanga at sa batangas. mas ok sya sa highway than expected sa totoo lang. super happy ako sa purchase ko.

500 kilometers na ako so nagtatanong na ako tungkol sa 1000km check up ko. would like to ask lang, bakit necessary na sa 1k at 5k pareho change oil na agad? tapos every 5k daw ang succeeding change oil. parang ang dalas - di ba pag fully synthetic dapat aabot ng at least 10k?

**dreamur** · August 27th, 2014 06:39 PM

Congrats bro. The 1K tune uo is to adjust the cylinder heads, so I was told. The 5k is the usual PMS. If fully synthetic dapat 10k lang but i suggest you follow the manual to avoid voiding your warranty in case of future claims.

I think therefore I am...

**efm2** · August 27th, 2014 11:47 PM

Any opinion on when to use fully synthetic oil? I've read before (in the 80's :-)) that you should not even consider shifting unless you have logged on at least 30k kilometers in your odometer. Any truth to this?