Suzuki JIMNY [merged threads]

**battaglin** · February 10th, 2009 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by Takumi

Im thinking nga sir of buying those OME shocks and coil pati na rin yung steering damper. Any idea how much are those mods? thanks!

Congrats! may nagpalit dito sa forum, I think larshell, inabot ata around 36k OME coils and shocks. Procomp steering damper is around 3800. Procomp fluid shocks around 3500 each.(about a year ago though

)
Join the club. http://clubjimnyphils.tk/
Yes, kakaadik talaga jimny. I "inherited" my wife's after we got a Carens.

**Takumi** · February 10th, 2009 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by battaglin

Congrats! may nagpalit dito sa forum, I think larshell, inabot ata around 36k OME coils and shocks. Procomp steering damper is around 3800. Procomp fluid shocks around 3500 each.(about a year ago though

)
Join the club. http://clubjimnyphils.tk/
Yes, kakaadik talaga jimny. I "inherited" my wife's after we got a Carens.

Thanks! galing ako kanina sa RIDE banawe. Walang stock ng procomp steering damper. Oorder pa raw, 3800 nga price niya. Ung ProComp ES1000 series damper 2500 yata ang price. Then dumeretso ako sa RATS, binigyan ako ng quote: Shocks 4200 ea + 1000 labor. Coils 5000 ea + 1800 labor.
Question on shocks: which is better, OME or Procomp?

**battaglin** · February 11th, 2009 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by Takumi

Thanks! galing ako kanina sa RIDE banawe. Walang stock ng procomp steering damper. Oorder pa raw, 3800 nga price niya. Ung ProComp ES1000 series damper 2500 yata ang price. Then dumeretso ako sa RATS, binigyan ako ng quote: Shocks 4200 ea + 1000 labor. Coils 5000 ea + 1800 labor.
Question on shocks: which is better, OME or Procomp?

Well, I'm not an expert pero what I've heard softer ang ride sa fluid than gas shocks. YMMV. I've yet to upgrade my shocks, mostly city and occasional rough roads lang ride ko e. no trails for me..... yet.

**Drave** · February 12th, 2009 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by Takumi

Thanks! galing ako kanina sa RIDE banawe. Walang stock ng procomp steering damper. Oorder pa raw, 3800 nga price niya. Ung ProComp ES1000 series damper 2500 yata ang price. Then dumeretso ako sa RATS, binigyan ako ng quote: Shocks 4200 ea + 1000 labor. Coils 5000 ea + 1800 labor.
Question on shocks: which is better, OME or Procomp?

Bro, you can request Rats for free labor. They're easy to talk to.

Procomp or OME? Which is better? It's difficult to say. I have Procomps for my everest and they're comfortable. I have OME for my Jimny and they're comfortable too. One big advantage of OME is the availability of the coils and the Procomps have none. The coils add 1 3/4 inches of lift which makes the Jimny more off-roadable. Besides, OME suspension is noted for it's R&D on specific vehicles, meaning the coils and shocks are really meant for your particular vehicle. Procomp doesn't have this. In addition, OME gives a 2 year warranty while Procomp only 1.

I have no regrets in choosing OME for my baby.

The only advantage of Procomp is it's price. ES1000, Ride's recommended model, is only 2,500 ea.

**Aljas** · February 17th, 2009 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by Drave

Just an update....

Filmars was closed due to the long holiday. So I went to Banawe and luckily, Links suzuki parts was open. I had a local mechanic change the kinpin bearings and everything is okay now.

Zuk parts aren't expensive as other people said. They're comparable with the other Jap brands, except Honda

It really helped that I read the net

BTW, has anybody installed OME suspension to their Jimny? Is it good?

Bossing, how much are the king pin bearings. My jimny has the same problem as yours (had). And di naman mahirap palitan?

Thank you.

**Aljas** · February 17th, 2009 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by Drave

Just an update....

Filmars was closed due to the long holiday. So I went to Banawe and luckily, Links suzuki parts was open. I had a local mechanic change the kinpin bearings and everything is okay now.

Zuk parts aren't expensive as other people said. They're comparable with the other Jap brands, except Honda

It really helped that I read the net

BTW, has anybody installed OME suspension to their Jimny? Is it good?

Bossing, how much are the king pin bearings. My jimny has the same problem as yours (had). And di naman mahirap palitan?

Thank you.

**OTEP** · February 17th, 2009 06:16 PM

I dont own an Alto but i have a friend who owns one... so far he has not encountered any obstacle in the "city" that the Alto did not go over ... its not that bad on occasional city floods a little bit higher than the ankles either... the ground clearance is quite high for a small car... not as high as the Jimny though but high enough for any city road obstacle ...its a pretty decent car for the common tao or shall we say the average citizen who can't afford any car more expensive than the Alto... but its not really that cheap either considering there are still a lot of people who really can't afford them.

Given the working budget I had at the time, it was either a brand new Alto or a used (and less expensive) Jimny.

I took the risk of the used Jimny since I'm already familiar with acquiring used cars. The Jimny's price was also cheaper than the Alto (the only disadvantage being the full amount had to be paid in full

).

i own an old nissan sentra 1.4 SE m/t... i really dont care if its old... i dont feel anyshame driving it... i bought it cheap too.. even cheaper than the Alto... i guess it all comes down to the persons subjective well being.

Yup, there's a red 1.4 JX languishing at the hospital. Belongs to my girlfriend's dad who traded up to a Vios XX. I used to drive it for errands. I love that car, too.

**mark_t** · February 17th, 2009 06:48 PM

Fan din ako ng Jimny kaso pang Kinetic Luna lang budget ko

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**Takumi** · February 17th, 2009 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by Drave

Bro, you can request Rats for free labor. They're easy to talk to.

Procomp or OME? Which is better? It's difficult to say. I have Procomps for my everest and they're comfortable. I have OME for my Jimny and they're comfortable too. One big advantage of OME is the availability of the coils and the Procomps have none. The coils add 1 3/4 inches of lift which makes the Jimny more off-roadable. Besides, OME suspension is noted for it's R&D on specific vehicles, meaning the coils and shocks are really meant for your particular vehicle. Procomp doesn't have this. In addition, OME gives a 2 year warranty while Procomp only 1.

I have no regrets in choosing OME for my baby.

The only advantage of Procomp is it's price. ES1000, Ride's recommended model, is only 2,500 ea.

Thanks for your reply sir! I have yet to decide which one will be my next purchase. It will depend mainly on the availability of budget. One thing for sure, I'll be having a Procomp steering damper. OME doesnt have any for jimny.

**Drave** · February 19th, 2009 02:13 AM

Originally Posted by Takumi

Thanks for your reply sir! I have yet to decide which one will be my next purchase. It will depend mainly on the availability of budget. One thing for sure, I'll be having a Procomp steering damper. OME doesnt have any for jimny.

No prob. If ever you've installed the steering dampers, please give us reviews. I'm also thinking of having one.