[striker99]

Hi all,

I have a Suzuki Jimny 2013 Automatic model and after a fair bit of offroad kms i have found the low range gearing to not be low enough for crawling down very steep inclines. My question is, if i was to get say a 20-30% reduction - low range only (stock tires/car otherwise) would it be possible to modify the transmission in a way that allows fourth gear to be engaged in low range? The reason for this is I am concerned the lowered gears may make the car too slow for driving on the beach in low range as the car is restricted to a maximum of third gear in low range in the automatic 2013 model...

Thanks

Matt.

[Jezza86]

kind of depends how much your willing to spend, and how much you like having a auto, and your warranty...
apio gearsets give 58% in low only, but will set you back over 2k AUD.
http://translate.google.com/translate?d ... o/6020_01/
cant help you on unlocking 4th sorry.

theirs kits for larger cars that lock up the torque converter much tighter, making them both more efficient/responsive while limiting overun, however from my experience with the manual, theres still a bit of overun with such a small engine.
for the costs involved, routinely replacing your break pads and cycling your peddel pressure to prevent overheating the breaks would be the best bet.

[christover1]

No idea on the Jimny,
but on my Vitara I can get OD in low by disconnecting the 4low warning light wire from the tranny stick end.
I did this because I have a very low gear set in the transfer case with only 30" tyres.
Somebody will know how, but Jimny 2013 being new, it may take a bit longer for a reply.

[christover1]

I have not posted in AZ for a long time. But suddenly got a raft of notifications from yonks ago, but the post don't have any new stuff.