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bearlives
Joined: Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:29 am Posts: 53 Location: benalla
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Hi
I am about to buy the 2" jimnybits lift.
What i wanted to know is there a way to move the stock radius arm forward enough to clear a 235x75x15? I believe the tyre will scrub on the door side of the front arch and I am not worried about trimming my front bumper to fit.
I was thinking of using a offset bush on the chassis mounting point to move it forward maybe 10-15mm. Will this work?
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Fatzook

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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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 Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:49 pm |
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You won't get 15mm from one bush.
Longer arms are the best solution.
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bearlives
Joined: Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:29 am Posts: 53 Location: benalla
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Fatzook wrote: You won't get 15mm from one bush.
Longer arms are the best solution. I think the jimnybits arms are suited to 3" lift??? Or am i wrong?
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Fatzook

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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
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bearlives wrote: Fatzook wrote: You won't get 15mm from one bush.
Longer arms are the best solution. I think the jimnybits arms are suited to 3" lift??? Or am i wrong? I'm not sure mate. All I know is that the jimny radius arm bush is 50mm diameter, there is a 14mm bolt through the 20mm OD crush tube in the centre of the bush, which leaves about 10mm of rubber either side of centre. Removing any of this for the sake of an offset bush will dramaticly effect the way the bush works, and most likely lead to a VERY fast bush failure.
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zuk85
Joined: Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 656 Location: Sunshine coast
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Fingers crossed on the offset raduis arms to suit all lifts from JB 
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smiffkid

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Joined: Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:55 pm Posts: 3266 Location: perth wa
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Well I have 31s with 50mm lift but have cut all the way to the floor to stop em rubbing standard radius arms
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bearlives
Joined: Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:29 am Posts: 53 Location: benalla
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Thanks for the replys
I spoke with rus from jimnybits and he said that with his castor corrected radius arms i will be a inch over rotated.
He says he has plans in the future for radius arms to suit all his lifts.
guess i will have to go with offset bushes.
Anyone running 235's how much trimming was required
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zooky08

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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 3426 Location: imbil/gympie. qld
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For 30's and -13 offset rims I only had to cut the rear corners off on each flare down the bottom of the flares. But my diff is moved forward. So for 235's you might have to do the same or even more trimming, since your diff is in stock position. If you have a arb bar then a fair bit has to be cut off there. If you have the stock front bumper then I'm not quite sure.
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zukenutter

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Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 9045 Location: Brisneyland
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235s will only need very minor trimming unless you plan on running offset rims.
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kyzermattingley
Joined: Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 281 Location: brisbane
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Just redrill the chassis points further 15mm and weld up the factory holes, I did and it works a treat
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bearlives
Joined: Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:29 am Posts: 53 Location: benalla
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 Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:04 pm |
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zukenutter wrote: 235s will only need very minor trimming unless you plan on running offset rims. oh ok im running -12 offset so mat require more trimming cheers
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bearlives
Joined: Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:29 am Posts: 53 Location: benalla
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 Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:06 pm |
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kyzermattingley wrote: Just redrill the chassis points further 15mm and weld up the factory holes, I did and it works a treat not a bad idea.....thanks might look at that
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