Recent content by thjakits

Hi all! here a video from youtube: here the channel of the people who are doing this: https://www.youtube.com/@EdisonMotors OBVIOUSLY - the presented chassis is NOT a good base for an Overlander!! Listen to the details and you get the idea - Skoolie body onto a truck chassis, build your...

....just a quick check - ....hope some day Doug (or forbid a new owner of Shachagra!) will be back here...! Cheers all.... thjakits

Hi all! I am not sure (anymore..) which other threads biotect refers to further up (except his own..), so I put my opinion here: - Yes, the trend unmistakable goes towards Independent suspension! As it did for a long time in FAST offroad sports. In the end, it doesn't really matter: At the...

NAAAH - Pairo!! You need to show them the PRESENT stage of this beauty!! thjakits

FANTASTIC!! The simplest solutions are always the best, as long as you don't exceed their limits. What you are planning to do - GOOD ENOUGH!! Have fun!! thjakits

LOOKING GREAT!! Questions: 1) Why the long way around (to the front and then back again ...) with the red cable - it looks like you could have saved nearly 1 meter of "resistance"...? 2) What did you decide on the suspension? Leave it? Lift it? Airspring helpers? 3) Hi-Lift jack ...

Dual pack of identical batteries is okay in parallel and no changes to the charging system. If you will have different type batteries - you will need some kind of charge-CONTROLLER... I suggest you check your available space, quote the biggest dual-bat-pack that fits and then compare to...

Hi all, being Europe as it is - I am certain one or the other country will NOT allow jerry-cans on the OUTSIDE of the car. So - either go for a extra tank installed underneath (or a replacement tank with increased capacity - ...well, you won't do that as it is expensive as hell!) or get a...

Hey Thijs404, your BIGJIMNY link gets you to the "Wokingham Air Training Corps webpage!!" I believe you meant this one: http://www.bigjimny.com/ Cheers, thjakits

Looking good so far!! thjakits

......you CAN do with a handpump - you also can go full nuts and do a electronic control!! NOT exactly the "budget solution though!" The Air-springs should not cost you more than a set of lift springs.....Get the spacers, air-springs (YES these are placed inside the coil-springs, and need to be...

....the nice thing with airsprings - they are "progressive" and keep the ride level! Progressive means they get stiffer with more weight. In your situation, you can get away with the most basic set-up, as your only variables will be the fuel tank quantity and your food quantity (fridge) - all...

Actually, if I would do this (...well, I would get too excited about terrain and would probably go over board with beefing up my ride:sombrero: ) - I would do the 25 mm spacers AND airbags in the rear!! The 25mm lift will give you space for tires ANOTHER size bigger than you have now (sell these...

I sure hope the lift is only 25mm (NO more than 50 mm on the Jimny, if you still want it to drive on a road at SOME speed! 225mm and a good breeze will roll it over!! Well, IF you are sure you will stick to ROADS, you should be good with what you have done so far, except for the springs - at...

...same question here!! Just changing the shocks will do NOTHING for load compensation! Usually the ARB/OME products cater to some serious load increase, unfortunately NOT very progressive, which generally means - unless you have a serious/permanent "base load" - the ride will get VERY stiff...