Can an samurai body fit a jimmy chassis

[Tregembio]

I heard the other day that sj/sammy chassis are the same as jimmy chassis (obviously the suspension is different ) . Is this true and is it a easy swap to do ? cheers
Liam

[mike harris]

No both very different.

[Tregembio]

AA ok , Cheers for the reply thou
Liam

[mk1joe]

It obviously wouldnt be a straight swap, but crazier things have been done. The body mounts wont be in the same places so it would involve some fabrication work. There about the same size so it couldnt be that hard.

[Rhinoman]

The Jimny chassis has a much longer wheel base, its closer to a LWB SJ. I think that the Jimny is actually a much bigger car all round.

[Rhinoman]

Jimny = 2250
SJ SWB = 2030
SJ LWB = 3280
Vitara =2200


Not as long as I recalled but much closer to a Vitara than an SJ

[mike harris]

I sold a jimmy shell to a lad in Sheffield who was going to try and do this.

He said he'd seen it done in Europe somewhere, but I think that must have been extended wheel base, a Jimny is huge compared to an Sj, my h heavier too.