Submitted by Bradley 083 281 7800 I would like to start off by thanking Jan and his team from Custom Canopies for the professional service they gave me and my Jimny on the installation of the Des Sol Suspension, rock sliders, spacers, steering damper and radial cup protection. A Massive thank you to Lynton and […]
Submitted by Jason 082 868 6322 Having grown up on Land-Rover and Toyota, why buy a Gen-4 Suzuki Jimny, and then add a Des-Sol Suspension Upgrade kit. Having researched and test driven the Gen-4, I was happy with the vehicle, but not it’s handling or suspension. It felt unsettled, nervous in the corners, and lacking […]
To all our Des-Sol friends who survived a testing weekend in the Kwa-Zulu Natal, Drakensburg mountains where water, mud, and rock trails were made all the more exciting by the fantastic weather. The Des-Sol team spent a thrilling weekend with like minded 4×4 enthusiasts willing to put their steeds to the ultimate test. The sun […]
Cold Rolled vs Hot Rolled Coil Springs Compared to hot-rolled steel, cold-rolled steel has a nearly 20% increase in strength through the use of strain hardening. It’s through a series of breakdown, semi-finishing, sizing, semi-roughing, roughing, and finishing that cold-rolled steel shapes can be created. Many spring manufacturing companies in South Africa use a hot […]
There are many opinions on social media platforms about whether it is better to fit deep dish rims or wheel spacers to your Jimny. The fact is that it does not matter, as whether you fit deep dish rims or wheel spacers the end result is the same. The load on your wheel bearings […]
The Gen4 Jimny has an additional cross member added to the chassis below the prop shaft to give the chassis better rigidity. When lifting the Jimny by 50mm and adding castor correction bushes, the prop shaft moves closer to the cross member and this means that when you go over road humps at speed the […]
African Sky Adventure Company Founded in 2019, African Sky Adventure Co. which is based in the Helderberg Area Western Cape, has evolved by having a passion for Customer Service and a vision to create an out of the ordinary and unique experience for the outdoor and 4wd enthusiast escaping the rush of everyday life to […]
This blog was written by: Jon Walsh trailmad@gmail.com Warrington, Cheshire, UK We’ve just got started in the world of off-road, and as beginners where better to start than with a Jimny! We’re in the UK so we’ve got loads of local lanes to explore, so after finding a great little car online one Saturday morning […]
Des-Sol specialises in Suzuki Jimny 4×4 aftermarket accessories and supports the conservation of our natural heritage and wild life in South Africa, specifically here in KZN (Kwa- Zulu Natal). There is nothing more exciting and exhilarating than seeing wildlife in their natural habitat when travelling along a 4×4 trail. Des-Sol, in conjunction with Jacques and […]
One of the hardest 4×4 routes to tackle are river crossings, especially when you are traversing along a rocky river bed with loose boulders beneath your wheels. You cannot see the rocks below the surface of the water and neither can your spotter, so in many cases you travel blind over rocks and accidentally moving […]
