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**Drover** · 24th July 2013, 03:18 PM

I had the D'fer jacked up from the chassis the other day, front wheels off the ground.

While underneath I noticed the front prop shaft resting on the sway bar. Caused by the 50mm lift and 50mm longer shocks. Closer look and it had been rubbing for some time, but only when the front suspension was at full flex down.

I unbolted the sway bar mounts and found that the suspension dropped another 35mm.

Solution - make some new sway bar mounts to lower the sway bar.

The mounts work a treat,

but......the front springs now dislocate on full drop and get caught up when lowering back into position.

So had to buy new TF dislocation cones, spring retainers and heavy duty turret securing rings.

Just goes to show once you start messing with something it just keeps on going.

**landiematt** · 24th July 2013, 06:47 PM

Hi Grant.
Did you check your tail shaft isn't binding up now you have all this new found flex. Would hate you to trash your front shaft.
Matt.
PS your truck has changed a bit by the sounds of it since I last saw it.

**Drover** · 24th July 2013, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by landiematt

Hi Grant.
Did you check your tail shaft isn't binding up now you have all this new found flex. Would hate you to trash your front shaft.
Matt.
PS your truck has changed a bit by the sounds of it since I last saw it.

Hey Mat,

Haha, yeah I checked for that, its all good.

The new DC shaft has a lot more left in it, before it would even go close to binding.

The SVX is going good, always adding to it, hopefully improving as I go.

Cheers

PS . Don't forget Fraser later this year.

**Nomad9** · 25th July 2013, 09:15 PM

Hi Drover,
Usual rule of thumb unfortunately, buy one accessory and you usually have to buy three more to make what every bought work properly.

Nice job on the mounts look very professional, you might find it a bit better if you turned the bolts the other way up if you can to save on thread damage, just a thought.

**noogie** · 28th July 2013, 07:48 PM

Yup
Same here. I bought plus 2" shocks and couldn't find Springs long enough so had to get front & rear dislocation cones and double cranked rear trailing arms front& rear spring retainers and hd front shock turrets.
Got it from adrenaline 4x4 in the uk.

Gonna have to make sure the front brake lines don't need replacing with extended ones now.
The rears look Ok.

**Drover** · 29th July 2013, 05:05 PM

Yep, I checked my brake line on full flex down, they just make it with a little in reserve

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