Thread: Show us your Deefers !

A good read with some excellent pics. You guys don't use chains?

Originally Posted by Grumbles

A good read with some excellent pics. You guys don't use chains?

No we dont

Originally Posted by Grumbles

A good read with some excellent pics. You guys don't use chains?

Ive seen chains used,, many, many years ago not long after I first started 4x4ing. The guy did more damage to the track than I've ever seen. I told him at the time, if your going to go joy riding with chains on,, perhaps you should just get yourself a bulldozer.

When I was installing the Front Coils & Shocks, I measured the Shock open length and compared to what I was quoted from EFS's Catalogue. To my disappointment, the open length was exactly the same between the old and new. So, I rang the place I obtained them from and chatted with the fella and he suggested trying some shocks from the Front of a 80's Cruiser. The open length of those were 615mm open and closed 365mm.

I've installed them and they suit perfectly with the Les Richmond Coils I bought. Even at full extension the coils are still being retained by the shock but I've also got much more travel now as well..... happy days.

Only issue now is that I've got speed wobbles between 80>90km/hr. I've got a new steering dampener fitted too. There was a small amount of speed wobble b4 the install but nothing that concerned me. After the install it's definitely been magnified so will need to find the problem and fix it.....

Open to people's ideas of what it may be and possible solutions......

Originally Posted by Robmacca

Finally got around today to some NEW suspension under my Defender. The old stuff was really stuffed and the front end had sagged a fair bit'

Here's my measurement's Before and after:

Here's the original heights:
RHS: Front 690mm
RHS: Rear 740mm


LHS: Front 693mm
LHS: Rear 746mm


Here's the NEW heights:
RHS: Front 755mm (Increase of 65mm)
RHS: Rear 770mm (Increase of 30mm)


LHS: Front 750mm (Increase of 57mm)
LHS: Rear 767mm (Increase of 21mm)


Pics of BEFORE




an AFTER:

Panhard bushes

IMG_0088.jpgBiddy,s back at work this morning, still has a bit of Melrose stuck to her, still full of gear and looking and smelling like a Tip inside.

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

still full of gear and looking and smelling like a Tip inside.

Which is just how a Defender should be.

Up near Lovick's Hut