Spring Dislocation cones

[86mud]

Is there someone in Aus who sells front and rear spring dislocation cones?

Cheers

Andrew

[MickG]

Is there someone in Aus who sells front and rear spring dislocation cones?

Cheers

Andrew

Chat to Dranged (Rangeneering), as I think he has a set and may part with them.

Aye, Mick

[Rayngie]

just adding to this, i want to do a 2in lift to my Range Rover, do i need cones for this??, are they usefull in this lift?

also what's kind of costs should i be up for?, not wanting to go all out with suspension as it's only a weekend car so i'm not wanting the be all and end all of lifts as far springs and shocks go.

cheers for any help,

Ray

[MickG]

just adding to this, i want to do a 2in lift to my Range Rover, do i need cones for this??, are they usefull in this lift?

also what's kind of costs should i be up for?, not wanting to go all out with suspension as it's only a weekend car so i'm not wanting the be all and end all of lifts as far springs and shocks go.

cheers for any help,

Ray

I don't think you will need cones for a 2" lift not unless you are trying to get more travel. If it is just your springs and shocks you are changing, no cones will be req.

I'm sure the Rangie drivers will confirm in more detail

Aye, Mick

[walker]

Even if you were going 4" lift I still would not use disclocation cones. They are noisy and make the car unstable/unpredictable when dislcocated.

Also, remember, the lift and springlift have nothing to do with it if your shock are not long enough and the only way to get your shocks long enough is to change you shocker mounts. LRA have a kit for this for around $600. If you go for longer shock without extending the shock mount position then your shocks will bottom out unless you raise the bumpstops and if you do this there is no point lifting it IMHO.

So what should you do?

Longer springs are good, something long and light.
Longer shocks are needed and the kit to extend the shock mounting position is good. The cheapest way to get longer shocks is to use 80series shocks on the front and Patrol shocks on the rear.
Lastly clamp the spring into place top and bottom so it cant dislocate. I think you should already have a bottom clamp...for the top use a couple of hose clamps.

[Rayngie]

Cheers Adam,

any specific's for the Toyota / Nissan shocks?, or is it just that standard ones will do the job fine?


Ray

[walker]

Yep, the standard ones give you the extra length you need on a Rangie. I put Ridepro shock on mine, only because it is only a Weekend Basher and so the shocks did not matter too much. Having said that the Ridepro are very good with a huge bore and are only around $130 each.

The only mod you will need is a "pin to eye" adaptor for the patrol shocks at the rear. This is good as it gives you a little extra length as well.
I made my own adaptor by just bending some 10mm steel into a "C" shape but you can buy them here:
http://www.bbmotorsports.com.au/prod2401.htm