Steering Dampers

[graceysdad]

I noticed the Series one doesnt have a steering damper, any advantage to fitting one?

[101RRS]

I remember in my first series 1 which got plenty of offroad use, I did nearly loose a couple of thumbs when off road so may have been helpful. I have a front axle sitting in my driveway that has a steering damper on it so the previous owner did think them of some value.

Garry

[JDNSW]

Steering dampers were not, I believe, standard on any Series Landrovers, although they became effectively standard on Series 3.

Series 1 and 2 and early 2a did not have the brackets on the chassis and drag link to fit them, but there was a kit made to fit them that includes a clamp on the drag link tube and a bracket bolted to the chassis. I probably have most of the bits floating round here somewhere.

The current 2a I have was the first Series I have owned with a steering damper, and as far as I can tell it makes little if any difference provided the swivel preload is correct, except perhaps in extreme offroading, and perhaps results in a slight loss of feel.

John

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Steering dampers were not, I believe, standard on any Series Landrovers, although they became effectively standard on Series 3. ...

...John
The steering damper was a standard fitting on the Series 2B forward control and the Series 2a "1 Ton" models from 1966.

The parts for those were readily fitted to other series vehicles and in fact many were fitted using a clamp onto the drag link. But as John said they became standard on normal Land Rovers in S3.

Diana