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  1. 13th September 2015, 12:53 PM #1
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    Unhappy PSA - Steering Dampers

    Just found out the hard way (and Expensive).
    If you have a PTO winch fitted, you cannot fit anything other than a standard size damper. No RTC dampers or ones with a bigger bore.
    This is due to the fact that there is basically no clearance between the winch driveshaft and the damper.
    Fitting a bigger bore damper or an RTC damper with the coil spring will result in it fouling on the driveshaft.

    Luckily i realized this when trying to install it; something would have broken the first time I hit a bump.

    Only $140 wasted .
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  2. 13th September 2015, 08:14 PM #2
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    I can help with that by removing your winch for you. Problem solved

    What dampener were you trying to fit?
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  3. 14th September 2015, 08:13 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by BadCo. View Post
    I can help with that by removing your winch for you. Problem solved

    What dampener were you trying to fit?
    heh. My winch stays where it is!
    This is what I was going to fit. The spring catches on the winch driveshaft.
    Waiting to hear back from them if I can just remove the spring and use it as a standard damper, but I suspect it requires different bushings on one end to do that.
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  4. 14th September 2015, 08:28 AM #4
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    May I ask why you were going to use a RTC type dampener?

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  5. 14th September 2015, 12:30 PM #5
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    May I ask why you were going to use a RTC type dampener?

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    All they do is mask other faults until such time as a failure occurs
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    All they do is mask other faults until such time as a failure occurs
    Ffs shush you!

    I have heard this about RTC dampeners all over the place and I wanted to know Chris's reasoning for wanting to use one. I haven't had any personal experience with them, but they look cool

    I'm surprised they are even legal in Australia! I think they are looking at outlawing them over here, or have done already.

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  7. 14th September 2015, 08:46 PM #7
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    Well in the end I contacted Tough Dog themselves and they checked with their engineering dept and they told me it's fine to fit it without the spring.
    Still has more than adequate damping. After a bit of a drive over some bumpy tarmac, they seem to be correct. Feels much nicer and doesn't kick as much.

    I just thought an RTC damper would make it a bit easier to drive. Didn't have any negative remarks when I was searching around for a damper.

    Anyway, this one seems to have calmed down the front a bit - that's really what I was after anyway.
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  8. 14th September 2015, 08:48 PM #8
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    Did you have wandering before?

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  9. 14th September 2015, 11:09 PM #9
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    It wasn't wandering so much (though it does do that a bit; new tie rod ends and pitman arm balljoint are on the way from the UK to hopefully fit that)
    but it kicked like a mule from even the smallest pebble.
    A pot hole felt like a damn mine shaft, and the wider tyres I fitted just made things worse.
    This has quieted that down quite a bit. Hopefully the other new parts will fix it up entirely.
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