Just don't go to stiff with the springs otherwise the tyre won't stuff into the guard real well:angel:Quote:
Originally Posted by 2_door
TIM.
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Just don't go to stiff with the springs otherwise the tyre won't stuff into the guard real well:angel:Quote:
Originally Posted by 2_door
TIM.
this set up was good for stuffing tyres up in the opposite guard.
heres a pic
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...09/02/1154.jpg
its not a great pic but gives a general idea of how far up they can go :p
this one is a bit better
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...09/02/1155.jpg
Thats nice!!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2_door
Need more flex in the front though:D
so the back is easy to get good flex with spring and shocks what about the front what stops it flexing it gets bugger all and causes the body to be on a lean when flexed rather than sitting level
the front is limited by the sway bar and it is a different configuration to the rear so it is a bit harder to get as much flex from it.Quote:
Originally Posted by jeep_boy
I hadnt done anything to the front of mine and thats why it is still 'undeveloped' as such. You can fit things like modified shock towers, sway bar disconnects, softer coils and longer shocks and get more out of it but in the end, it is very hard to get the front to flex like the back without spending big bucks and changing the whole configuration of arms etc
Can relocation cones be placed in the front?
Yes but they are a bit harder to make, because of the shock in the centre of the spring;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grover-98
TIM.
Nice flex...Quote:
Originally Posted by 2_door
I am concerned how you go with bottoming out the rear shocks due to length.
Without extended bump stops, and/or raised shock mounts back there a 27.5" shock is going to bottom out over a decent bump and trash the shock or mount or both!
As for front flex, you will never get "jeep" flex from the front of a disco by design... Jeeps flex in the front, Rovers in the back.... Plus real life loading on the front will flex it more than just ramping it!
But your doing a great job...
Keep the development up!!!
i have taken the swaybar of the front, it didnt even make a differance, at the moment its all stock so i assume my shocks are stopping further droop, is it to do with the radius arms that it cant droop, will different bushes make it better
;)Tombie, I never got around to measuring the compressed length of the shock verses the compressed length of the coils to see if they matched or came close to bottoming out. My offroading is all slow work, crawling over trees/rocks/ruts so if the shock did bottom out, it would have been a slow action. Admittedly its not the best but at least they wouldnt be bottoming out at speed with alot of force on them. I didnt have any thumping or strange noises coming from them, and they never bent or broke so things couldnt have been all that bad :p
Jeepboy, lack of flex in front radius arms is probably one of the biggest reasons the front wont flex but having siad that, it is a combination of things that reduce front flex. I think its Superior Engineering or Snake make a raduis arm that has a rose joint or a ball joint in them to allow greater flex. Nice idea but you have to mortgage the kids to be able to afford them :eek:
If you took the sway bar off and it made little difference, try taking the shocks off all together (if you have somewhere VERY close to home) and see how the front flexes up then. If it goes really well, get in there are see how the coils are going, are they at their limit of travel. If they are, measure how long a shock needs to be and then go out and see if you can buy one at that length. Procomp shocks are probably the cheapest (but not in a quality sense) shock you can get in many lengths and no doubt one to suit your length.
good luck