Articulation Pix, Time to post your Flex....

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Originally Posted by D110V8D

.;) :D :D

Failing all wheels in contact with the ground +:cool:

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I thought this was called flying;) :p

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Originally Posted by numpty

I thought this was called flying;) :p

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:oops2: :oops2: :oops2: :bangin: :bangin:

Stock Defender suspension.

This morning in Hattah.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...007/04/389.jpg
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not much wrong there,,


look'in good clarkie!:D

just finished playin with some more springs! still not right but better than b4.
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https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/06/1715.jpg
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at least now the body is sitting flat, now to get some offset rims and get them tyres off the spring towers!:twisted:

cheers phil

Bloody hell! What's the red cone on top of the diff housing? How'd you get the diff to drop that low?

what springs are running all round bud? got some good flex there:twisted:

are they 33's? cause youve got way more up travel then me, but me got 35's:twisted:

2-2.5" lift?

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Bloody hell! What's the red cone on top of the diff housing? How'd you get the diff to drop that low?

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the orange thingy is to re locate the springs back to their seat, and the travell is due to my custom rear shock mounts and 11'' stroke shocks:cool:

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what springs are running all round bud? got some good flex there:twisted:
are they 33's? cause youve got way more up travel then me, but me got 35's:twisted:
2-2.5" lift?

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i just put my rears in the front and fronts in the rear!!! 220lb front and 175lb rear. back could be a bit stiffer ...190-200lb... but custom springs will follow.

they are 33's the rub on the spring seats at the top and miss the tops of the wheel boxes by 30mm, with the right offset i should be able to clear the springs, but i might then need to extend the wheel arches:twisted: oh where dose it stop??
the front wont articulate up any more than that due to the tyres attacking the shock towers, again the right offset should clear this:cool:

lift is 60mm...120mm bumpstop f&r.

cheers phil

now lets hear anyone tell you that your car doesn't articulate well hey!!!!:D :D :D :D

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Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

If you mod the suspension us so much so that bodywork stays level, and wheels look like they are 3ft below the vehicle, does this mean that it will go thru ruts, dips, holes etc with ease? :confused:

Does this not take away much of the skill of wheel placement etc?
So, if you have a modded vehicle that can go anywhere, doesn't necessarily make you a good off road driver? :confused: :D

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I think what happens is that everything balances out somehow. We tend to set our limit where we feel comfortable (or just slightly uncomfortable) with the perceived risk or challenge given our vehicle's capabilities and our skill. So with a better vehicle or more skill we are tempted to attempt more challenging tracks.
The capabilities of the vehicle are not necessarily an indication of the capabilties of the driver.
My standard Defender has this much articulation
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2467/defenderds3.jpg

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7...fender2sd7.jpg
It gets me where I want to go without causing me (or my wife) undue stress. If I thought I might want to go tackle more challenging tracks I could either modify the vehicle or improve my technique. At present I have no great desire to do either because I don't feel I am missing out on anything that matters to me.