Thread: Disco Makeover

What are the straps for that bolt to the rear top shock mount? Looks like they don't go anywhere?

Originally Posted by Larns

What are the straps for that bolt to the rear top shock mount? Looks like they don't go anywhere?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it you connect them to your shocks to limit travel so that you can actually get your wheel off the ground with a jack to change the tyre!

Looks good mate - I'm wanting to do this down the track with my Defender.

Did i hear you say you used copper pipe on the brake line?

Ahh, do they connect to the bottom of the shock shaft?

Yea, copper brake line....... that's actually illegal. I found that out with my S11a years ago, the reasoning is that when the copper is exposed to really cold temps and then is heated up from braking, this tempers the pipe ever so slightly, combine this over say ten-even fifteen years and the lines crack causin brake failure. I know I know, I was just as sinical as you guys about this but.......my clutch line was made of copper and it actually fractured at the flare causing me to loose all my clutch fluid. Wether it was the result of long time tempering or the vibration of a LR who knows.

Cheers

Correct about the shock straps, just in case you cant get under the axle to jack it up i guess ..

What,,, i had no idea (()) that copper line will do that and that it is illegal.. wow ill have to look around in replacing that..

thanks guys for the info!!

she flexes up nice now .. you can really notice just when you get to the top of a boggy sand hill and the ruts get bad , the car just stayes level and creeps over holes like ther not there.

just got the air comp in, tucked it under the back panel.

I have grate success. with some bad news. thanks to my brother in law he has helped me with the air locker install but when we were putting the axles back in we snapped a hub stub axle bolt and we are having great difficulty getting it out, But while im at it ill replace the rear wheel bearings so off to brit part and the wreckers this arvo..

and we will have another go at getting that thread out..