APOLOGIES TO Ringin & Skiboy!!!

[Grizzly_Adams]

Sorry guys I sent you the wrong way home this afternoon. I sincerely apologise, I hope you manage(d) to find your way home successfully.

I misread the TomTom , once again sorry fellas

[Outlaw]

oh ow ... what shall we do with you Grizzley???

Okay Ringin' it's in your hands... what do you feel would be suitable disciplining for this?

[stikman]

I'll take his front diff and transfer case that should be punishment enough i think

Hope you got home safe Ringin.

[Grizzly_Adams]

I'll take his front diff and transfer case that should be punishment enough i think

Noooooo!!!!

[dungarover]

Just blame modern techology

It's not too hard to get around Beerwah, most of the roads end up on major ones anyway. On another topic, the coil spring disloaction on Ringin and Skiboy's Rangie, best way to fix this is the retain them both top and bottom.

Trav

[Grizzly_Adams]

I just hope they managed to get back alright, feeling a bit guilty at the moment

I think a sterling job was done replacing the coils, luckily stikman had a pair of spring compressors in his car (cause just *everyone* carries a pair of spring compressors in their vehicle these days) and an on-site repair was made a lot easier.

For the longer term though? I dunno if he'll bother I believe they are getting rid of that vehicle?

[stikman]

Hey Grizzly,

Just sent Josh a text and he made it home safe. Said they were back on the main road in 5 min, so maybe your directions were correct but you did not follow them yourself Good news either way

You can stop feeling guily now (damn if you not guilty i cant carry out my punishment ). See you on the next trip.

[Grizzly_Adams]

(damn if you not guilty i cant carry out my punishment ).

[dungarover]

I just hope they managed to get back alright, feeling a bit guilty at the moment

I think a sterling job was done replacing the coils, luckily stikman had a pair of spring compressors in his car (cause just *everyone* carries a pair of spring compressors in their vehicle these days) and an on-site repair was made a lot easier.

For the longer term though? I dunno if he'll bother I believe they are getting rid of that vehicle?

That's why retained springs are the go, not these wankey spring retainers or 'cones'. I have poped a spring out trackside before (not the the extent of that ) and retained mine ASAP and never looked back.

Not having a crack at anyone but from my experience they don't work

Trav

[stikman]

That's why retained springs are the go, not these wankey spring retainers or 'cones'. I have poped a spring out trackside before (not the the extent of that ) and retained mine ASAP and never looked back.

Not having a crack at anyone but from my experience they don't work

Trav

IMHO the "cones" had nothing to do with the issues experienced. It was the top of the spring that had issues which are not normally retained anyway. I agree that a better method of retaining the top of the springs should be used (I only use hose clamps also and agree this is not enough) and i feel this is the case regardless of if the bottom is retained or set up with cones (probably even more important without cones as the bottom would be retained resulting in increased reliance on the top also being retained dependent on shock length obviously). In the last couple of trip we have had three rear spring dislocations, 2 of which were retained at the bottom and were not running cones. Just my 2cents worth .