Thread: Front shock towers

quick question! in a defender the front shocks are in the middle of the springs which does make fitment annoying a tad more than nissan and toyota i was wondering if if time was spent on making up brackets would there be any reason why landys cannot have the shock on the outside of the spring?

Originally Posted by c.h.i.e.f

quick question! in a defender the front shocks are in the middle of the springs which does make fitment annoying a tad more than nissan and toyota i was wondering if if time was spent on making up brackets would there be any reason why landys cannot have the shock on the outside of the spring?

There a couple of kits around that do that.

Equipe
and scrap-iron (copy of equipe and no longer in bussiness)

no reason why, just might be a bit tight on space. That being said there are several different dual shock set ups for land rovers getting around, these run the stock position shock as well as a 2nd shock mounted outside the spring. Theres no reason you couldnt just leave out the shock inside... check out this thread.

external front shock mounting

thanks guys why i ask is because i am about to order some racerunner eye to eye shocks havnt decided if i am going to go 14",16" or 18" travel yet but need to come up with a better idea for mounting shocks hence outside the springs i was thinking

Originally Posted by c.h.i.e.f

thanks guys why i ask is because i am about to order some racerunner eye to eye shocks havnt decided if i am going to go 14",16" or 18" travel yet but need to come up with a better idea for mounting shocks hence outside the springs i was thinking

what front setup are you using to be able to travel that far?

Originally Posted by c.h.i.e.f

thanks guys why i ask is because i am about to order some racerunner eye to eye shocks havnt decided if i am going to go 14",16" or 18" travel yet but need to come up with a better idea for mounting shocks hence outside the springs i was thinking

Be careful or you'll stress fracture the top spring mounts...

Believe me I know.

Tell me more Toombie...

how where why?

stress fractures to top spring buckets that is.

S

is it due to stress being placed on one side rather than directly in the middle of the tower? thanks for the heads up