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  1. 14th January 2007, 07:42 PM #11
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    My father is determined that I get it replaced (just had the argument about it ), so is it really worth it if I dont feel any vibration? I drove home with the thing dragging, and the steering and suspension seemed fine.
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  2. 14th January 2007, 07:46 PM #12
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    [quote=disco_nex]I drove home with the thing dragging, and the steering and suspension seemed fine.[/quote]



    Your just very lucky that very heavy paper weight didn't kill anyone if it dropped off the retaining cable.
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  3. 14th January 2007, 07:53 PM #13
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    Ok, Im a liar......sounded good though (Im an idiot for saying it). I found some place up over the chassis rails to hide it and somehow it stayed there. Im sorry for lying (bad influence).....
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  4. 14th January 2007, 07:55 PM #14
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    you dont Always need it, its something to do with when theres a misalignment while cornering at speed or on the flats and the front axle will shimmy. This thing cancles it out...

    I pulled mine off cause of the mount dying although I spotted mine before it fully seperated..

    The vibration mine seemed to cancel out felt like an orbital sander had been strapped to the steering wheel and there was a tyre like humm coming from somewhere..

    the dealer in townsville spotted it in about 10 minutes.

    You may not notice it if you have different rubber or other suspension issues/mods
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  5. 14th January 2007, 08:29 PM #15
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    Give it to one of ya mates with a pootrol as this is probably what they need to stop the built in stering shimmy they have


    Dont listen to ya old man make up a buli5hit story to baffel him and tell him its there for transport reasons n when they were imported they were removed and must have forgot to remove it or sum cr4p you dont need it and when the new tyers go on make sure the best balenced ones go on tha front and you wont notice a thing ..

    Sum d2's have em on the back as well but not my brothers any more we bined it wen the maxi went in

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  6. 14th January 2007, 08:37 PM #16
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    Thanks boys. I just want to make sure. I'll still be ringing my LR specialist to confirm it for my father, but at least I have you blokes backing me up. Have a good one!

    Matt.
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  7. 16th January 2007, 09:16 AM #17
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    The Thingy!

    Good to know what the heck it is. Whilst under the vehicle doing oil changes etc I have often wondered what it was for and if it had been "added" by a previous owner.
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  8. 16th January 2007, 09:30 AM #18
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    It's a Vibration Damper, i removed mine because it flattened one of the extractor (exhaust) pipes while doing some serious off roading, Regards Frank
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  9. 16th January 2007, 09:32 AM #19
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    You're not the first one to be puzzled & I doubt you'll be the last.

    It's one of 'those' objects that appears to do nothing, except hang there.
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  10. 16th January 2007, 10:47 AM #20
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    mate, I wonder if the Rangie would have made it up

    as for cheap and good At's, those silverstone's I put on worked a treat...only $140 and almost the same pattern as the bfg At's

    when is the next trip?
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