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Track rod or drag link ?

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graham2306:
You can bend a standard Land Rover one by driving in ruts.  If you get it straight after you bend it be careful as they just bend again.  I saw a guy straighten one at a trial a few years ago, put it back on, twist it again in the next section then roll it on the next descent as the wheels were both pointing inwards.

Fit a bigger one, your life depends on it.


Graham

Litch:
New standard tubes are about £15 each (non-genuine).
I would ALWAYS fit new TRE's as they have a life span and fitting new ones means you should be ok for the next few years.
Having replaced the tube & TRE's you really need to have the tracking checked as even if it is only slightly out of adjustment the scrub on the tyres can wear them out very quickly (been there, done that). Most places will check it for free and only charge if adjustment is needed, mine was £16 the other week.
I recently bought a set of solid bars from Green Oval, £75 for both bars and new TRE's which I thought was very good however when I came to fit them a simple 1-hour job turned into a nightmare as one of the bars had been manufactured too long (took a while to realise this was the problem) and I had to have another sent down to me. To his credit Neil dealt with it as soon as we knew that was the problem and I think he will be double-checking all the bars in future.
Most of the usual suspects (Paddocks etc) are selling these things now, they make a cost effective alternative to standard tubes.

Jimbo:
HD bars/Sumo/Dan, call them what you like, all seem to be around the £70 - £75 for the pair, so I'm gonna have a ring round and see if there's a supplier local to me, as I guess carriage costs could be a bit steep.

Anyone got contact details for Green Oval ?

Jim

Litch:
Neil Meredith on 0121 5613336 / 07973 296437. He also sells them on Ebay 'Land Rover Landrover 90/110 Defender HD track rods' and has an on-line store. Personally I would wait and pick them up from one of the shows if you are going (Billing for instance). I did it this way (he was at Sodbury & Towcester) and as I was going anyway I saved a fair bit on P&P.
Like I said, plenty of people are selling them now and you should be able to pick up Britpart items from a local non-franchised dealer near you and avoid postage charges that way.

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