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Yet another lifting question

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thermidorthelobster:
We Disco II drivers don't have the luxury of being able to fit castor-corrected radius arms, so we have to live with the slightly sloppier handling.  I can't say I find it a problem though.  Both the vehicles I've lifted have had adequately long brake lines that I didn't need to replace them, but I did need to fiddle with the cable for the ABS sensors on the Disco II, to give more space between the fixing gromit and the sensor.

SnakeLogic:
So just why is it that there are so many accessories available for the Disco 1 and not as many for the 2?  Difficult to make, or smaller market?

BTW, The Mid, the camping car in your Avatar photo is mighty cool.  Do the paint yourself?

Skibum346:

--- Quote from: "SnakeLogic" ---While I'm on it, would it be worthwhile to have dislocation cones installed if I'm not removing the anti-sway bar?
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As I understand it... with a lifted vehicle and anti-roll/sway bars there is a danger that at extreme articulation, the ant-roll bar mount can pivot and end up in the reversed position. This can be aleviated by mounting a spacer between the chassis & anti-roll bar mounting.

There is great debate about the benefits of setting a vehicle up for off-road or on-road and what is the best optimum. My own opinion is that you set the car up the way you wan't and then drive within it's new envelope. If you want better articulation off road, remove the anti-roll bar and be more conservative cornering.


--- Quote from: "SnakeLogic" ---Back to the dislocation cones.  As long as I'm getting the uprated springs installed anyway, the labor (err, sorry, labour) charges will be negligible.  So, worth it?
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I'd say so... it will prevent horrible sounds of springs not re-seating correctly, even with anti-roll bars, and possibly prevent expensive damage to the wheel arch/spring/spring mounts.


--- Quote from: "SnakeLogic" ---I was going to but a snorkel and extended breathers on first (the play area is a small island in the middle of a river (the Kiso-gawa, if anybody cares), but I think wading plugs will suffice for now.  I got pulled of the mud today, and I have to have new tyres.
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In my opinion, snorkel and breather should be the first mod done to any off road vehicle. The cost of a new engine due to hydro-locking leading to bent con rods, push rods, bust valve seats, broken heads... just aint a gamble I'm willing to take. Especially as buildng your own is cheap easy and satisfying! Check out my gallery for the details.

Kindest

Skibum

muddyweb:
Disco 2 is still a much smaller market, so only a few people are developing products for them.  As the vehicles get cheaper, you'll find a lot more 'cheap' products becoming available for them as stuff gets copied and rehashed.

Before you do anything in terms of removing stuff like anti-roll bars, check your local vehicle regulations... in some countries taking factory-fit components off can make the vehicle illegal to drive... there are also often restrictions on how much lift / lower you can fit to a vehicle.

SnakeLogic:
One of the funny things about Japan is that the vehicle has to pass the inspection (every 2 years), but other than that, it can be most anything for the other 729 days.  I saw a Land Cruiser lifted enough for small children to walk under (really) driving down the road a few weeks ago. Anything that alters vehicle height (lift kits, big tyres) or width (wheel arch flares) is disallowed, but nobody I've talked to has ever been hassled by the police.  They just have to return the vehicle to original (or maybe pay somebody off?) for the inspection.

I've heard about about that flipping anti-sway bar problem.  Anybody know a source for the spacers?

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