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disco truck.
Disco Matt:
--- Quote from: "boss" ---that, i am not sure about. i think you would do better maby just having stiff shocks(koni heavytrac maby?) if your taking the arb off i asume your after articulation? in which case its probibly better to do what ive done ie. mounting dampers on the outside, but with a different damper. let me know what you think.
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I'm really after better articulation but don't want to lose the stability - I tend to push mine pretty hard on road so if adding a couple of extra shocks would keep it handling as it does but with more articulation then I'll go for that. I'll have a think about it. Do you have to run four matched shocks or would it be ok if I had the de Carbons (that it has at the moment) in the normal locations and something else on the extra mounts? I don't really want to take £70 worth of six month old shock absorbers off!
boss:
you would have to get the same dampers, if one is set harder than the other the softer one would be doing nothing. i have heard of a kit that allows you to unhook your anti roll bars when your going off road and then re hook em' up when you need to. i dont know where i saw that but if you couldnt find it, it wouldnt be hard to machine up. if you dont have the facilities, i do :wink:. also, my dad has a set of shocks called "ranchos"(un used!) there fully ajustable from within the cab, from what i gather you can set them pretty hard, would you like me to have a word with him and see how much he wants for them?.....but you would haveto get a new set of mounts for them as thet fit disco2/defender and use the pin mounts
Guardian.:
keep going mate nearly there!
looking ace.
Disco Matt:
--- Quote from: "boss" ---you would have to get the same dampers, if one is set harder than the other the softer one would be doing nothing. i have heard of a kit that allows you to unhook your anti roll bars when your going off road and then re hook em' up when you need to. i dont know where i saw that but if you couldnt find it, it wouldnt be hard to machine up. if you dont have the facilities, i do :wink:. also, my dad has a set of shocks called "ranchos"(un used!) there fully ajustable from within the cab, from what i gather you can set them pretty hard, would you like me to have a word with him and see how much he wants for them?.....but you would haveto get a new set of mounts for them as thet fit disco2/defender and use the pin mounts
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It's ok, thanks for the offer though! I've heard about the ARB disconnects, the only snag I can see is that you have to grovel around in the mud underneath to connect/disconnect them. I'll just put another set of de Carbons on if I do fit dual shocks.
I tend to throw mine about a bit so if it'll handle like a boat after removing the ARBs then I'm not so keen. I've heard that it makes little difference but I'm not sure either way really.
boss:
ok then.
quick question all,
what is that big hidous round thing on my front axle near my diff???
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