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3" spacers :)
disco-v8:
--- Quote from: "steveo4v8i" ---great idea can i see a photo under the spring plz
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no probs mate will get you some tomorrow
--- Quote from: "Disco_Stu" ---
I'm more interested in how you sorted your bumpers, steering rod etc?
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in what way are u intrested with what ive done, so i can try and help
--- Quote from: "TheBlueySilverThing" ---
you measured the wheel base yet ?
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yep messured it today and guess what it was????????
253cm :shock:
yep 253cm....... thats 1cm under the standard 100" wheel base!!!!!
how the hell has that worked out like that????
think some one is going have to messure thier wheel base on thier standard disco
--- Quote from: "meader" ---looks very nice now but were does the front shockers bolt to now cus dont they go through the spring seat
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ok the spacers shown in the pic above where the rear spacers and where easily made and fitted..... BUT the rear where abit harder, i never got any pictures of the front ones as it was going dont when fitting them....
ill try and explain tho..... the spring seat has an over sided hole in it so that doesnt matter 1 iota, the shock is fastened to the mount on the axle....
how i did it was, instead of having a full size plate with 2 locating holes in it (just like the picture of the rear spacers) i made two very small plates and drilled the locating holes in them, which left a large enough gap in between them to allow room for a socket to reach up between the spacer, the i plated the top with a full size plate and drilled a centre hole ruffly 18mm which is about the same size of the shock shaft, so the shock shaft could slide into the spacer.....
now for the hard part i had to fit my shock to the turret onto the truck first, slide the spring around the shock then hold the spring seat on the bottom of the spring ...... then i pushed the spacer under the spring seat and making the shock shaft fit into the hole preversly drilled, then fasten the other rubber and fastening nut under/inside the spacer... remember the hole lot is fastened onto the truck so is very hard to move to the side of the axle because of the top shock rubbers, plus the axle doesnt want to drop very far because of the castor arm bushes....... after all the shock, spring, spring seat and spacer are all attached as one i had to jump on the axle then quickly slip the hole lot onto the original axle spring mount (THIS IS HARDER THAN IT SOUNDS) then bolt up th locating holes and jobs agood an...... 3" extra lift
heres a crappy diagram for y to make it abit better to understand :shock:
Disco_Stu:
--- Quote from: "disco-v8" ---
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I'm more interested in how you sorted your bumpers, steering rod etc?
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in what way are u intrested with what ive done, so i can try and help
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With sending the body up 3 inches I'd expect to see gaps above your chassis above the bumper at the front, and if you moved them up, loads of chassis underneath I cant. If you know what I mean.
Havent seen the back.
What difficulties did you encounter, did lifting the body leave gaping holes around the bodywork?
Which other components had to be lengthened/adjusted etc?
Cheers.
disco-v8:
--- Quote from: "Disco_Stu" ---
--- Quote from: "disco-v8" ---
--- Quote from: "Disco_Stu" ---
I'm more interested in how you sorted your bumpers, steering rod etc?
--- End quote ---
in what way are u intrested with what ive done, so i can try and help
--- End quote ---
With sending the body up 3 inches I'd expect to see gaps above your chassis above the bumper at the front, and if you moved them up, loads of chassis underneath I cant. If you know what I mean.
Havent seen the back.
What difficulties did you encounter, did lifting the body leave gaping holes around the bodywork?
Which other components had to be lengthened/adjusted etc?
Cheers.
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i think uve got abit confused with this one mate!!!!!
i havent done a BODY LIFT, ive done a SUSPENSION LIFT.....
the spacers have gone under the bottom spring seats lifting everything up, the only things that havent moved are the axles
Disco_Stu:
Doh. You're right, just re-read your original post.
Completely ignore everything I've written please while I go and stand in the corner.
Stu.
mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
i would keep my eye on the mounts . having a lift which doesnt a full area filled in could be unstable and cause slight play at the mount. just think how differcult it is to balance a plate with one finger. there is a lot of force on springs. that why they r strict on m.o.t its for safety.
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