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Best springs?
Disco Matt:
Ah, but surely if your springs can now dislocate then the axle is moving further away from the chassis, therefore it would need more length in the brake lines to avoid them being damaged?
I may fit them anyway, as if I want to go further in the future I'd have wasted about £15 on the heavy duty turret securing rings (these have extended bolts to fit the tubular shock turrets which I also like the look of). The dislocation cones have the turret securing rings built in.
clbarclay:
--- Quote from: Disco Matt on February 28, 2009, 14:17:26 ---Ah, but surely if your springs can now dislocate then the axle is moving further away from the chassis, therefore it would need more length in the brake lines to avoid them being damaged?
--- End quote ---
Just fitting dislocation cones does not allow the axle to any thurther away from the chassis than before. If you either changed the length of the damper or its mounting points so that the axle can drop further then the springs may dislocate, but the spring dislocation is a side effect rather than a cause of increased movement.
If you do fit stiffer springs with standard ride height springs then these will have a shorter uncompressed length than standard springs and as a result may even dislocate with standard travel suspension.
Disco Matt:
Sorry, what I meant is that if you fit dislocation cones (and longer shocks so you can use them) you will then need the brake lines. I realise they won't do anything with the setup I'm considering, but I was contemplating fitting them rather than buying the heavy duty turret securing rings which will be surplus if I later fit longer shocks and brake lines. It looks as though the Paddock cones double as turret securing rings.
I just try to avoid buying stuff I'll have to junk later on! :D
clbarclay:
Ah a see what you mean know.
You can get cones which will fit with normal turret rings, though the ones like that I founf in a quick search were all more expensive than paddocks combined cones and rings.
If you do go for increased travel then one option worth considering is to use Gwyn Lewis front turrets which for an extra £14 can have dislocation cone built in so will work with standard turret rings.
http://www.llama4x4.com/page4.htm
Disco Matt:
Yep, I've seen the Gwyn Lewis kit and it looks well made. I just prefer the look of the Paddock turrets really - doubt there's much between them for strength or build quality, I just like the tubular design.
Does anyone know if the Paddock cones include the retaining rings? The blurb says that they are "Designed to incorporate the heavy duty securing ring." and the photo definitely shows them as including it and the mounting bolts, but I just want to make sure as that wording could equally be taken as meaning "can be used with the HD securing ring".
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