Rear Springs Advice

tottot · Jun 30, 2022

dag019 said:
Not wishing to sound derogatory at all, but if you diff looks like that why on earth did you not fitted a diff guard years ago? they are the first thing i did to my td5 as they are very cheap, easy to fit and have no impact on any other part of the performance

Yea I know, but it was so out of shape after the first ding a guard would not fit. Been like that for years and been welded up a couple of times [done in situ] Where the crown wheel finds to fit inside I don't know.

Brown · Jul 1, 2022

Flossie said:
Just renewing my drop arm and noticed my diff guard drain hole isn't a hole anymore, completely blocked with rock hard clay nearly all the way to the top of the guard, can't poke it clear so I'm going to have to remove it to clean. Not looking forward to that because it was a bugger to fit
18 years ago. I do have a pit now though. Just waiting for the rain to stop as one doesn't want ones hair getting wet in the 4 yrd dash to the door

The sheds are looking very nice as they settle into their new home and start looking like they've been there a long time. Could you add a bit to your shed thread giving us a virtual tour of what they look like now? In the early days when it was just a mass of bare earth and foundation holes it looked like a gargantuan task, but it's all looking good now.

NewbieWithA90 · Jul 2, 2022

Really grateful for the time everyone has taken to respond, thanks a lot. There's more to it than I initially thought and doing all 4 will definitely be best. I need to look into all the suggestions a bit more but I like the idea of +2 shocks with normal springs to counter any sag.

Just to spend a little less in one go would a lift block with normal springs achieve the same thing? Then I could replace the shocks and remove the blocks a little later down the line.

Rougharse Racing · Jul 7, 2022

As said above, "twanging" noises are normal from the rear suspension during the extremes of axle articulation. If this is your only concern regarding your rear springs, leave well alone and save yourself a few quid.

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