1. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    cheers mate cheers mate thats one of the main reasons i made it, i missed having a arm rest, i smashed my other one up with a hammer after one of the screws that held the bodged thing together scratched me one too many times lol. cheers ian it cures the road noise a treat lol
  2. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    Glad it was a easy fix mate!, im jealous wish i had loads of bits turning up to put on my landy....bet its like Christmas! had a free day so knocked up my chav centre cubby box to try and eliminate some more road noise lol.
  3. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    supposed to be mid 20s' for the weekend
  4. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    mine runs the standard setup still, but if the steering arm balljoint lets go i will be changing to discovery setup.
  5. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    Seen this problem a few times now with hd arms with locknut, lock nut coming loose and threads wearing themselves over a period of time....when i put mine on i set up the tacking and thread locked the **** out of them Will have to heat them if i ever need to change the ball joints!. Mine are...
  6. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    You could try un staking the nut first and re torquing it just in case it came loose. short of that its new bearings, if its worn fast with no sign of water/ dirt ingress then maybe the spacer is out of tolerance, you can get this but must measure the end float to get correct. or you can...
  7. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    I think he has a brand new one still in the package, in the workshop
  8. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    This is a pic of mine its more a case of getting a well balanced setup, the front articulation is just as important as the rear and is often overlooked. When i specced my suspension i took it to a weigh bridge and weighed the front and rear, then chose my springs by the spring weights, i then...
  9. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    few pics from bures today
  10. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    will do, will be the last time there needed this year only need them for the mud tyres, cheers Geoff
  11. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    A few of us are doing bures tomorrow if anyone els fancies it... Last one till September
  12. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    not toms stag do by any chance??
  13. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    Yeh we found them cheers for the heads up Nick! That was at black Notley beside the old mill normally a trickle im told, i think theirs a few going out sunday day for a bit of laining and fording and maybe a trip to vilots.
  14. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    working in Ardleigh today saw quite a few drains with water gushing out the wrong way, where abouts is this flooding? may take a drive there when i finish
  15. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    Maybe what kinda time you thinking? would be better with one more person just incase because there still fairly deep
  16. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    Did you give it a go?
  17. mikeyt

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    Was a fun evening, shame about tinys snorkle still there is a little chance she might live again. Must remember to wear wellies and not trainers next time, has about a foot of ingress by the time i got to the other end, the current was too strong to keep up a speed to create a bow wave.:D
  18. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    Maz is coming in mine, Coppins coming just need to give him a tow start when he finishes work and Brian is fitting his snorkle, so i think will be taking his.
  19. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    Ive got all excite lmao! gonna pack up work for today and go up the workshop and prep, gonna take my rear door off so hopefully i can get traction, my tyres seem to make me want to float. i hoping the fords will be more sensible around 4/4.5 foot. anyone's welcome to join us
  20. mikeyt

    Essex lanes

    Definitely may be the last change to have a decent laining day before everything drys out