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Id also love to post a photo of mine with a dislocated rear spring on a not too harsh bank, only i have no idea how to do that!!!

we were mainly discussing the rear axle, i've already said that he was unlikely to need them upfront if you'd like to re-read my post!!!

I already have the shortened turrets and castor corrected radius arms along with carden prop. The only reason ive stayed with +2" is that ive been using it a fair bit this summer on some longer journeys on country roads and wanted to keep a bit of driveability, this winter however it may be...

No, pre-having dislocating cones its a case of jacking it up and re-locating it yourself, post having dislocating cones no jacking required! Its not a case of driving carefully, i drive carefully but certain obstacals require the axle to drop down and the spring to dislocate therefore...

half in half out - came away from a section with the spring not totally in the top cup, just on it, so it had dislocated and not returned to centre, quite simple really!!! tom

Oh yeah so it does, so are you telling me that with your 2" lift and your "seriously maaaaaaaaaaaaaad stuff " you've never had the rear springs dislocate?? tom

yes ive seen them dislocate plenty of times when my brothers been driving and me walking, also seen them half in the cup and half out without the cones!!! do you live in holland home of all things flat??

REDHAND - Why are you suggesting he would not need cones? Perhaps not at the front, but at the rear if he's doing any seriousish offroading he almost definately will. I only have a +2" lift and am glad i have dislocating cones!! Tom

muddythelandy mentioned a full metal jacket pedal box, ive been after one for quite a while and can't find one anywhere anyone point me in the right direction???

Dealers and garages etc have block insurance, covers all and any car they have in for work or sale. All employees are covered to drive any vehicle and any prospective buyer is also covered to drive vehicles with garages permission. They do it this way otherwise they'd be constantly phoning the...

Retard here said uj's were fine, yes they were nice and tight but front prop at transfer box end, uj was totally knackered and mal-aligned so problem solved. Standard prop shelved with new uj in place for a rainy day and double carden jobby en-route!!! cheers tom

i used to have one fitted to my rs turbo and cosworth, very effective piece of kit, far better than any OE engine breathing equiptment and will in no way adversely affect performance or working of the engine. Have a look at someone like Bailey's alu equipment or go onto Rally designs...

UJ's all fine both new props and handbrake is currently defunkt due to leaking oil seals so i can rule that out.

On way back from a job today my '94 300tdi deepender start violently vibrating to the point where i couldn't drive over 30mph. Trying to accelerate it felt as though something was binding and low revs were the only way to drive. Pulled over to have a look and couldn't see anything, none of the...

Just got a pair of 2" lower HD front shock mounts, fitted them no probs. But it now looks as though there isn't much compressive travel for the shocker, I've got pro comps fitted and by the looks of things theres only about 3" max compression available now. Ive been out onto our farm and had a...

Ive got the -2" shock mounts at the rear of my defender and regulary have in the region of a tonne in the rear, also do a fair bit of recreational offroading and they've never given me any grief. Ive got pro comp shockers all round and if i remember rightly they have +3" of travel over a...

cheers guys a few things for me to look at there tomorrow, no white smoke once it does start just the usual small puff of blackish smoke. I'll stop it with the throttle and let the cold start do its stuff, i gave her a good power wash underneith today so ill have a look for any leaks! then after...

It'll fire once, then turn over for a good 10-20 seconds before firing properly, it usually takes a few pumps of the throttle to even encourage it to start!!!

If my 300tdi defender is stood for more than a day or so it takes an eternity to start. It turns over just fine but its like theres a lack of fuel what you guys think?? cheers tom

Im taking a week or two off in about 2 weeks whilst my work mates go on holiday and im thinking of rebuilding my axles in this time. The vehicles done a minimum of 150k (dont know exactly as the 'mileometer' hasn't been working for the past 5 years or so) and they've never been rebuilt appart...