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Greg
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 12:46 pm: | 
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I was talking to a fellow last night who told me about new spacers that can be adjusted to add lift as you need it (up to an inch to an inch & 1/2 I believe he said). He couldn't remember the company but said they're in the new 4-wheel drive magazines.
Has anyone seen these? I am still looking for them, and will keep you posted. Also, if seen, anyone know if they work? |
Greg Davis
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 03:58 pm: |
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I've seen them, but they're not for us. I think they're for the Toyota Tachoma, but I'm not 100% sure. |
Greg
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 05:23 pm: |
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I didn't know, but the person said that they make ones for "all coil spring vehicles".
Still searching..... |
my96disco (Trevorh)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 05:25 pm: |
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Something like this?
http://www.rockcrawler.com/techreports/orgs_acos/index.asp
TrevorH |
Greg
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 06:08 pm: |
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That looks like the piece. Any idea if they make ones that are rover compatible?
If so, anyone think they would be of benefit? |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 06:48 pm: |
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All the benefits listed in the add would seem to be valid to me.
I don't know how easy it is to adjust them, but it would be cool if it were very easy. Keep your truck lifted to acceptable heights for driveline vibes for daily use. On the trail, maximize the lift since the driveline angles are not really important at that speed and terrain. Put them back down, drive home.
Tom |
Milan
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 10:16 pm: |
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Too much screwing around. I think that unless you wheel once a year, you'd use it to level the vehicle the way you want and then just leave it until you go for more lift. I don't think they'll have anything for the Rover as the ones shown are for TJs and fit over an existing bumpstop tower allowing for the threaded collar to be quite secure. On the rover you'd have to bolt/weld the upper collar/tower to the spring perch and go from there. |
Greg French
| | Posted on Thursday, May 23, 2002 - 07:55 am: |
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Call and find out. Looks interesting. |
muskyman
| | Posted on Thursday, May 23, 2002 - 08:43 am: |
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All the benefits listed in the add would seem to be valid to me.
"I don't know how easy it is to adjust them, but it would be cool if it were very easy. Keep your truck lifted to acceptable heights for driveline vibes for daily use. On the trail, maximize the lift since the driveline angles are not really important at that speed and terrain. Put them back down, drive home."
this has been going around in my head since I got my disco
I think I'm gonna but air-bags inside my springs is the way i'm gonna go,firestone & helwig both make a airbag for the ford f150 front coils that would fit pretty good.
combined with dual shocks up-front outboard
then my wife can be low and mall-crawlie and then push a botton and get trail lift
add in a valve body and you can drive crazy off-camber stuff |
Greg
| | Posted on Thursday, May 23, 2002 - 09:32 am: |
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I called and talked to the guys at Off Road General Store in CA, they are the ones making these. They said that they only make them for jeeps. When asked if they would consider making them for Rovers he indicated only if the demand was high enough. There would obviously be some R&D that would need to take place first and they don't have a Disco to do that with. However, if any body/company wanted to link up with them and become a distributor and could work with them with the R&D aspect of it, then they would certainly consider expanding their manufacturing of them.
So for now and in the near future, the product will not be made for a disco. |
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