Re: New Toy!

Thats the next thing on my list, the dampers!

On or around Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:31:32 -0000, "Nige" enlightened us thusly:

Just fitted a set of HD series ones to the front of the minibus (already had the back ones), and it made a world of difference OTR. we'll see how it copes on the rough stuff - I suspect the armstrong ones will not last all that long, even HD ones. Do gas ones last any better for being gas, or is it just that they're made better or from better materials.

I've now turned up some special inner bushes which means I can use LR series bushes (with a bit siced off at one end) on the front of it.

I wouldn't normally fart around like this - but the dampers are near-enough identical (apart from different size eyes and bushes) to the OE ones, and OE ones are about 45 quid a shot, compared to about 12 quid. If the OE were something decent, I wouldn't mind, but they're just ordinary oil-filled like the standard series ones. Probably the same manufacturer, too... The front series ones are about an inch shorter at full extension, but some expermient jacking the vehicle on one corner leads me to the conlusion that the only way they'd top out is if yuo get the front end airborne - the whole thing is way too stiff for the dampers to get anywhere near full stretch.

Been through 6inches in the scooby

We had a foot or so a couple of years ago and when fresh the Disco went through it like it wasn't there. Sadly, if it gets icy under the snow, they are no better than any saloon car. Possibly worse as they are so heavy they just don't stop in a slide. Fun though....

TonyB