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Forgot to mention the rear diff problem was the half shaft snapping... Got that fixxed before I painted it, bust something in the front one now so will be looking at that thsi weekend. Got a pretty nippy car too enjoy on the road so not to fussed about the Landys lack of speed guys

Yer I fitted the lift shackles with no other modifications, the only reason I needed them was my tyres were rubbing on the rear arches even when cornering on road! I seem to be eating the front prop though so will be looking in to wide angle props. I want to lower my front spring hangers (like the military type which the shackles are off) and go for parabolics with extended shocks so modified props are on the way I made a side exit exhaust the other day with no silencers and turned up the pump and turbo

Hey the intercoolers off a petrol 1.8 turbo Seat Ibiza

So we go from this.... To this... I'm so hapy with how it looks, quite menacing looking

My right foot is intact so I doubt thats the weakest link Know what your saying though, I was a bit to hard on it.

The gearing isnt to much of a problem. It will in reality do high 60s maybe mid 70s but it doesn't do enough road driving to make me want to mess around with gearing. It's all MOT'd and on the road now. Fitted 1 tonne shackles and a 12000lb winch. Yes I've mangled my wings... Judged the strength of a fallen tree wrongly It really is a totally different animal now. Does anything the suzukis can do with maybe the exception of real thick mud where the extra weight shows up but then the extra grunt from the TDi is awesome! I had my frist proper off roading day today and bust both the rear axle and front free wheeling hub. I know the exact problem with the front... Too much play in the bearings caused the FWH to break. But the rear axle... It isn't making any extra noise, the rear prop is spinning but the wheels aren't. I've blown a good few rear diffs up on my days of Dolomite ownership but they've always made a good bang when they've given up and made a noise afterwards when trying to be driven... This is silent. I was giving it the flat out in 1st and reverse in about 2 foot of bog when somebody noticed my rear wheels were no longer spinning. Whats the weakest link in the rear axle? Please say just a simple drive flange Adam

Well I've got it all up and running, wings on, home made snorkel on, floor panels on and took it for a blast. What a completly different machine it is now! Tops out at about 55mph but who cares, I've got a car for the on road stuff Flys up hills the Suzukis need a run up to get up. I'm happy

I'm just following them Suzukis... lol Heres some photos from the weekend... Nearly ready to go playing Hope my bodged... Err I mean 'custom' piping holds up

The 1 tonne shackle idea was to extend the front spring hangers too not to muck up the steering/prop shaft geometry... To be honest what I will do is just space my bump stops out for now and then decide wether to change the suspension later on I've been welding a down pipe today, and fitting the rad. Hope to have it driveable tomorrow, will take some more photos and hopefully a video or 2. Heres some pics from a few months back, mostly of it stuck

Good stuff I'd been reading in to spring over axle mods as it's what the Suzuki group does alot of and came across axle wrap and how parabolics are prone to it. I'm not to be SPOA'ing the landy, too much work for neglible gain but the extra flex and the little bit more height from the paras is what I'm after... Wheres the cheapest to get the 1 tonne shackles? Thanks, Ad

Hey I'm Adam and I have a 1980 88" Series 3. It's just an off road toy as you can see... I bought it in November last year as a standard looking 2.25 petrol, I put some 7.50X16s on it and was to be honest... Dissapointed. Them pesky Suzukis were showing me up all the time, particularly in thick mud where the landys lack of power, skinnier tyres and heavier weight were a problem. Its been off the road since the MOT ran out in March but hopefully when it's back on the road in the next couple of weeks it'll be a different animal. I've got some 265/75/16 Insa Special Tracks on it, just completing the finishing touches to a 200tdi conversion and contemplating my suspension options. I've got to raise the suspension slightly as there can be clearance issues with the front axle and 200tdi crank pulley. I'd imagine the 1 tonne shackles would do the job but I find the Series suspension doesn't offer much articulation so I'm thinking parabolic springs along with 1 tonne shackles and lengthend front spring mounts. I assume that will probably give about 2" lift along with softer suspension able to flex to the terrain better? Will 2 leaf springs up front and 3 leaf at the rear cope with the power of a 200TDI with my larger tyres? Oh and this is how its looking now Adam