ianmayco68 Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 Cheers @SteveG it’s standard height but hd . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 4 hours ago, ianmayco68 said: I’d only sand the nibs back to make the circumference of the inner circle even , then tap the tubes in if needed then reweld and weld the inner part of the tube, can’t see it weakening it that much . I agree, I don’t think it would weaken them much, if at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Ok just measured GL4x4 standard height turret with relocator and it’s 94mm, it would be about 100mm without the relocator. So, either way, you’ll have plenty of room for your shocks. so that’s these ones... https://gwynlewis4x4.co.uk/product/front-std-height-hd-turrets-including-re-locators-gl1056/ I suspect the +2 turrets would be the same. cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 Cheers Steve that’s great , decided on new ones so gone for gwyn’s as so many recommended them . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cackshifter Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Sorry, read this only just now, I have Konis with Gwyn's turrets and rings, no issues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 Cheers cackshifter, good to know should be here today and fitted later 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 4 hours ago, ianmayco68 said: Cheers cackshifter, good to know should be here today and fitted later 👍. Knowing Gywn they probably come with instructions, but from memory its the face with the hole in which goes to the front of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Cheers all , just to put this one to bed Gwyn’s turrets fitted and all okay had a trip to work in it Saturday and rides great . Problem was I’d put a spring washer under the spring retaining plates making them too high and the shock wouldn’t swivel enough and the turrets where to narrow on the internal diameter so the shock was catching on the bits that stuck out on the inside . cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Great news Ian 👍🏻 Any pics to share ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Not yet mate , will post a couple up later . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Especially for you @Anderzander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Gosh those shocks are big diameter. you can't have damper shaft protectors on there or they would clash. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Strange geometry. I never took a close look on my RRC or wife’s 90, but I’d always assumed the spring brackets and towers would be ever so slightly ahead of the axle to allow for the axle’s forward travel as the radius arm rotates upward. Those photos show the damper and spring leaning the opposite way from what I expected, such that their lean would be pronounced as the spring compresses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Daan said: Gosh those shocks are big diameter. you can't have damper shaft protectors on there or they would clash. I was just about to write the same thing ! I had some OME shocks on my last 90 that I thought were pretty chunky - these are much bigger. IIRC it looks like Gwyn has changed his towers a little - I seem to remember mine had a small drilled hole in on of the faces to show which side went forward ? @ianmayco68 Thanks for the pictures 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat_pending Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I thought the shock position looked odd, just checked mine... the same. Shows how much attention I pay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Yes there’s no hole in these ones but they drop in easily didn’t even have to loosen the expansion tank to fit them , wish I’d brought these last time😁 , and they are chunky but very smooth in there movement. Yes I’ve always thought something was wrong but did a search on the net and found pics with the shocks tilting that way at a slight angle , I suppose when you think about it there wouldn’t be lots of movement as the spring compresses but as the axle moves down away from the chassis it would pivot rear wards straightening the shock . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I wonder if those ones aren’t handed? They don’t look as tall as the challenge ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 Those are standard height ones , I think the challenge ones are +2” Ross . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Makes sense. I wonder if the challenge ones being taller needs them to be handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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