nas90 Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Has this been discussed in these learned pages? I need to drop the top mount height for the rear shocks on the nas there are some advertised on scrapiron have we discussed it here and if so where to buy and any snags. I have fitted Simon's bling coils but Ranchos are not allowing enough droop, will need to adjust bump stops, can easily waterjet some spacers to suit. Ta Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holyzeus Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I have seen maxtraction's in action and they are very good, allow you to use much longer shocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 don't drop the mount, fit longer shocks! if anything, move the mount up. dropping the mount won't really get you any more travel, it'll just move what travel you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Dave, You could just cut some plates that allow you to fit your existing shock mounts lower down - you can then make them to what you need rather than a pre-determinned drop. I have just made something very similar, so feel free to drop round if you want a looksee. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 don't drop the mount, fit longer shocks! if anything, move the mount up.dropping the mount won't really get you any more travel, it'll just move what travel you have. The rear air adjustable Ranchos are only 12 months old so a bit tight fisted to put some more new shocks on the rear, but I understand your concern and I may just have to get longer shocks and move the location up. If the location goes up then what are the buying options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 Dave,You could just cut some plates that allow you to fit your existing shock mounts lower down - you can then make them to what you need rather than a pre-determinned drop. I have just made something very similar, so feel free to drop round if you want a looksee. Mark Mark, that we be good, sometime Saturday if you can? With laser and waterjet available I can make some really bling plates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 I have seen maxtraction's in action and they are very good, allow you to use much longer shocks Do you have a link? details? Thanks Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holyzeus Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 http://www.maxtraction.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I always thought Gwyn's was a neat solution: www.gwynlewis4x4.co.uk/page24.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Just to be clear the maxtraction and Gwyn's mounts add to shock height, they don't reduce it. AS LR 90 says Gwyn's design is good though if you are going to make up a plate to lower mount to height you need. As for lowering the mount, the fact is on a Defender rear it works very well. It depends on shock but with +2" decarbon shocks and -2" mounts there wasn't a need to extend bump stop to stop the shock bottoming out. If you don't go down the plate route Dave, I'll have a pair of [whisper]scorpion[/whisper] -2" rear mounts available as soo as I get round to moving the fuel filter and fitting the Gwyn Lewis mounts I've had since May Also if you wanted to buy new LRS Offroad sell the Equipe ones, which scrapiron copied in the first place. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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