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Post by XenoBlitz »

Friggin Awesome! (Somehow I missed that particular post.)

Yes please! :blonde:

I'll worry about extending shocks a little into the future.

Please send me a PM and we can discuss options.
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Grant wrote: 01 Feb 2013 14:57 What would you want,

ARTICULATION OR LOCKERS


Er... BOTH!!!

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Just for interest sake Peter, what do you think this guy did? Did he put the rear setup in front?

It does look like you can see the shock towers in the wheel arch?
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I can see an X-Link just like Piet makes but I also see another arm above the radius arm that Looks like a 5 Link Suspention
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Been talking to that guy a little on Instagram.

It has an X-link front and four-link rear, but with massive lift, which obviously gives room for very very long shocks. You need quite a lot of lift to run 40" tires. He also has "hybrid" front control arms, which use a transverse bush at the chassis end, mounted in drop-boxes.

He also has lower low range gearing, lower diff ratios (4.6:1) and a front locker.
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Kom Piet!!!

Ons soek daai goodies man.

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And then there is the issue of road legality and insurance to be considered.
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Jorrie wrote: 09 Jul 2019 19:59 And then there is the issue of road legality and insurance to be considered.
Ag nee Jorrie man whats the fun in daai😄😄😄😄😄
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