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30 Oct 2014 20:41 #127970 by BigTobyD
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I'd settle for a few months at the minute :)

Thanks for the offer GA, I may well take you up on it the next time!

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31 Oct 2014 09:59 #128020 by kirkynut
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To be honest I would be looking to replace all bushes and bearings on any newly purchased off roader as a matter of course but would do it all myself. They're the high wear items and you don't know when they were last replaced or what they've been through.

Being a home mechanic is the only way to afford this hobby.

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08 Nov 2014 12:00 #128882 by BigTobyD
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She's back! All done and dusted thanks to Braeside Motors in Brighton - one thing left to do now though, source an SJ410 transfer box.....tempted to go rock lobster had I not just spent the best part of £1600 on sorting out all its issues!

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03 Dec 2014 21:16 #131463 by BigTobyD
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The temptation proved too much, rock lobster and cradle on order, looking forward to seeing the difference! :)

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04 Dec 2014 18:13 #131536 by kirkynut
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BigTobyD wrote: The temptation proved too much, rock lobster and cradle on order, looking forward to seeing the difference! :)


It's like night and day mate - especially engine braking coming down steep hills off-road - like you actually have some and don't feel like you are plummeting to your death!

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04 Dec 2014 18:59 #131543 by BigTobyD
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Can't wait, my favourite pay and play sites have some steep climbs I'm looking forward to getting to know better :)

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07 Dec 2014 17:41 #131761 by BigTobyD
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Ok....today I snapped a spring winching like a dick! Strapped to a tree at the back and winching someone out of the mud, must have overloaded the spring! So, what springs are best? Running a lift of 2 to 3 inches (will need to check) and a heavy winch bumper.

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07 Dec 2014 23:19 #131800 by kirkynut
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Have a look at the Bigjimny shop!

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08 Dec 2014 10:16 #131818 by BigTobyD
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Turns out I'm running a 5" lift from the paperwork I got when I bought the knackered old beast.

Apparently 3" lift on springs with a 2" spacer block, will check this evening to see if the spacer blocks are there or not and then get ordering.

At this rate I'll have bought enough parts to build a new one from scratch!

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22 Jan 2015 10:36 #135691 by BigTobyD
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Ok, 3" lift springs refitted n the front, but turns out the shock was FUBAR. Have now ordered 3" lift shocks from JimnyBits and once they're in I can get the car to the garage where my RockLobster is patiently sat. Then I can finally get out again!

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