Series 3 springs above axel conversion?

G-man said:

i am looking into getting a set of extra long shackles made out of high tensile steel

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landrover series suspension lifting shackles on eBay, also, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 05-Dec-08 20:30:00 GMT)

i wouldn't trust them....10mm mild......... i would rather get the job done propper and get some made from high tensile cheers for thwe link tho,

one ton shackle but you should extend your spring hangers by the same amount so as not to alter steering angle some one made shackles on mine 2" lift when u hit 55 the steering whent all over the place had to fight with it put one ton militry ones on its fine

cssbutler said:

Where did you get that bumper extention from ?? looks like two good recovery points, I could do with that !

Please tell !

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Sorry for the delay, I've only just seen your question. It's not a bumper extension, it's a complete winch bumper designed for the Fairey PTO winch. The ends are bolt-on too.
It's got to be the heaviest bumper I've ever seen and I've never seen another like it.
It came with the winch secondhand, so I've no idea where you'd get one from.

if you could compile some plans between you and send them to me i could make a bumper like that for you??
wouldunt know a cost till i saw the plans but my time would be cheep. if you are nice.

Spyderman said:

The only other way of getting clearance is Portal Axles and that's fortunes.

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mmmm... portals

Military shackles will give you a bit and they are simple to put on.
Dont reverse you axle mounts, summat will go wrong.

How bad can it be? I don't drive my landy hard enough to get roll issues on road and being mine is a pure off road toy the chances of having to use evasive action at say motorway speeds is slim. However I have had my standard issues ground anchors get me caught plenty of times...

This photo shows just how much they protrude and unlike the diff casing which is rounded these aren't going to slide over the top of mud... There going to dig, and dig deep they do





Suzukis have a reputation of being unstable as standard, my mates has SPOA and it rides quite well. Surely can't be much worse with a series?

a lot of dead men would tell you different if they could!!!!!!!!!!!!

As i see it youll have the following problems
1. Higher cog with thin tracks- u will tend to rollover than get stuck!
Can try
. Wider diffs
. Spacers
. Offset rims
to get a wider track
2. Wil need longer shakles
3.The kinpin angle can be set at the time of welding the leaf spring seat onto the diff so that is not a issue.
You can always try it, if its to unstable only thing u need to do is grindoff the new spring seats(optional!) and get the old shakles back!!

Very nice looking wagon Spyderman