I have spacers fitted on the rear of my 90 i also have longer springs and STANDARD shock and mounts (bring on the slaughter) my articulation IS limited. I also have lowered the bump stops on the rear to limit the upward travel.
People will ask why I have done this and the people who do not know all that much will no doubt be saying its a terrible offroad Setup.
Well.........
My mota is quite often used for recoverys, quite often used at comps as an official vehicle and has had to get comp motors out of the sh*t frequently.
Right. The reason for the bump stops. Well simply because I detest crap setup lifts and do not want my rubber touching any part of my body work. At full articulation my tyre is 5mm from rubbing the rear tub inside.
Reason for spacers on the rear.......... I was given them, they make the rear end higher and IMO look right when empty. Also my mota carries alot of tools and heavy equipment like tirfors, Air tools and the like, when loaded up with all this kit the landy looks almost level add to that towing loaded trailer occasionally then it was a good move in my opinion.
Why not lower the rear shock mounts?..............well simply I have no need to. I'll explain I have a rear locker and a HD salisbury axle making the propshaft an inch shorter Thus increasing its angle. So far I have got away running it as it is on the road and off road and do not need any more droop causing binding of a standard propshaft. Why dont I fit a wide angle propshaft? Well its more hassel than its worth! If I was out some day travelling across Africa or some far out country where would i find UJ's to replace one? Where would I find +2 inch shocks? When my shocks can cost as little as a tenner each and uj's eight quid why would I fit hundreds of punds on the afore mentioned stuff that I don't really require?
My 90 is not an extreme motor as like most other peoples vehicles its not designed for it. Its too heavy, its too cumbersome and just wrong. Don't get me wrong It will hold its own and I'll put it against any mota that has mahusive lift kits and so on. Been doing this for too long so if I want to get a motor to do x i will Use a motor suited. I am building an 80 inch trials motor Yes on leaves! And it will go most places our big old winched up, girder toteing bumpered, "kitted" tanks will go because it weighs feck all and is designed for it. If you want to win a twist off comp then buy your extended la la la and Play on a ramp. If you want to go offroad there is no cheat, No Buy this you will not get stuck.
Recently I won an axle on ebay in Hitchen, turned up took the axle guy started chatting he was telling me how wonderful his rr classic was it had an rsj's bolted to the front and rear in place of its bumpers. 33 inch tyres, saying he gives it abuse and its never got stuck he has done extreme offroading in the past and it was great. Its an old high milage scabby RR with Girders on the front, smallish bald coleway mud terrains, with 10 spline axles 4 inch lift with side steps.
Never gets stuck - lie everyone gets stuck if not your not even trying anything worthy of owning an LR,
Gives it abuse - lie I know what 10 spline stuff will take and if you are "giving it some" regularly they do not like it.
Side steps - no comment.
Anyway I was polite and welcomed him to come out with a few locals for pay and play or a comp he declined. Wonder why that was then?
