Been out with the measuring stick : N/S/R spring in place, 12.5" or 320mm. Gap between coils 1.5" or 40mm. 8 coils as seen from rear O/S/R spring in place, 10.5" or 270mm. Gap between coils 1" or 25mm. 8 coils as seen from rear Hmmm, some problem here I think. No spring material...

Good stuff,lads ! I will endeavour to scare my cranky camera into working and post some pics. Somehow. Then I will hide in the corner under a blanket until the resulting hilarity calms down.

Yes, I will replace the springs. However, I suspect that all the stuff that needs changing when one does a lift...was changed. Sooo...I worry that if I put standard sized springs in then I will cause no end of problems with the rest of the suspension that I have reason to believe was modded to...

Yes, I agree on the change the lot thing, but since I have not had any catastrophic problems (except the lousy handling) I think that the necessary adaptations to bushes and castor angle etc etc were done as part of the lifting process... ...so do I not risk having the "lifty breaky" syndrome...

here, here !

...and therein lies (one of) the problem(s)! I just dont know how lifted it is. Maybe an inch, two at most I would have thought. The signature at the bottom of my posts says 2"...but that was a guess! I bought the vehicle years ago and the fellow before me wasnt sure and had lost the...

As above, my RRC has developed a major dip on the O/S/R. Now, since it had a lift kit fitted several owners before myself, its very noticeable - what can be causing this?. And that brings us to the second problem...how much of a lift has it got? How does one measure such a thing? It would be...

I use the term "pensioned off" as its obvious that I will never be able to "retire" but will be written off as unable to slave away any longer and hence become surplus to requirements. I have zero expectation of a pension in the UK, all our NI money has long been spent because national insurance...

Funny...my mum taught herself Serbo-Croat with "Linga-Phone" vinyl records back in the 70s...maybe I should see if she still has the records Thanks Mark for giving me some ideas And sorry to the OP for hi jacking the thread, sorry also that I cant help with the roof rails

Im 50 next week and want to get some good NEW days while theres still time...and it aint going to happen in the UK, the way things are going I will be pensioned off before we brexit . This is NOT the deal I signed up for

sue me....everyone else has ! :(;)

In all seriousness now, I envy you. Me and the missis are looking at getting a place around that part of the world soon. Perhaps our engineering skills will be worth something out there .God knows they are worth nothing in the UK and are not likely to ever be in our lifetimes. Good luck to you...

a packet of polo mints is dear-er (er-er) than a house in Serbia...but think of the cost of the polyfilla needed for all the .50" holes

30 years old that is...£37 a month insurance, fully comp. Informed NFU of mods but nothing shown on insurance cert. After claim problems in the past I would be happier knowing just what they have actually included. What do the rest of you do about this?

Now classic car policies - what kind of limitations do you have, generally? And modifications ? My RRC is 30 in a month...

Damn! Im getting £400 plus a year from NFU with 5 years no claims, paid DD monthly. The sods.

Take your email addy down mate ! You will get spamed to hell, else !!! and no, this is not how PM works - click on the members name at the head of the post, new window pops up, click on start a converstaion, type and send

bad mobile coverage but text then we can talk when I get it .Found all the spigots on the ram housing on o/s ,all in use .Found blanked hole on n/s ,not in use....Im buggered if I can find a place this b@stard hose came from . And thanks mate

For bodywork getting a LOW current is more important ,many small ,hobby MIGs dont really go low enough .20 amps would be ideal but 30-40 is more likely and perfectly good .Most people focus on MAX power of machines when its the min thats more to the point in auto body work .Prep and technique...

confused (permanent) looking for V8 vacuum source....still