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yeah im pretty sure that having the wheel on the back doors has reduced the life of the door , I will put a post up about swing aways there is prob lots to choose from .. , knowing my luck id make a ply wood wheel and the following week id end up needing my spare ..lol.. I will see when...

yeah , had a puncture about a month or so ago , but I had my repair kit and compressor on board , no great dramas ... Why do you ask ?, you think to do away with the spare completely , not sure that would be wise ...lol... I might consider getting a swing away first , take some strain...

ok , the galvanised one seems like a good call .. with regards to a swing away , do I need to have the rear wheel carrier holes drill in , are they straight forward to fit ?

lol... yeah for sure , if im going to tackle any projects I start with the wd40 the week before lol... I have learnt the hard way ..

ok , sure my spare wheel is of standard size .. it seems like a fairly straight forward job , I just need to have it all swapped over in a day otherwise I won't be able to lock her up ..

Hi guys looking for a little bit of advise , I have noticed that the bk door on my defender 110 td5 98 , has rotted out at the bottom , I dont think its in the best shape , should is consider replacing the whole door ? If replacing the whole door is it straight forward to swap out the wiper...

my 110 , is classed as station waggon , and is exempt , but it dont pass the ulez

I have a centre seat , my little lad liked to ride up front , but he is getting a bit big now .....

yeah thats what I bought 8045 yellow / yellow .. well least I know I bought the right springs , Will take her out for a ride and see how she sits after , if not , it must have been something I did ? cant see how they can be fitted wrong tbh ..

mine are listed for Yellow / yellow on both the front , and white green green both for the back ... im sure there isnt yellow left and yellow right .. there is no indication of this ..

I used this guide , it says that mine should be yellow yellow , but the LH version is showing different ... is thais correct ?

I couldn't find the torque setting for the tops , the bottoms no chance of getting on there ... I tightened everything up while she was off the ground , I didnt touch anything once I got her off the stands .... im just wondering if I have been miss sold the springs , I bought them a...

hi guys , fitted the new front shocks and ( take off ) springs .. all seemed to come off and go bk together ok .. My first question , is how tight do I need to do the bolts on the top and bottom of the shock , I cant get a torque wrench on the bottom , and as for the top I went pretty tight...

Quick help , how tight do I do the bolts on the top and bottom of the damper I can’t find any settings Thanks

cheers guys .. I will let you know how I get on ... :)

right ok .. so either way up , easiest way to fit the retainers ..

Hi all , swapping the springs and shocks today , A quick question ?? Which way up do the springs fit ,, tighter coils at the top ? or at the bottom ? I have watched a few vids now , and looked a pics and googled what I can , and it seems that people are fitting them with tighter...

I fitted the HD steering rods , drag link and OME damper , I really like it .. I wanted to keep the ride hight standard , I went for the land rover springs , as I just didnt think that cheapo £18 ones would last another 20 years like the originals ...

oh I ordered up some galvanised ones , with rings :) and the spring fixings for the rears , didn't see the opened ones ... Im fitting New (take off) Land rover genuine springs with old man emu shocks , it was a toss up between them and Bilstein but I opted for the emus as I have the...

yeah , after whats been said , it makes perfect sense to swap them out at the same time while im doing the work ... I ordered new ones , and some new spring retainers for the back .. I guess if im going to go to the effort of fitting new ( good) shocks/springs then id be daft not to swap...