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Finally it's not standard

  • supergaz
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22 May 2011 07:06 #16695 by supergaz
Replied by supergaz on topic Re: Finally it's not standard
May be worth considering a steering damper.

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22 May 2011 08:53 #16711 by doncarlyon
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Mine handles in a similar way to a boat

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22 May 2011 09:03 #16712 by Keefe
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doncarlyon wrote: Mine handles in a similar way to a boat


You should be ok then, motors have to give way to sail, stick a spinnaker on the front!
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24 May 2011 18:59 - 01 Jun 2011 20:24 #16912 by SPC5838
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Run it a bit more now, vibration starts at 35, steering shakes like hell on the button of 40 and gone again by 45 :angry: Does it accelerating through 40, braking throught it and forget doing 40 - 30 or 50 only options till it's sorted :S . Back to get the wheels re-balanced first but the play / wear some where makes sense;the steels / bigger tyres are way heavier than the stock alloys so I guess they're putting on more stress. Only passed the MOT recently so hopefully nothings hanging off it :( It all feels ok jacked up but I'll get it on a ramp to check it all

Steering damper could be a good call; do they really make a noticeable difference ? I'd read they stop it tram lining as much but it'd take the shockie of a tank to stop what it's doing now :laugh:
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24 May 2011 19:33 #16915 by herdwick
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SPC5838 wrote: I went from a Shogun to the Jimny and even after 18 months it's still bloody scary in a side wind on standard suspension :woohoo:


Where's your sense of adventure? Try it with 2" body lift, 3" longer springs, 31" Insa Turbo Special Tracks with no anti-roll bars in the 70-80 mph winds we've just had up here in the last couple of days!:lol: :silly: :lol: :silly: :lol:

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24 May 2011 20:53 - 24 May 2011 20:55 #16918 by SPC5838
Replied by SPC5838 on topic Re: Finally it's not standard
:laugh: it's not been much better round here mate ! going from the mitsi to the jimny was a big enough shock to get used to, it getting delivered with the king pins hanging out didn't help either - it was all over the road if a sparrow farted as I drove past - a case of :huh: :ohmy: :woohoo: :sick: and close to :side: and :silly: a few times when I got a bit to ambitious :laugh: I'm getting used to it but the missus isn't, stops her pinching it ;)
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