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grafty99



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Damping
How come that the rear dampers are externally mounted at an angle? would it be of an advantage/possible to re-locate them inside the rear springs for protection and a better operating angle? 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
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IT would be stiffer and less travel
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grafty99



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would it be the same as the front then? 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
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Yes. The front axle has less travel as it is due to the different suspension setup.

In theory the best possible operating angle is vertical as you surmised, but being inside the spring limits travel and is a pain in the arse when you want to change them!
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grafty99



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So changing it would give better on road control but worse offroad performance, well that answers that then ! 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
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Post #195612 22nd Dec 2012 12:48am
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