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hank

Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2298

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Front dampers - which way up?

I fitted Fox dampers to the rear of my 110 last year... They have a vertical pin one end and a horizontal bush the other as shown in the picture below meaning they only fit one way round; with the damper body up and the shaft down

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Just fitting the fronts which have vertical pins both ends as per picture below, so which way should they go?
Standard ones are damper body down, shaft up however the standards have a dust cover!
The Fox don't have dust covers so if I fit them in the standard orientation there will be a mud trap on top of the damper body. I know there's a dust seal but I don't want to encourage muck ingress...
If I fit them damper body up, shaft down then the nice shiny Fox damper body will be hidden in the turret

Any suggestions?

Last edited by hank on 1st May 2018 8:17pm. Edited 2 times in total

1st May 2018 8:06pm

Devon-Rover

Member Since: 22 Jan 2015
Location: South Devon
Posts: 914

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Aintree Green

Sadly AFAIK both go body up. maybe buy so tubular or D44 turrets to see them.

Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest

1st May 2018 8:11pm

Nidge

Member Since: 27 Jan 2008
Location: Kildare Ireland
Posts: 817

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HCPU Cairns Blue

Here's mine

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1st May 2018 8:17pm

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 8021

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

Body up. My puma has them that way up to. Cheers

James
110 2012 XS Utility
130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper
90 2010 Hardtop
90 M57 1988 Hardtop

1st May 2018 8:20pm

hank

Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2298

Thanks all. Body up it is... Gwyn Lewis HD Turrets ordered

#tart

1st May 2018 8:34pm

UtilityTruck

Member Since: 09 Jan 2014
Location: Oxford
Posts: 463

How do people find the ride and handling characteristics of the Fox dampers? Also, what can you compare them with? I.e. what else have you tried?

OP- as others have said; body up to help the seals live longer 🤓 2014 Keswick Utility 2.2

1st May 2018 8:49pm

hank

Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2298

I wrote a few lines on mine in the first response to this thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic57966.html?highlight=fox

I have nothing to benchmark them against other than knackered OE dampers but I'm very pleased with mine

2nd May 2018 12:54pm

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2414

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Chawton White

A monotube damper can be fitted either way. Anyway, it is better to keep the body shock away from stones and debris. Puma 110" SW

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3rd May 2018 9:19am

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