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[achtung]

Ah.

Very Nice. Well done.

[blue bomber]

Hello,
New to this forum , but not rovers. Here are a couple of images of my ride.


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[blue bomber]

A couple more


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[eventhorizon]

SIII 109 1986 with Mitsu 4DR5 Turbo Diesel from a J55 Jeep
Conversions done by PO in Thailand.

[east high]

Digging those shots, blue bomber. I love those old black and yellow Cali plates. Which tires are you running?

[eventhorizon]

Blue bomber, are you running stock springs all around? The articulation looks as good as with paras. Definitely better than mine anyways, which are stock. I have to replace mine soon and trying to decide which route to take.

[blue bomber]

Digging those shots, blue bomber. I love those old black and yellow Cali plates. Which tires are you running?

Thanks for appreciating the little beastie. The fronts are stock springs with military shackles . I have added a caster shim to bring the caster back to 5 degrees. I'm going to run rear springs on the front sometime this winter, lengthen the frame etc. I am running 10" travel shocks and relocated the shock mount , both to clear the calipers and allow for more droop. The rears are genuine Santana parabolics with military shackles. Nothing too fancy.


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[blue bomber]

Blue bomber, are you running stock springs all around? The articulation looks as good as with paras. Definitely better than mine anyways, which are stock. I have to replace mine soon and trying to decide which route to take.

Sorry guys I flipped quotes
The tires are33x12.50x15 on allied wheels with 3 1/8th " back spacing. I opened up the fenders to defender size.


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[blue bomber]

SIII 109 1986 with Mitsu 4DR5 Turbo Diesel from a J55 Jeep
Conversions done by PO in Thailand.

Very nice!!


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[mrdoiron]

Nice looking and capable rig!

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[SafeAirOne]

Couldn't help but stop and take a pic with the sun shining and a thunderstorm passing 3 miles to the southeast. I just wish I had a better camera:

[eventhorizon]

Thanks for appreciating the little beastie. The fronts are stock springs with military shackles . I have added a caster shim to bring the caster back to 5 degrees. I'm going to run rear springs on the front sometime this winter, lengthen the frame etc. I am running 10" travel shocks and relocated the shock mount , both to clear the calipers and allow for more droop. The rears are genuine Santana parabolics with military shackles. Nothing too fancy.


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Thanks BB.
Did you extend the spring hangers as well to run the mil. shackles? Any negative effects to this mod?

[blue bomber]

Couldn't help but stop and take a pic with the sun shining and a thunderstorm passing 3 miles to the southeast. I just wish I had a better camera:

Looks great.


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[mjones1700]

What kind of crazy suspension do you have that allows you to do that? Looks like a Mars Rover maneuver. I like it.

[blue bomber]

Thanks BB.
Did you extend the spring hangers as well to run the mil. shackles? Any negative effects to this mod?

I did not extend the front hangers . The military shackles are a temporary measure. Without a lowering the front hanger and just using the shackles, you will have some problems. The front universal joint will get into bind and the caster is too much . I want to say 9 degrees. With a shim it works great. I have relocated my shocks and have 10 inches of travel. Works good for me. I am going to run longer springs on the front eventually. I 'm having too much fun driving right now. I don't want to decommission it for the swap!!