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Timcat

Member Since: 20 Jul 2016
Location: Tanzania at the moment
Posts: 1005

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Indus Silver

Any reason why not?

We run a 110 which gets used off road (presently in Portugal on the trails) Now its running on standard boost's with standard MTR's all good. But where we live to get out of the drive it's a u turn & it's a quick road, also some real tight turns here on and off the trails. Thinking 30mm spacers & adjust the stops? Is there any reason not to do this? Or just live with it, opinions great fully received.

15th Jun 2017 7:42pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey

No, there's no reason not to do this. It's a very common mod. Darren

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15th Jun 2017 8:38pm

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7872

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey

Adding 30mm spacers vastly improves turning circle, highly recommend. James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html
MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641
MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557
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15th Jun 2017 8:58pm

Timcat

Member Since: 20 Jul 2016
Location: Tanzania at the moment
Posts: 1005

Many thanks for the replys, are there any guidelines on adjusting the stops? Is it just adjust to give a certain amount of clearance or do you have to take into account that it's going to be used off road & give it a bit more?

15th Jun 2017 10:33pm

JAY BOY

Member Since: 04 May 2010
Location: Not here
Posts: 1706

Easy to do just adjust lock to lock and make sure that tyres don't rub the inner arches.
Make sure you buy hub centric spacers

15th Jun 2017 10:42pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16856

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

I set mine so that I can just slip a finger between the tyre and radius rod on full lock with the vehicle on level ground. This, I find, means that the tyre seldom rubs on the road but can at certain axle articulations off road, which doesn't bother me.

Every year the MOT tester tells me that the tyres on full lock are incredibly close to the radius rod and would fail if they touched, so I reckon I have got it as tight as practicable! I always make sure that there are no witness marks before the MOT, of course.

15th Jun 2017 10:57pm

Thon

Member Since: 22 Nov 2015
Location: Salisbury Plain
Posts: 696

I used to trial my 90 and 110 and deliberately had the lock stops set so that the tyres contacted the radius arms - that way you know you have the absolute max lock. Spacers and non-standard offset rims aren't permitted. I was lucky that the mot tester was in a part of Somerset that was rich in ARC members so they never failed.

16th Jun 2017 1:39am

Sadi

Member Since: 23 Jul 2015
Location: Windhoek
Posts: 334

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 Heritage Edition SW Grasmere Green

Adjusting stops ..

After fitting spacers I marked a corner on each "stop" with white "Cutex" - and then adjusted 2.5 turns.

16th Jun 2017 6:03am

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7872

I have a set of Terrafirma hub centric spacers for sale

Also as a mechanical numpty has anyone got a photo that they can put a big arrow on pointing the the steer stops?

All this talk of radius arms goes over my head...

TIA

James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html
MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641
MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557
Instagram @suffolk_rovers

16th Jun 2017 7:04am

proloForêt

Member Since: 16 Mar 2017
Location: Montereau
Posts: 248

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

^

look at this page for full mode how to do and pictures to do stops:
http://defender90xs.blogspot.fr/2013/11/st...tment.html

16th Jun 2017 9:16am

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7872

proloForêt that's perfect! Thank you very much

16th Jun 2017 9:56am

Timcat

Member Since: 20 Jul 2016
Location: Tanzania at the moment
Posts: 1005

JOW240725 wrote:
I have a set of Terrafirma hub centric spacers for sale

Also as a mechanical numpty has anyone got a photo that they can put a big arrow on pointing the the steer stops? All this talk of radius arms goes over my head... TIA

See PM

18th Jun 2017 8:42am

sako243

Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Wales
Posts: 1185

1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Alpine White

Bolt near the swivel

Click image to enlarge Ed
82 Hotspur Sandringham 6x6
95 Defender 110 300Tdi

18th Jun 2017 8:51am

Timcat

Member Since: 20 Jul 2016
Location: Tanzania at the moment
Posts: 1005

Well all done, what a difference! Makes a massive improvement almost bus like, stopped in London the weekend so had chance to see how it got on with the tight spaces and very impressed.

10th Jul 2017 7:21pm

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