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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 05:31 AM
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Made ourselves some limb risers over the course of this past week. I'm thinking the total costs was something around a whole.... $15. That including the $6 can of Plasti-Dip rubber spray paint we purchased to coat them with.

All it took was a good bit of covered metal cable, eight saddle clamps, two thimbles, two turnbuckles, two shackles, and four 'P'-clamps. All of it cheap as hell, most expensive pieces believe it or not is the two shackles.

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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 07:32 AM
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nice... i need to get off my lazy azz and start making some progress on something...
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 09:05 AM
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Is that a bottle of rubbing alcohol? lol.. looking good.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jupiter Rover
Is that a bottle of rubbing alcohol? lol.. looking good.
Great observation Jupiter......lol
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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I wanna see limb risers on a Disco with a stock front bumper and no bull bar......

Hmmmm..........
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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Thanks for the compliments.


Originally Posted by Jupiter Rover
Is that a bottle of rubbing alcohol? lol.. looking good.

Yup, got to have something to keep us going, right? Chickin and alcohol.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jycsalas
I wanna see limb risers on a Disco with a stock front bumper and no bull bar......

Hmmmm..........
just drill some holes in your front fenders and bolt some eye bolts on there...
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by discoxd
just drill some holes in your front fenders and bolt some eye bolts on there...
That's too easy.... I will think of something........

MORE to come.....
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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http://www.***.hiof.no/%7Efrodehaa/swivelpinpreload.htm

This is Urban Panzer, here is a good write up on this.
They call the Bushcables though.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Spike555
http://www.***.hiof.no/%7Efrodehaa/swivelpinpreload.htm

This is Urban Panzer, here is a good write up on this.
They call the Bushcables though.
umm..... they anchor the "bush cables" to the swivel pin preload? I dont have a swivel ball.... lol wrong link???

You meant this one right?? http://www.discovery2.co.uk/bushcables.html

And actually i was thinking of some bracket just like that but more at the front of the hood, how silly huh?
 

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