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Old 23-12-2010, 01:52 AM   #1
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Any pics of how it was attached to body...
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Old 23-12-2010, 10:18 PM   #2
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Normally they are attached to a bracket welded to the Diff. Or do you mean parachute pack mount on the boot?


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Old 24-12-2010, 01:01 AM   #3
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Diff or Cage ??

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off the cage, don't go off the diff.
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Yep pipe through bumper a bar welded across where towbar used to be also hold bumper on.. The inner tube [Two piece] is welded onto spare tyre housing for extra support and the cross brass...
This is a full body car.. The cage is way forward...
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off the cage, don't go off the diff.
yea i was told that if its on the diff it can cause the rear to become unstable..??
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yea i was told that if its on the diff it can cause the rear to become unstable..??
yeah instability, can lift the *** end, pulls on the diff have heard alot of different things from people.
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