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Antman
 


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Weights under rear bumper???

While under my Disco recently I noticed two "weights" or lumps of cast iron under my rear bumper - huh Question
What on earth are they for besides increasing weight and fuel consumption? They seem to pivot freely but I could not work out what they are for?

Any knowledge of these?  
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pom
 


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harmonic dampeners!

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Thanks Pom, but what are harmonic dampeners - Dampening the sound of what?  
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vibration on the chassis i beleive. Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
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DiscoDunc wrote:
vibration on the chassis i beleive.


..... to cancel out Wink  
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Thumbs Up Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D3 HSE MY06 - Re-Cycled Worldwide  
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The taipai tower has one in the middle of it to help with high winds.

http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/phase-trans/2005/t101/t101.html

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Oh really POM

Yawn

Rolling with laughter

Make sure you swing freely with these as they are key in maintaining yr magic carpet feel ride. If they get clogged up with much yr ride will become harsh Neutral

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heh

it was on hampsters program a couple weeks back.

Very impressive piece of engineering.

Pom  
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pom wrote:
The taipai tower has one in the middle of it to help with high winds.

Pom


Is that why our balls hang? Something to do with stability when we start tottering after too much fluid intake Wink Laughing  
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Nope - its the same story if you ain't swinging freely you overheat and so the ride is harsh!!!! Very Happy , main difference is in the weight Shocked

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