Sportrak 3 stage damper question

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Still pursuing my hunt for a Sportrak, I've found a nice looking 1996 model which I believe to be an EXi or possibly Xi. I wondered if being a lower spec model but of a later date if it would have the 3 stage damper control or not, and if this was a feature worth having given the apparantly poor ride of the sportrak.

Thank you very much for you help,

Tully

You can tell if it has the

You can tell if it has the three stage damper switch fitted, if so it should have them fitted. If it has the switch fitted then test it in every position to ascertain

A/ three stage dampers are actually fitted

B/ They actually work

These dampers are now very rare and very expensive, and have always been expensive. Many owners replaced them with standard dampers as the ride is fine on the standard dampers.

you can see also see on top

you can see also see on top of the dampers a square electrical box, WARNING if the dampers go wrong- second hand ones normally fall apart when being taken off due to brittleness, so you will have a job to find s/hand ones and new ONLY daihatsu doo them £400 at least was the last quote i had when i was sorting some out for a friend (in the end welded it back to the eye)

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hello m8

i just bought a sportrak midnight in great nick and has three stage damper switch fitted sorry to ask but how does it work have seen it there but never turned the knob could you tell me what it does is it for the suspension?? hard,normal,soft thanks

squeege

each corner of a sportrak has

each corner of a sportrak has dampers, these 'basically' absorb the spring vibration/bounce from the vehicles leaf springs by oil/heat absorbtion, the 3 stage damper system makes the dampers absorb vibration and affects ride comfort with 3 settings, from making them stiff/hard to soft. It just helps with humps n bumps, if you watch top gear alot youll hear them say things like this when race settings are changed on a car.

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thank you

thanx great help

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