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boyd



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what is the use of the weight blocks under the rearbumper?

discovered some heavey weight blocks underneath the rear bumper of the RRS..the ones that are near the exhaust pipes at both outer ends.
Are they of any importance or can they just be removed?.
I guess they have something to do with the stability of the car,but not sure
Thanks for any comment
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Tim in Scotland



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Opinions are divided as to their purpose, but yes they are important!
Something to do with smoothing out the ride or vibrations.
Somebody over in the USA did remove them but haven't heard what difference it made....................... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW
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Kaine



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they are very important - I'm sure the guys over at Disco3 had a play with them and discovered they are critical to the whole suspension setup
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umbertob



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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuned_mass_dampers 
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