[OXO cube]

the vertical travel on the Datsun pickup has been shortened to hopefully prevent re-occurrence of last years 'jack knife' action 
and i have  removed the pathetic drop arm retaining strap , so it is now just  'loose and lively' ( as the wife says )
toyed with the idea of a soft spring , but struggled to find a good candidate 
also drop arm shortened to comply with the viewed from above rule 

on return last year the VW Tuareg had an unnoticed  suspension problem 
it had competed with one of the axle bushings having  popped out of the mount 
hopefully the repair helps it climb up the placings this year ( fingers crossed )

good luck everyone 
Kev