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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: davidlandy on July 25, 2004, 22:31:52

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: davidlandy on July 25, 2004, 22:31:52

Spotted at Tixover today a new 90inch wheelbase disco!!

or was it too much loud pedal when cross axled? ...oopps

Tim and I winched it straight (ish)  

Dave

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on July 25, 2004, 22:36:05

Oops!

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: Paul on July 25, 2004, 23:22:04

My God, How did that happen...?  :shock:

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: Paul on July 26, 2004, 00:13:40

Dave,

Just been looking at the photo's in your gallery,
I see the Discovery with the axle problem has
a Forsale sign in the back window... :roll:

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: davidlandy on July 26, 2004, 09:29:58

one careful owner

 :shock:  

Also it was driven home like that!    well with the axle held back with a (my) ratchet strap between the shocker mount and the towbar!

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: diesel_boy on July 26, 2004, 10:37:50

AND ITS STILL FOR SALE AROUND SCRAP VALUE    LOLOLOL

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: Wanderer on July 26, 2004, 10:41:07

Was it a bent or broken trailing arm?

Ed

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: davidlandy on July 26, 2004, 10:59:32

Ed,

it was bent - 'S' shaped

the diff pinion was pointing upwards bigstyle, the coilsprings where banana shaped , but luckily all seemed to be intact aside from the raduis arm - very lucky I would say.

The radius arms on this disco seemed ever so thin, about half the thickness of those on my 90.

Dave

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: turtle on July 28, 2004, 09:34:10

Dave,

You came up that Ski slop so quick - nice pic of the rear quarter  :?

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: V8MoneyPit on July 28, 2004, 17:11:14

Suffolk LR club had one like that at Newbourne (last year, I think). That one bent the rod into a nice big arch. Are Discos more prone to it than Defenders?

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: muddyweb on July 28, 2004, 17:14:53

The earlier Discoveries had ickle weenie thin rear radius arms, and so yes they are more prone to it.

As time went on, LR realised that it was a daft thing to have done and put on the same size arms as they had been fitting the the 90 / 110 / Range Rover for years....

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: V8MoneyPit on July 28, 2004, 17:28:37

Ah, well there you go. You learn something new every day here  :)

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: Wanderer on July 28, 2004, 18:51:38

Anyone know the diameter of the old arms?

Ed

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: davidlandy on July 28, 2004, 19:01:13

the radius arms looked about 15mm or so


Phil

shame about the piccy, was hoping for one with my wheel in the air like tim in tigger!      

I must admit that I didnt think I was going to make it up that Hill, I didnt see many (only Tim)  that did ... so i just stuck me boot down and crossed me fingers!!

Dave

Title: spotted disco 90
Post by: turtle on July 29, 2004, 09:13:57

Sorry dave  :oops: maybe next time