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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Mark_Solesbury on November 30, 2007, 14:14:53

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on November 30, 2007, 14:14:53

My 90 looks odd when you look at it from square on front

I thought it was wheels out of balance.

The front bumper is about an inch lower at the end on the passenger side than the drivers.

its got old man emu shocks and springs, and tehy were fitted by the place i bought it from less than 5 years ago.

Any ideas?

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: tjolliffe on November 30, 2007, 14:31:50

Have you checked the springs arent dislocated (poped out of their spring seats ect) anywhere? Happend to my mates 110 once and made it lean over.

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 30, 2007, 14:34:24

Sit in the driver's seat, then look at it.  You might have found the cure to the classic LR lean :)

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on November 30, 2007, 14:42:51

OME seem to make some yellow 10mm spacers that sit ontop of the spring that are low.

Anyone used these before?

Title: Re: Leaning 90
Post by: Saffy on November 30, 2007, 15:08:07

Quote from: "Mark_Solesbury"

The front bumper is about an inch lower at the end on the passenger side than the drivers.

Any ideas?

Left and right handed springs? Driver side sits higher else when you sat in it would be lower instead of level.

Manual has the specification for ride heights, measure and see if your is within spec, if it is truly lower than spec on one side then you can start looking for cause.

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: davidlandy on November 30, 2007, 16:48:21

drivers side springs (not so sure with OME tho) are higher i think to compensate for the fuel tank & load, plus the driver - with a tank of fuel plus driver the motor will probably be level.

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Post by: MudRat on November 30, 2007, 17:52:13

check the anti roll bars havent fflipped over

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: L90OOK on November 30, 2007, 18:56:19

Quote from: "Range Rover Blues"

Sit in the driver's seat, then look at it.  You might have found the cure to the classic LR lean :)

That's a neat trick...how do you do that??  :lol:
coat...running  :lol:

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: marjan on November 30, 2007, 19:35:27

Quote from: "davidlandy"

drivers side springs (not so sure with OME tho) are higher i think to compensate for the fuel tank & load, plus the driver - with a tank of fuel plus driver the motor will probably be level.

Yep mine leans to the passenger side when tank is nearly empty but is perfectly straight with a full tank and me sat in.

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: kizz81 on November 30, 2007, 23:12:57

Quote

drivers side springs (not so sure with OME tho) are higher i think to compensate for the fuel tank & load, plus the driver - with a tank of fuel plus driver the motor will probably be level.

explains why mine leans :lol:  cant afford to fill it up

my old bumper used to tilt down on one side, because a range rover slid into it at some point and bent it  :lol:

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on December 04, 2007, 10:32:39

So do you recon this is about right then....?

Empty fuel tank and no one in it.

(http://images14.fotki.com/v20/photos/3/386139/5669817/DSCF2608-vi.jpg)

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: MY90 MY LIFE on December 05, 2007, 22:42:12

i'd say mine was the same as that both my old 90 and 110 were the same and my 300tdi 90 is the same i always thought it was unlevel ground lol

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: kizz81 on December 06, 2007, 00:54:07

i dont want to be the only one saying this but... i read this post and then looked at lots of 90,s / 110,s of all ages and they seem to be about level,

maybe just got used to looking at them  :lol:

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: Thrasher on December 06, 2007, 01:04:31

As everything else is level .. i.e. bumper with wings etc, it must be at a suspension level. Does it have any anti-roll bars? They might have twisted ....

Otherwise .. sit in it and get someone to measure the distance from arch to hub centre on both sides.

You might have fairly soft springs, which would exaggerate the lean, until you get in.

Is the fuel tank under the seat on yours? A 110 will most likely look totally different as the tank is generally under the rear centre (unless it has changed *again*).. some 90's also have the tank central at the rear.

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: Porny on December 06, 2007, 08:55:53

Quote from: "Mark_Solesbury"

So do you recon this is about right then....?

Empty fuel tank and no one in it.

(http://images14.fotki.com/v20/photos/3/386139/5669817/DSCF2608-vi.jpg)

Nope....
I'd say that was too much of a lean!!!

I'd check the springs and dampers for any damage - also check that nothing is bent (or any damage to the chassis)

Are OME springs sided?? - if so, might be worth swapping the front springs around.  The other option is to use OME spacers, or have some spacers made to level the front end up.

Also... someones put your front side lights and indicators the wrong way round :wink:

Ian

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: ScrapyJape on December 06, 2007, 10:47:35

When i bought my lift kit i notest that my back springs were longer (or shorter been a while lol) than my front ones.. the guy said people tend not to see this then they put them in and then the landie will lean one way as they put one of the back ones in the front and front in the back etc.

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: Mark_Solesbury on December 09, 2007, 16:15:47

Was just about to go and start taking things apart to swap over, and i noticed that it wasnt as bad this morning....

Why cant people build level roads.......

(http://images32.fotki.com/v1064/photos/3/386139/5669817/Image052-vi.jpg)

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: davidlandy on December 09, 2007, 18:03:33

Mark

all that fuss over nothing!

no really, it only looks level cos the os rear wheel is in a hole now

lol

Title: Leaning 90
Post by: SimonHarwood on December 10, 2007, 21:24:04

Mine often leans to the left when standing still, but when I rev up it levels itself.