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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: chris_harvey on February 28, 2010, 18:42:18

Title: Lean to offside
Post by: chris_harvey on February 28, 2010, 18:42:18

My disco leans realy bad I think Ive figured it out the springs have been fitted wrong so now i gota take them off and refit problem is I can't seem to get the car off all 4 wheels . I have access to ramps in the garage I work in but I need to jack it on the chassis but the wheels are still on the floor so am stuck ??? Also I've got a leak on from what i think is my power steering pump 

Title: Re: Lean to offside
Post by: jay2578 on February 28, 2010, 18:46:24

jack the chassis up, put it on axle stands, then put the jack on some big blocks of wood or something similar and jack up some more, then support with stands on full extention or on big blocks

Title: Re: Lean to offside
Post by: JIMBOBLY on February 28, 2010, 20:34:20

just jack up 2 wheels at a time,fit the springs then do the other end,safer that way in my opinion anyway,on the other hand,i done mine jacking one wheel up and fitting the springs,but you cant do that if you've got a rear spring on the front,i'd say you've got the springs mixed up somewhere

Title: Re: Lean to offside
Post by: chris_harvey on February 28, 2010, 21:04:18

That's what I think has happend . I've only had it a week and the feller I got it off put the springs and shocks(2"lift) on himself and I think he has put the to front ones on the offside and rear2 on the nearside so the car is sitting proper lobsided

I mite try the jacks on blocks thing it's just hard as I need all 4 corners up to swith them round or at least opposite corners

Title: Re: Lean to offside
Post by: MudRat on March 02, 2010, 18:58:29

before jacking, check the rear anti rollbar, ensure that the brackets on the axle are hanging down with the roll bar on the end of those brackets, if its not or one is up and one down, could be the problem.

Title: Re: Lean to offside
Post by: landroverkeith on March 02, 2010, 19:58:56

If its like my 2" lift the springs arnt handed like LR springs, so it wont make any differance what side u put them on as mine now has a "list" to the offside after a few years of being fitted..

cheers Keith

Title: Re: Lean to offside
Post by: minty on March 02, 2010, 20:56:38

they all lean to o/s dont they???? :P

Title: Re: Lean to offside
Post by: lurch_917 on March 03, 2010, 21:33:23

Quote from: landroverkeith on March 02, 2010, 19:58:56

If its like my 2" lift the springs arnt handed like LR springs, so it wont make any differance what side u put them on as mine now has a "list" to the offside after a few years of being fitted..

cheers Keith

yes butr then again keith it all depends on where linda puts her hand bag  :lol: :lol:
but this chaps problem is probably rears on one side fronts on the other as front and rears have diferant load ratings