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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: muddysteve on May 26, 2005, 22:09:24

Title: hocky sticks, lower links and a panhard rod
Post by: muddysteve on May 26, 2005, 22:09:24

Can i fit the hocky sticks, lower links and a panhard rod from an 89 rangie to my 89 disco?

I need to replace most of my suspension bushes and i'll soon have a RR for robbin bits off so i can change the bushes with out having the motor off the road

Cheers

Steve

Title: hocky sticks, lower links and a panhard rod
Post by: muddyweb on May 27, 2005, 09:27:30

Probably.

You need to check the width of the front radius arms (hockey sticks) to make sure they are the same, but otherwise you ought to be OK.

Title: hocky sticks, lower links and a panhard rod
Post by: muddysteve on May 27, 2005, 17:21:53

thanks mate, that should make the job of re bushing a bit easier


Steve

Title: hocky sticks, lower links and a panhard rod
Post by: beast5680 on May 27, 2005, 21:29:31

ISTR there might also be a difference in the bolt diameter, sure someone on here has mentioned it before

Title: hocky sticks, lower links and a panhard rod
Post by: muddysteve on May 27, 2005, 22:40:10

Dont  go throwing a spanner in the works, i was just starting to think i may have an "easy" job on my hands

Steve

Title: hocky sticks, lower links and a panhard rod
Post by: Range Rover Blues on May 28, 2005, 02:10:34

There are 2 types (generalising) of arms on the RRC, pre EFi and EFi.  The later cars were metric, bigger bolts, coarser threads etc.  Please don't tell me you expect the parts from the 2 cars to be different, they were made the same year.  They do both have Marina door handles if proof were ever needed as to how often parts get recycled.

If you don't believe me use a Rimmers catalogue to cross-refernce the part no.

Title: hocky sticks, lower links and a panhard rod
Post by: muddysteve on May 28, 2005, 08:16:03

There may lie the difference, the RR is an efi and my disco is on carbs  :(

Oh well picking it up today so will soon be able to see if its all gonna fit

and as for expecting 2 cars made side by side in the same year to have diferent parts??? this is landrover were talking about

Steve

Title: hocky sticks, lower links and a panhard rod
Post by: muddysteve on May 28, 2005, 17:03:44

Picked up the RR today, the hockey sticks look pretty much the same as the disco but the rear trailing arms are HUGE compare with the disco ones. Why's life never easy

Steve

PS details are here http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=9122

Title: hocky sticks, lower links and a panhard rod
Post by: Range Rover Blues on May 29, 2005, 13:21:14

I think you missunderstood me, the introduction of the Range Rover EFi was about '85 and with it came the stronger Radius arms with metric, coarse threads which are also stronger.  All Discos should have these later parts fitted.

As for the rear trailing links there are 3 types in use, the thin ones you have (mainly on Discos), the thicker ones from your Rangie and a slightly thicker one on some Defenders.  Only the Rangie type ones are availble new I'm told.

the thinnest ones are made of solid bar, are cheaper to make and easily bent, just ask Sooty.  A cheap upgrade for your motor is to fit the Rangie ones as they are stronger.

BTW, if you think they are thick, take a look at these http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/Range%20Rover%20Blues/gallery/Cranked%20rear%20arms%20from%20Gwenn%20Lewis

Fit all the parts from your Rangie as they should be interchangeable.