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discovery leaning to drivers side
« on: June 02, 2010, 21:24:47 »
i have a 300tdi discovery and it has started to lean to the drivers side it is 50mm 2 inches lower on the drivers side front have changed the springs and it still leans to one side  need suggestions and advice as to what could be wrong

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Re: discovery leaning to drivers side
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2010, 22:00:37 »
check your body outriggers, sorry to say it but if they are under attack from the tinworm it could be that the body is twisting on the chassis. :-k :doh: :->
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Re: discovery leaning to drivers side
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2010, 22:39:52 »
Go on a diet!!! Could be worn bushes???????????
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Re: discovery leaning to drivers side
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2010, 07:51:37 »
does it have a lift on it ? I noticed mine leaning badly to one side because I had flipped one side of the anti roll bar upside down  :roll:  Lack of spacers on the bar caused this  :-k
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Re: discovery leaning to drivers side
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2010, 01:48:43 »
Also there was that thing about Disco chassias being twisted I read somewhere.  (the driver's side spring was longer)

Standard springs would have been stiffer on one side wouldn't they? the driver's side IIRC.

If a LR leans to one side for any length of time the radius arm bushes "creep" aqnd take up a permenant deformation that keeps the lean to that side, new springs don't fix it but swapping the radius arms side to side will.
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Re: discovery leaning to drivers side
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2010, 08:13:41 »
will try the radius arms as that seem to be the most likely problem as everything else looks fine underneath

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Re: discovery leaning to drivers side
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2010, 09:05:51 »
This happened on my old 300tdi, first I thought possibly worn springs but it turned out to be rotten body mounts  :'(
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