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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412   
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Wandering is often the result of a lift altering the geometry - if you are going to sort the lift see if you still have a problem afterwards. John
http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk 2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS |
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14th Feb 2012 3:20pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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Standard springs and shocks are waiting for a less than freezing cold weekend in which to fit them. 2016 D4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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14th Feb 2012 3:58pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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What about tyres & tyre pressures?
Whilst replacing my wheel/tyre combination a couple of years ago, I had new Grabber AT2 on the back and worn BFGAT on the front (interim whilst I was getting my rims refinished) - I could hardly keep the thing in a straight line! It was exhausting to drive, even on the motorway struggling to keep it in a lane... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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14th Feb 2012 4:04pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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It is one of those simple things to check, have not yet done it, so will tomorrow.
If you run non standard wheels and tyre sizes though you can't use the Std LR pressures as a guide can you? Or doesn't it matter? 2016 D4 HSE 1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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14th Feb 2012 5:11pm |
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| Zinke Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 670 
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With yours being a 03 like mine i dare say all the bushes need replacing by now. I did all mine over the summer and it now says just where i tell it! lol. It really did make a massive difference even though all the bushes didnt look too bad you could always tell they had been done.
Pete. |
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14th Feb 2012 5:55pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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Most of mine is polybushed too. 2016 D4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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14th Feb 2012 6:09pm |
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| WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748  
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Chock the wheels & handbrake off to check the props for any play. Grease the prop & UJ nipples (heres a guide for Discos).. http://www.landroverclub.net/Club/HTML/Maintenance_greasing.htm |
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14th Feb 2012 9:52pm |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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Shopping List: Grease gun
 2016 D4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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14th Feb 2012 10:12pm |
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| WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748
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..and take it out of gear also
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14th Feb 2012 10:32pm |
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| Zinke Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 670
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Personally im not a big fan of pollybushes, for me they normally make a defender ride like a bag of rusty spanners. I would personally get all the bushes changed to the same type though no matter which type of bush you use. I would bet the ones that arent pollybushed are totally knackered by now so worth while changing. Changing from genuine bushes to pollybushes is very easy to do without a press, where putting genuine ones back in is much easier with a press which is why i think most people go that route. If i ever did go down the polly bush route i would make sure i used the softest ones. Pete. |
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15th Feb 2012 10:32am |
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