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Leaning Disco

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gords:

--- Quote from: "IanB" ---Have changed the shocks all round and the springs but its still leaning?!
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Did changing the springs have any effect on the lean?

Are you sure that the front and rear springs didn't get mixed up? Sorry, got to ask :wink:


--- Quote from: "IanB" ---Have also measured the spring from the top mounting to the bottom and theres a 1inch difference fom the right side to the left ???!!!!The spring mounting aren't bent or damaged.
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This seems to suggest that either the car is heavier on one side, or the springs are weaker on one side. I suspect the former is not likely, so it is likely the latter?

If you've fitted them recently, it won't be too hard to swap them over on each axle - to see if the lean transfers. If it does, it would suggest that you have a front and rear spring on each axle! I would ignore the fact that it did it before and check the springs that you have now.

Oh yes - did you put standard Land Rover springs and shocks on, or something else?

Range Rover Blues:
Front radius arm bushes, on that model year the bushes were stiffer to control body roll.  As rubber tends to creep over time it's not uncommon to gain a little list to one side or the other.  Time for polybushes perhaps?
You can also try swapping them from side to side to confirm this is the cause.

As for the springs, it may sound ovbious but try counting the number of coils in each and measuring the thickness of the coil for each spring then comparing.

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