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ne jones:
My 1991 Disco has leaned to the offside since i bought it some 12 months ago.
Gradually it seems to have become worse so i first replaced the front springs and then this week the rears, all with Britpart heavy duty springs.

The thing is there still appears to be a greater distance between the tyre and wheelarch on the nearside than on the offside, probavly about 1"-2".

Is there anything else i should be looking at as being the problem?

Are there any measurements i can take which might indicate where the problem lies?

any advice gratefully recieved.

Guardian.:
body mounts corroded and collapsed, this will make it lean big time, i know, my 200 body has  now nearly slid off!!

ids:
Nathan - hows it goin......

When I changed my springs, they were sided.  Probably about 1" higher for the drivers side on both the rear and front springs which seemed to cure the dreaded lean.  Then again mine are Scrapiron ones not Britpart

The other thing to check is that one of the springs may have dislocated but not jumped back into its cup but i'm sure you know that one.

Thats my 2p worth.

BrumLee:
Hi Nathan

I fitted Scrapion springs and the fronts were handed, not sure if the Bripart ones are but might be worth checking.

ne jones:
OK, the front sits level its just that the rear offside sits lower than the nearside.
Both of the new rear springs were the same length and the rear springs that were removed were of equal length when removed.
My own thoughts were 'leaning' towards the body spacers but i know nothing at all about these, where they are and what they look like etc.
My thoughts were based simply on seeing them mentioned on various sites and forums.

EDIT Btw IDS thanks for asking things are going great, we'll have to meet up one day as we're so local.

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