Before you all start pointing at the search button, I've done the searches but am still none the wiser.
Disco 1 300tdi, 89000k miles, relatively good nick. The steering tends to wander a bit on straight road. Nothing violent or dangerous, but it just doesn't like to go in a dead straight line and needs to be constantly corrected.
Its always been like this since I bought it at the start of the year, and its just had a set of std height H/D springs and new shocks from paddocks fitted. The old set up was getting a bit spongy after 15 years and I was kind of hoping the firmer ride and a set of working shockers would cure it but it hasn't.
It was Mot'd at the same time the springs went on and there is no play in the steering linkage. When parked up with the engine running, the smallest movement of the steering wheel gives a corresponding movement on the steering with no delay or slack. This is also the case if I reach in and turn the steering column by hand. However, I cant detect any play if I try to move the road wheels. It only has the std 205 tyres so I dont think its tram lining.
I'm a bit flummoxed as to exactly what can be causing this. I need to sort it as we pull a caravan ( hence the H/D springs) and it gets a bit wobbly at anything over 50mph.
Is this a common characteristic of older disco 1's? If so, is there a upgrade or mod that can improve it at all? Any advice as to where to look and how to resolve it would be appreciated.
Thanks for reading,
Paul
Disco 1 300tdi, 89000k miles, relatively good nick. The steering tends to wander a bit on straight road. Nothing violent or dangerous, but it just doesn't like to go in a dead straight line and needs to be constantly corrected.
Its always been like this since I bought it at the start of the year, and its just had a set of std height H/D springs and new shocks from paddocks fitted. The old set up was getting a bit spongy after 15 years and I was kind of hoping the firmer ride and a set of working shockers would cure it but it hasn't.
It was Mot'd at the same time the springs went on and there is no play in the steering linkage. When parked up with the engine running, the smallest movement of the steering wheel gives a corresponding movement on the steering with no delay or slack. This is also the case if I reach in and turn the steering column by hand. However, I cant detect any play if I try to move the road wheels. It only has the std 205 tyres so I dont think its tram lining.
I'm a bit flummoxed as to exactly what can be causing this. I need to sort it as we pull a caravan ( hence the H/D springs) and it gets a bit wobbly at anything over 50mph.
Is this a common characteristic of older disco 1's? If so, is there a upgrade or mod that can improve it at all? Any advice as to where to look and how to resolve it would be appreciated.
Thanks for reading,
Paul
