is this the norm

ive just fitted my 2" lift kit and pro comp shocks and now my disco seems abit twichy on the road. i new it would roll about more but it seems to twich slightly from left to right. is this the norm when you lift a landy of i have done somthing wrong

Do you have the springs / dampers on the correct corners ?

Did you leave your anti roll bars fitted ?

Did you change any of the bushes ?

Some 2" lifts go fine others if they are tired suspensions bushes etc may benefit from new or castor corrected bushes.
Some people go the hole hog and do castor corrected radius and steering arms - opinion seems divided on if you should do it or not

My 2" lift definately made my car feel more white knuckle in the bends until I got used to it.

What are the rest of the suspension bushes like,i've had problems with worn bushes on the rear lower link arms allowing the axle to move slightly wich would cause the car to wander alot.it might not be down to the fact its been lifted but more the fact the new shocks/springs are showing up other worn components if you know what i mean.

discopaul said:

ive just fitted my 2" lift kit and pro comp shocks and now my disco seems abit twichy on the road. i new it would roll about more but it seems to twich slightly from left to right. is this the norm when you lift a landy

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Yes, it can be. Sometimes it isn't, sometimes it's worse. Lots you can do to compensate such as bushes etc Loads of info on the forum already.

before i did the springs and shock i must say its was a good drive it just seems scitish now

yep ive put the correct springs on front and back and the new pro comp shocks came with new bushes everything else looks ok bush wise

Firt thing is you've raised the CofG so more roll, yaw and pitch, so it should feel a tad more skittish. Have you also took the anti-roll bars off? If you're off-roading you ought to, which will make it a bit more skittish on-road too ...

its a 90 spec disco so it has no rolle bar.

The car has probably developed "rear end steering" effect because of the lift and the bushes and softer springing.

What happens is that as the car rolls a little, one radius arm goes nearer to the level and pushes one SIDE of the back axle BACK, (the other side is probably pulled forward a tad at the same time) and that causes the rear end to wander off to that side. USUALLY the rear end will drift out TO the side it leans over to.

This effect causes strong OVERSTEER, called ROLL OVERSTEER and you might want to take care. This effect can cause a car to roll right over if it happens at motorway speeds.

In all Defs and Discos the FRONT axle can do the same trick but the effect you feel is less.

The fact that you have no anti-roll bars makes it worse, as these are fitted to reduce this very problem. Early Disco 1s were pretty roly-poly I remember, and could be twitchy.

It is clear from posts here already that Landy Gurus know all about this and how to sort it out. If it was mine I would try to sort it out soon, as wild oversteer can be quite nasty and can easily get right out of hand if you have to take a little swerve at speed, like dodging some cutting-in cretin on a motorway. Your soft long-travel suspension could make the car lean quite a lot in a swerve, and cause a huge tail-end steer you might not be able to catch and correct - and the cretin who caused your flip-over drives away and never saw a thing.

CharlesY

discopaul said:

its a 90 spec disco so it has no rolle bar.

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Wanna buy one?



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