Jaunty Lean!

Hi all,

Firstly I hope it's ok to ask this here as I have been given grief for posting in the wrong bit before.

I have a series two on a defender chassis running Range Rover axels.

When I bought it, it lent over on the off side front by a good few inches. I did not worry too much as I knew the shock on that corner was leaking and thought that was the fault.

At the weekend I fitted pro comp medium shocks and springs all round assuming it would solve the lean. It did not! I have a lean of 75mm to the offside.

All springs are seated correctly and shocks are secured, axels and chassis are not bent.

I am at a loss surely the full fuel tank can't cause the lean?

Any advise would be appreciated.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Worn shocks wouldn't cause is to lean to that extent and neither would a full fuel tank unless it's a special vehicle that runs on concrete. It can only really be springs, spring seats/spacers, chassis or mis-matched tyres/rims.

Get some pics up and get your tape measure out

Some spring kits are 'handed', that is they give you longer (or stiffer) springs for the driver's side so as to compensate for this. Some (like Britpart springs, for example) don't seem to be. Try the springs on the other way round - offside on nearside and vice versa - to see if this makes a difference.

Thanks for comments, I have checked distances and clearances on all mounts and spring plates. The lean is actually in the suspension form the bottom spring plate to the top 75mm difference from n/s to o/s. The kit is a Terrafirma pro comp and I confirmed today that they are not handed. It's such a simple set up but I can't figure it out!

i think quite a few non handed kits do this. does it not level out when you are sitting in it?

Leans the wrong way, only increases when I get in!

I know this might seem like a silly question, but have you checked the chassis alignment and dimensions? In order to fit the body from a series 2, which has an 88" wheel base, onto Defender chassis, which has a 92.5" wheel base (assuming a 90chassis was used) requires a bit of chassis modification. It is entirely possible that the person who carried out the modification has been a bit of a bodger, and not done it properly.