Series 3 109" wheel alignment

I just put new radials all around on my landrover, and then decided to adjust the lock stops as the steering lock is abysmal (can't even negotiate some smaller roundabouts!)

I jacked the front up and pushed it lock to lock, checking space either side front and back of the wheel, there was a good 2" between the tire and spring on the front right, but the front left was another story, about 3" space on the front of the tire, on the back of the tire it has been rubbing against the spring!

I assume this means I have at least 1" toe out on my left wheel, no wonder my steering wheel hasn't been centering correctly!



so two questions:

what is the correct toe in/out for a lwb landrover and what's the correct procedure for adjusting it?



how much space should I make between the springs and the wheels at full lock?

Personally I think 2" is a bit overkill, im hoping that if I fix the alignment then I can get roughly 1" all round, this will improve the steering lock considerably!

cheers

I doubt whether the toe adjustment is the problem here- rather it is the lock centering- ie. you have more travel on one side to the other relative to the centre position.
It's worth checking the toe setting, but only after you've set the general adjustment.
First of all, set the steering wheel exactly in the centre (count the turns lock to lock and divide in half). Tie it up so it can't move.
The chances are that the wheels will not be facing straight ahead, so adjust the transverse drag link (the one from the steering relay to the steering arm on one hub) until they point straight ahead.
You'll probably have to take the arm off of the vehicle and free up the ball joints to get it all free, then refit it and adjust to do this.

Once it's set up, just set the lock stops so the tyres clear the chassis. Wider tyres mean less available lock!

Not sure what the toe setting is, but it'll be in the book. Obviously adjust the track rod to set this.

HTH

what does 1,2mm to 2,4mm mean exactly, im not quite sure what they are trying to say

adjusting my toe at the mo., it was 15mm out in the wrong direction!
it should be about +2mm at rear of rims compared with front of rims.
mine was +13 at the front!

the front wheels should point inwards by the given measurement.
imagine a level line thru the wheel, measure from rim to rim at this point at the front , and then at the back.
there was an LRO article on this last year.

Jamesbil said:

adjusting my toe at the mo., it was 15mm out in the wrong direction!
it should be about +2mm at rear of rims compared with front of rims.
mine was +13 at the front!

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mines out a fair bit, its toed out for sure (just checked with a measuring stick)

also when driving on the highway if the weight of the vehicle goes on the left wheel, it skips left really quickly, if the weight goes on the right, it skips to the right

constantly battling it im sure they don't usually do that.

Check the tightness of the U bolts on the springs, also check for play in the 6 steering linkage rod ball joints and the steering box/steering relay, also have a look at the suspension bushes (thats a lovely job to do).
Being a solid axle there should be no bump steer.

JCS1991 said:

also when driving on the highway if the weight of the vehicle goes on the left wheel, it skips left really quickly, if the weight goes on the right, it skips to the right

constantly battling it im sure they don't usually do that.

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try it on the ice, its really fun!!
as you hit a patch, the wheels with grip will pull you in that direction, leaving you trying to correct in ice!