discoed up
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Have you driven another disco with 18" wheels to compare it to or has yours deteriorated noticably over time? i have the same setup and mine is quite sensitive to bumps in the road and it does roll a bit. are you getting any strange clunks or knocks from the suspension???
Mine's on 18's and hardly rolls at all. It had 16's on it when i bought it and i did notice a difference in the way it drives. It's a much harder ride but rolls loads less, infact on the country roads it's pretty impressive. But it tram tracks (if thats the correct terminology??) a lot more. Infact on certain roads it's damn annoying! I assume it's down to the wider tyres than the 16's. My 200 tdi and 300 tdi's both rolled a lot more. Changing the tyres on the 300 made a massive difference!
burtonboy
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body roll is controlled by the ACE system - my 2001 disco has very little roll at all - it corners great
It may be your 18" wheels that cause a harsher ride - noticed that with mine when i first got it & have heard it said several times that the 18" wheels notice the bumps more than the 16" ones - especially for the rear passengers!
i have my tyre pressures set at 28 front & 35 rear (helps lessen the bumps a bit)
It may be your 18" wheels that cause a harsher ride - noticed that with mine when i first got it & have heard it said several times that the 18" wheels notice the bumps more than the 16" ones - especially for the rear passengers!
i have my tyre pressures set at 28 front & 35 rear (helps lessen the bumps a bit)
int it obvious, if yer got bigger wheels on , yer have smaller profile tyres. as a fair amount of suspension is yer actual sidewall you in effect take away some of the shock absorbtion by uppin yer wheel size.
this improves cornering , usually, and stiffens up yer ride resulting in more bumps and shocks finding there way through the vehicle body.
if you want to do it properly , when you go up a wheel size you should really change yor springs for slightly bouncier ones
this improves cornering , usually, and stiffens up yer ride resulting in more bumps and shocks finding there way through the vehicle body.
if you want to do it properly , when you go up a wheel size you should really change yor springs for slightly bouncier ones
burtonboy
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yup - as Slob says the tyre (or the air in it) forms part of the suspension so - less sidewall = harsher ride
think you'll find that most TD5's with 18" wheels came like that - as all TD5 GS & ES spec models came with 18" wheels as standard & cos mine's got 3 almost new & 1 brand new tyres on it (about £900 worth of wheels & tyres) - it's a bit expensive to change them to 16's
think you'll find that most TD5's with 18" wheels came like that - as all TD5 GS & ES spec models came with 18" wheels as standard & cos mine's got 3 almost new & 1 brand new tyres on it (about £900 worth of wheels & tyres) - it's a bit expensive to change them to 16's
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discoed up
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Willis, your concerns are all going to be relative to what you were driving before you bought a discovery and wether or not you have owned a large 4x4 previously. Before i bought my disco i had an audi a6 quattro sport 2.8 which was quick, stiff, and cornered very well with almost zero body roll so in comparison the disco was like a thames barge. I had owned a hilux surf before the audi so was expecting the disco to roll but in all fairness as others have posted it does corner very well (for a big 4x4) and does not have loads of body roll (for a big 4x4). so in short if your last car was lowslung, sporty, and quick then you are going to take a while to get used to the disco.
burtonboy
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I have a 2002 Td5 Disco and it does not roll as it has ace but it is quite harsh over bumps and I read in the forum that Goodyear Wranglers which I have fitted are the caause. Dont know what tyres you have but could be worth a check.
yep - I've heard that about the wranglers as well - same ones on mine - but seeing as I haven't driven a td5 with 16" wheels I can't really compare it.
