Apparently I should introduce myself here. I don't own a Land Rover (at the moment) but my son does and it's the usual "Da-ad, could you just give me a hand ..." doing whatever needs doing. My father tells me the first 58 years of parenthood have been the worst, bless him, so I still have a way...

My son has a 1995 Defender 90 300 TDi, 164k miles. He has replaced the suspension (springs and shocks) all round and made a good job of it. It has two new tyres on the back, and two with about 5mm tread on the front. Driving it to work this morning (wet) I found it hard to keep in a straight...