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Alignment necessary when replacing rear lower arms?

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PeterTh

Member Since: 06 Sep 2013
Location: Alunda
Posts: 330

2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 S Auto Orkney Grey

Alignment necessary when replacing rear lower arms?

Hello,
I am currently changing all control arms (front lowers were done earlier with an alignment done) and air struts on my 2006 Disco 3. The plan was to do them all over the last weekend so I have changed all airstruts and the lower rear arms, including the lower knuckle ball joint but when looking at the upper rear arms I realize I need some new brake hoses and brake lines as the ones attached to the arms will not be possible to attack without major damage. New parts are in the mail but one of the hoses is not possible to order right now so I need to drive the car as it is for some time. Question to you is if I need to worry about the alignment? Rear upper arms are not touched at all and of course an alignment will be done as soon as all suspension parts are changed.

What do you think?

//Peter 2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 S Automatic
1999 Discovery 2 V8 ES Automatic

Earlier
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Automatic
1996 Discovery 300 Tdi ES Automatic
1975 Series 3 2.25 diesel

Nanocom Evolution for D2 V8, D3 and D4

Working kelpies for working the sheep

9th May 2016 10:23 am

Flack

Member Since: 06 Sep 2006
Location: Preston Lancashire
Posts: 6299

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS Auto Stornoway Grey

No the rear lower arms have no effect on the tracking so you will be ok to get it done later.

Flack

9th May 2016 11:06 am

PeterTh

Member Since: 06 Sep 2013
Location: Alunda
Posts: 330

Thanks Flack for a prompt and positive answer. I suspected that was the case but then I started to look at the rear wheels and got the impression/idea that they were lening more inwards at the top than before. One shouldn´t look to careful at things. The mind starts fabricating ideas which leads to expensive spare part shopping...

//Peter 2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 S Automatic
1999 Discovery 2 V8 ES Automatic

Earlier
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Automatic
1996 Discovery 300 Tdi ES Automatic
1975 Series 3 2.25 diesel

Nanocom Evolution for D2 V8, D3 and D4

Working kelpies for working the sheep

9th May 2016 11:10 am

Disco_Mikey

Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20807

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Cairns Blue

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9th May 2016 1:14 pm

PeterTh

Member Since: 06 Sep 2013
Location: Alunda
Posts: 330

For peace of mind I have now put on a crappy set of tyres that I had lying in the shed. They are alright to use for a limited time and I don´t really care if they get wasted due to bad alignment so I have bought myself some more time to finish the repairs.

//Peter 2011 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 S Automatic
1999 Discovery 2 V8 ES Automatic

Earlier
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Automatic
1996 Discovery 300 Tdi ES Automatic
1975 Series 3 2.25 diesel

Nanocom Evolution for D2 V8, D3 and D4

Working kelpies for working the sheep

10th May 2016 9:03 am

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