Cresco750
Member Since: 20 Sep 2016
Location: Auckland, NZ
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| Post Suspension Arm Replacement; Handling Changed? |
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Hi all
I've recently had the front lower suspension arms and rear suspension bushes replaced in my '05 D3. I have travelled about 2000km since they were fitted and I have noticed a tendency for the steering to occasionally pull ever so slightly when under braking or traveling on a less than perfect road surface. It's difficult to describe, but the feedback is similar to the jerk of the steering wheel when a front wheel is pulled off course by a rut or bump. It seems to make no difference what speed I'm doing, be it pulling up to traffic lights or at open road speed.
I never noticed this tendency before I had the work done. Is this just normal behaviour that was previously masked by worn and sloppy joints, or has the geometry been changed since the work was done?
The work was carried out by a very reputable LR specialist garage who do many of these replacements, and a full wheel alignment was done on completion.
Front brakes were also done approximately 3000km ago, and I didn't notice any change to handling then.
Regards 2016 LR4 3.0 SDV6 HSE
SOLD: 2005 LR3 2.7 TDV6 HSE
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 20th Apr 2017 12:59 am |
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Bodsy
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Check tyre pressures, ride heights and get the wheel alignment done again. Bodsys Brake Bible
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| 20th Apr 2017 9:40 am |
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Cresco750
Member Since: 20 Sep 2016
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Thanks Bodsy, will do. For the uninitiated, is ride height something that I can easily check myself or does it require specialist equipment / expertise? 2016 LR4 3.0 SDV6 HSE
SOLD: 2005 LR3 2.7 TDV6 HSE
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| 21st Apr 2017 11:22 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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you will need a tool eg iid or nanocom.
Can be done at dealers or indi. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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