gardrover said:does it get worse when you take your foot off the gas
p m said:To clarify this question:
If the truck darts in one direction when you apply gas, and in the other - when you let go off gas, most likely, the culprit is radius arms bushings.
R_Lefebvre said:Could he be feeling the effects of the front panhard rod no longer being level? When you lift the truck, the panhard rod is not level, which makes it act asymetrically. When the axle drops, it shifts left, when it rises, it shifts right.
FWIW, I'm running 45psi all around on the same tires. No problems. But I'm not lifted.
JHK - for comparison, I have a 95 LWB and 95 SWB RRCs. The LWB is at stock height, the SWB has OME HD springs (gives full 2" on a baby RRC). The steering is adjusted exactly the same way - and the SWB is very twitchy in exactly the way you describe.jhk07 said:first off, thanks for your input...
UPDATE--- tonight I aired down the front to 32 psi in the front for the trip home... bout 12 miles at 55 mph... As some suggested, this did in fact seem to make it worse...
If this helps, my steering is VERY HYPERSENSITIVE... you touch it, truck goes...Thus the left/ right/ left /right --- waggle so to speak.
There is no play in my steering wheel...????
I did read about castor angle on wikpedia, needless to say, I don't get it yet........
thanks
Ron, what is your Rover?Ron L said:I would suggest setting the tire pressure equally and taking it for a spin. See where you are at with all tires inflated equally, and if anything drop the rear pressure a bit, but not as radically as you currently are. Even though the Discovery platform has a good balance of weight distribution the fact still remains the heaviest component to the discovery is located above your front wheels. By softening the front and increasing the rear tire pressure you end up shifting the weight balance of the entire vehicle to the front.
jhk07 said:first off, thanks for your input...
UPDATE--- tonight I aired down the front to 32 psi in the front for the trip home... bout 12 miles at 55 mph... As some suggested, this did in fact seem to make it worse...
If this helps, my steering is VERY HYPERSENSITIVE... you touch it, truck goes...Thus the left/ right/ left /right --- waggle so to speak.
There is no play in my steering wheel...????
I did read about castor angle on wikpedia, needless to say, I don't get it yet........
thanks
That's a good one, too.R_Lefebvre said:Have you checked your alignment? If you have toe-out up front, that would definitely make it sensitive. If you bend your tie bar, it will make the wheels toe out. I'd think it would be a common problem for people who off-road and maybe hit the thing on a rock.
p m said:Ron, what is your Rover?
Disco has a horrible weight distribution. The engine barely hits 250 lbs on the scale.
There are two reasons for the factory tire pressure settings - first and foremost, weight distribution. Second, with a slightly lesser rolling radius in front, the Disco will tend to pull straight under load (with a center diff unlocked, of course).
p m said:You are the only person I know of who runs lower pressure in the rear tires than in front.
p m said:Now I've got to explore the Russian side of me and drop the rear air pressure in the Disco... Man that's scary!
Ron L said:Live a little. Try 42 in the front and 38 in the rear. It's like potato vodka