110 leans to driver side

OLDUN · May 23, 2014

Ok I have raised this question before in another thread - but I replaced the new dodgy yellow springs for new HD genuine ones back and front - while these give less lean to the driver side and give a massively better ride with no leaning on corners and no more extra sagging when I get in the vehicle there is still a problem - the driver side front end body is 250mm nearer the ground than the passenger side and the rear driver side is 125mm lower to the ground than the passenger side - any ideas please to get it level - do I need spacers or something - the HD springs were different heights for each side and have been put on correctly.

-Defender110- · May 23, 2014

unless your measuremets are out by a decimal place, id say you have something seriously wrong!!

OLDUN · May 23, 2014

Good point and well spotted - stupid me - yes of course should be 25 and 15 - thanks for that - but any ideas - have had the 110 for nearly 5 years and really would like to solve the problem.

Locky1978 · May 23, 2014

As long as you've fitted the longer springs to the drivers side and the springs seats haven't rusted through and collapsed it only leaves the springs themselves. I wonder if the spring rates are incorrect in some way. You could swap them over see if the problem moves with them. Might also be worth measuring axle to chassis just in case the body work is skewed somewhere. Mine sits noticeably higher on the drives side when I'm not in it due to the longer springs.

flat · May 23, 2014

Locky1978 said:
As long as you've fitted the longer springs to the drivers side and the springs seats haven't rusted through and collapsed it only leaves the springs themselves. I wonder if the spring rates are incorrect in some way. You could swap them over see if the problem moves with them. Might also be worth measuring axle to chassis just in case the body work is skewed somewhere. Mine sits noticeably higher on the drives side when I'm not in it due to the longer springs.

Yep so does mine but when someone is in it it levels out - yours does to I recall from driving behind you

The springs are deffo on the right side and correct front to back?

SmileySteve · May 23, 2014

Yep springs in wrong position, body scewed or spring mounts faulty / not supporting springs correctly, not much else it could be.

Thor1950 · May 23, 2014

SmileySteve said:
Yep springs in wrong position, body scewed or spring mounts faulty / not supporting springs correctly, not much else it could be.

Or a fat arsed driver

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OLDUN · May 23, 2014

Will check how springs fitted but was very careful doing it and they were weighted - but like more clarification on body scewed and on measure axle to chassis - not sure how to respond to Thor though.
110 otherwise very reliable used only on many trips to Sahara covering over 50,000 miles over 4 years.

OLDUN · May 23, 2014

Just checked the colour codes on the springs and they are correctly fitted - just noticed however that on the driver side rear the three horizontal bars in line and either side of the spring are not connected to the body - but presumably if they were to be connected it would bring the body down further and the lean greater - a year or so ago it did have a body off repair but then did have the lean before that - a driverless Japanese vehicle rear ended me twice in the middle of the desert.

Rasher · May 23, 2014

A good chance your chassis is twisted then.

timc1967 · May 23, 2014

Same wheels and tyres all round?

Locky1978 · May 23, 2014

OLDUN said:
Just checked the colour codes on the springs and they are correctly fitted - just noticed however that on the driver side rear the three horizontal bars in line and either side of the spring are not connected to the body - but presumably if they were to be connected it would bring the body down further and the lean greater - a year or so ago it did have a body off repair but then did have the lean before that - a driverless Japanese vehicle rear ended me twice in the middle of the desert.

I can't quite picture what you mean here. Do you mean the floor strengthening struts aren't touching the floor on one side? if so somethings happened which needs looking at. Body is twisted somewhere.
If your chassis to axle measurements give you a slightly larger gap on the drivers side then it must be the body.

flat · May 24, 2014

Could you park it in a level floor and measure chassis rails to ground on either side aswell?

Although thinking about it, this wouldn't highlight whether the chassis was twisted or not. If the measurements are the same though then it's the body if not then the springs or chassis is at failt

OLDUN · May 24, 2014

Thanks for replies - tyres and rims all the same - Locky yes strengthening struts not attached to body on one side, a gap of say 8mm - will go out and measure chassis to floor and report back - thanks all again.

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