New Derbyshire Defender 90 owner seeking advice!

Afternoon folks,

I took the plunge and got my hands on an O2 plate defender 90 with just shy of 100k on the clock.

She's really good fun but I've got a couple of issues you guys might be able to shed some light on....

1) At various times when cruising on A-roads between 45-55 mph I get a fair bit of vibration and juddering through the steering wheel. I also get some creaking when I try and turn the wheel at very slow speeds such as when reverse parking. A local enthusiast has mentioned 'ball joint on the steering drop arm?'

Is this a common fault? Is it easy enough to replace and whats the £££? Any other suggestions as to what the fault could be are very welcome.

2) She's a soft top but only has 1" hoops at the moment. I'm not planning to roll her but in the interests of the passengers who might have a trip in the jump seats in the back does anyone know a supplier who can supply/weld in a safety device type roll cage to replace the internal hood hoops?

Thanks lots for your help guys/girls

Well you could try introducing yourself and then ask the questions in the appropriate section.

Scuse my noobness! As I'm a noob you should realise that your sarcasm is wasted on me

Sarcasm is never wasted on a noob

Welcome to the forum

Nooooo, course its not (said in a sacastic tone) ;-) Fighting fire with fire lol

Oh and big thanks to Freelaner for the dancing boobies lol.

welcome

Welcome,
Yes drop arm is very common and very cheap, buy the complete drop arm thou!!
But would check wheel bearing or wheel balance first