Series 3 RH Front Wheel 10mm further forward

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Hopper78

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My front RH wheel is about 10mm further forward than LH.

Thinking back I remember the recovery bloke towing it from around RH leaf spring - which I thought was quite odd at the time, so I'm guessing it's leaf spring related. I think I have photos of his weird setup - will have a look later.

Can anybody advise what I should be looking for - is it just a simple bush replacement or the whole setup?

Thanks
 
If the spring hangers were pulled drive it over some bumpy ground at speed to settle them back down again.
 
Could be the locating peg in the centre of leaf spring sheared off allowing axle to move forward.
Had to replace one of mine on Monday as when I went to renew bottom spring plate realised top of it was missing.
 
Bulkhead to wheel centre is 10mm or so different - bulkhead to front bumper is same distance both sides.

Will have a look at the leaf springs and do some more measuring in the morning
 
Are you using the bulkhead or the out riggers?
Also find another fixed/welded point on the chassis & check.
 
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My old 88 did have one chassis rail that was half an inch short, this was after an impact on a trial that resulted in a crumple just ahead of the bulkhead outrigger. I cut out the damage and plated it but did not get it right. Drove with a slight crabbing action for many years.
 
You can't expect accurate results by measuring from bulkhead or outriggers. All those parts can be fitted skewed or welded on in the wrong place. Very little of the bodywork on a Land Rover is perfectly placed. Do as Rattlegun suggests and measure between front to rear wheel centres.
 
Agreed, you are looking to have 2 axles that are parallel and in line so you should be checking the wheel alighnment both sides and the wheelbase. A plank of wood with peices nailed on to rest against the tyres works and you can mark the centres.
 
Even modern cars are far from dimensionally perfect, that is why nowadays tracking is checked comparing front and rear. The reason being that the front and rear axles, (for want of a better way to describe the pairs of wheels) are sometimes not parallel to each other. Don't expect a Land Rover to be perfect either. As long as things aren't obviously bent or damaged and it isn't scrubbing out sets of tyres really quickly and it doesn't handle oddly, (by Land Rover standards) or go crabbing down the road, you are golden... (love that phrase).
 
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