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nickland90

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Hi guys, I've recently purchased an E plate 90 that's had various things done to it including a 2" lift with LT265/75R16 tyres on the old Range Rover rims. Problem though is that it scares the hell out of me when driving along because it tramlines all the time and thus makes it a far from nice experience.
:crazy_driver:

I've been looking on the internet with a view to changing the tyres but before I go and waste some money on something that won't correct the problem I thought that having just joined LandyZone I'd turn to the people in the know. Does anyone have any thoughts/suggestions as to what to do or purchase?
Many thanks
Nick
 
sounds exactly like my 90 when i bought that. it haa a 3" lift massive 265/75/16 tyres.
felt dangerouse on the motor way. anyway turned out to be a mix between worn front balljoint and mainly the bolt loose on the front radius arm that the guy ever so nicely hadnt tightened up whilst fitting the caster arms.
it was a little tighter then but still not good enough so i looked harder and the steering uj had slop in it.
basically i'd give it a right good looking over first.
 
nickland90 said:
Hi guys, I've recently purchased an E plate 90 that's had various things done to it including a 2" lift with LT265/75R16 tyres on the old Range Rover rims. Problem though is that it scares the hell out of me when driving along because it tramlines all the time and thus makes it a far from nice experience.
:crazy_driver:

I've been looking on the internet with a view to changing the tyres but before I go and waste some money on something that won't correct the problem I thought that having just joined LandyZone I'd turn to the people in the know. Does anyone have any thoughts/suggestions as to what to do or purchase?
Many thanks
Nick
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Thoroughly check all bushes, jack up and sit it in axle stands and push and pull anything that has a bush.
 
Thanks for your replies, I'll check the ball joints and everything else before the tyres and thanks Soloby Rob for the brekky offer..... sounds good!!
 
Wider tyres will always tramline somewhat. Mine does it, though they're 31 x 10.5's so not enormous at all, a lot on a section of the A1 near us particularly!!

As said, look at bushes etc, but also check tyre pressures. When I'm towing and thus have higher pressures, it doesn't do it as much as when I'm going laning and thus have lower pressures.
 
difflocked disco said:
had a 90 that had same problem . steering damper was siezed .put new one on and it drove alot better
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I would check this as well. Has it got a RTC damper fitted? or is it still on standard one. I had a mate with wide tyres and it was dodgy with the RTC,he fitted a heavy duty one and it was better. Not perfect,but better.
 
Check the trailing arm bushes and play in the steering box, both can cause this sort of handling problems.

Also it's a Landy and they handle like cr@p on the Road:)
 
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