The trick is don't fit poly bushes they are crap. Fit standard Boge shocks they give the best ride. Body roll is almost non existent on my P38. Mind you i don't drive as if i have stolen it.
The trick is don't fit poly bushes they are crap. Fit standard Boge shocks they give the best ride. Body roll is almost non existent on my P38. Mind you i don't drive as if i have stolen it.
Rangie Disco Sportsman
Active Member
I wouldn't personally fit poly bushes to any of mine although I don't think they matter so much on for ARBs and the like. I understand why people do due to the tapered nature of the OE radius arm bushes.
I've had one of mine on new OE shocks and dunlop bags and it's not great body roll wise it's not up to Disco 2 or certainly RRS levels but suspect it never was to start with.
Mine is fitted with all standard suspension, body roll is not a noticeable problem to be honest. If you want to shit your self body roll wise you should have driven one of the early classics. Now they were crap. Almost life threatening on a twisty road at speed.
300bhp/ton
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P38’s do lean quite a lot. At least compared to ACE on a D2. And it does make the p38 feel a little boaty.
Mine does not lean in any appreciable manner whilst being driven normally.
tomcat59alan
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300bhp/ton
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Mine doesn't in any appreciable unacceptable way.
300bhp/ton
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I’m sure yours is no different to any others.
They feel like they lean more than a D1/RRC with ARB’s. And as they are heavier and have the air suspension this isn’t unexpected.
And as the suspension gets softer the lower it goes. They still lean quite a bit in motorway suspension mode. And arguably ride better than in the normal ride height mode.
None of this means they are bad or unacceptable. But there is no denying they are a little boaty. Especially on initial turn in. Even when being driven normally. Most noticeable on round abouts.
The biggest shame is LR never fitted ACE to the p38. It makes a huge difference and a D2 with working ACE feels a lot more taught and arguably “sporty” than a p38 is.
Grey_beard
Member
Well I have new bilsteins all round with new standard bushing on "all" the wobbly bits and new drag link arms, steering arm , drop links, panhard rod arb bushes and bilstein steering damper. And it is way better than it was .. just intruiged if the gen 3 are worth it ....
Datatek
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Gen3's are only worth the cash is you do a lot of off road driving where the extra travel with new shocks to accommodate the extra travel and mods to the height sensors allows greater articulation.
For road use, they are a waste of money IMO.
Grey_beard
Member
Mine could not in any way be described as boaty. You must have driven some really crap badly maintained examples.
hi
many of the D3 owners now fit the RRS sport arms , with them lasting longer but does give a harder ride
funny enough u mentioning about poly bushes, seen some after poly bushes being fitted of wishbones splitting , alas on a D3 and must admit after replacing my fronts struts with dunlop’s the difference is remarkable
but see many now just fit the super pro bushes
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Datatek
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Less give in the bush so something has to go.
I was in my local friendly Indy the other day having new tyres fitted and chewing the fat. The number of suspension issues because of the state of the roads was obscene. That and Volkswagons failing the new emissions regulations.
300bhp/ton
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Very unlikely as one of them was brand new from the factory.
