Tom 200tdi Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 have fitted 2"lift kit kit to my deffender i new it would make driving on road a pain but it handles well but driving in a straight line is difficult is there a fault with my steering or is this what i should expect from lifting it many thanks .tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Your castor angles out.... Many ways to sort it, best ways at the swivel balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 200tdi Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 if i fitted caster correction arms would this be an instant cure or is there a cheeper option that you could please explain and helpme with what can be done to the swivel balls then many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 might help if you told us what problems you believe you have with the steering, my 110 has around a 2 inch lift, but the steering is fine, no stiffness & it self centres very well. normally upto a 2 inch lift shouldn't need any additional parts/work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 As ralph has said, it could be an underlying issue.... a worn bush, a Worn steering box or badly adjusted swivel pin. If it is a castor issue then arms will fix it but they cause prop issues.. The swivel ball holes can be rotated to put the pin back into the correct alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris113 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 As ralph has said, it could be an underlying issue.... a worn bush, a Worn steering box or badly adjusted swivel pin. If it is a castor issue then arms will fix it but they cause prop issues.. As VB said, when I lifted mine I fitted castor corrected arms due to not it self centreing. It now handles very well but eats a front prop UJ ever 20,000 (and thats with wide angle props that are greased regularly) ....I'm getting good at UJ changes now though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burko_uk Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 In what way is it not staying in a straight line? Is the car drifting about or are you holding the wheel straight ahead and the car always drifts off one dirction? The suspension and steering geometry is not perfect on a LR, and lifting it makes it worse meaning that wheels straight ahead is not quite steering wheel straight ahead, if you leave everything else alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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