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Mo Murphy

Member Since: 01 Jun 2008
Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts
Posts: 2077

1984 Defender 90 200 Tdi HT Pennine Grey

The panhard rod goes between the chassis and the front axle, as you change the height, you change the relationship between the two.
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen.

29th Aug 2022 2:04pm

blackrock

Member Since: 01 May 2022
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 56

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Firenze Red

Ah, I suspected something like that. I'll realign the wheelfor the normal driving height.

29th Aug 2022 2:24pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16857

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Raising and lowering the vehicle will have a similar effect to lengthening and shortening the drag link. I would completely expect the straight-ahead wheel position to change by a small amount between extremes.

29th Aug 2022 6:37pm

jimbo55

Member Since: 15 Jul 2020
Location: Midlands
Posts: 385

Andrew, the wheel position will change with the height of the suspension that’s perfectly normal, set the steering wheel straight in which ever setting you drive most on the road. For me I drive most in sport which is 1”lowered and set it to that so when I go to off-road or normal the wheel does move out of centre slightly

29th Aug 2022 7:22pm

blackrock

Member Since: 01 May 2022
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 56

Thanks for the replies, I was beginning to think that I'd somehow put the steering wheel on wonky a few weeks back. I also use the slightly lower setting for normal driving so I'll set the wheel straight on that setting.

Andrew

29th Aug 2022 8:44pm

blackrock

Member Since: 01 May 2022
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 56

jimbo55 wrote:
Yes I have a VB kit, I do find the lights on the controller a bit too bright so always have the controller face down to stop any glare on the windscreen

I've just been reading the VB user manual and apparently you can adjust the brightness of the LEDs on the controls. A short press of the service button with the spanner on it, followed by the up and down arrows that should adjust the brightness of the LEDs.

I'll try this next time I'm in the vehicle.

Andrew

18th Sep 2022 12:17pm

MercianRover

Member Since: 07 Apr 2022
Location: Culworth
Posts: 124

1998 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Java Black

blackrock wrote:
As a mad idea I was wondering if I could build some electric spring compressors that compress all four springs on command. All I'm after is a temporary lowering of the vehicle, I'm not after the smoother ride that is advertised (a lot). Presumably the bumps stops are reachable with a compressor, as they must be reached at times. I'm not sure it would bother the springs too much, maybe they wouldn't like being compressed repeatedly, and the mechanics would be interesting to say the least.

Andrew

In the US rock crawlers sometimes have "suck-down" winches to pull the axle into a full (or near-as) bump condition to improve stability on climbs and descents.

20th Sep 2022 8:15am

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