92 Classic feels twitchy

[Lotz-A-Landies]

I have had a number of Range Rover classics starting with a 2 Door in 1981. My daily driver is a HiLine I've had for decades so I know what they should feel like.

Recently I acquired a 1992 HiLine which didn't feel right. I have replace the suspension and panhard bushes, shock absorbers and uprated the springs.

It still doesn't feel "right", my best description is that it's like being in ice skates where the slightest deformity in the surface requires correction.

The tie rod ends seem O.K.

Could it be the top ball joint pivot on the rear axle or a sector shaft, don't know and not sure what is the issue.

Much prefer driving the '85.

Diana

[mike 90 RR]

not sure what is the issue.
Much prefer driving the '85.


I know you would have done the wheel alignment ...
... so swap the tyres off the 85 on to it

Mike

[PhilipA]

It may be you are feeling the difference between an anti-roll bar equipped RRC and a NON anti-roll bar model.
I always found mine twitchy and "oversteery" until I removed the rear bar . If you have heavier springs on you have raised the rear roll rate anyway.

Anyway try it with the rear bar disconnected.
Regards Philip A

[PLR]

Hello Dianna ,

i`d check the steering box and/or swivels .

I don`t think rear piviot would be a twitch and tie rods often feel ok till the weights off .

We have 84/5 and 94/5 , i prefer the early one but it may just be what one gets used to as the other is a more refined vehicle .

Cheers
Peter

[RR90_Goat]

2 potentials...

i recently had the front suspension and steering attended to as bushes, tie rod ends and the steering box all required attention. At the time, the mechanic suggested i get some new tyres as my wheel wobbles at 105km'h were due to rear wheel showing a bit of metal.

in the end i put on 4 new Bridgestone Dueller AT 245's on the stock 16 inch rim... and found the vehicle scating all over the road at the slightest change in road surface.

i called the mechanic and asked if he thought that the tyre guys had fubard the front end, but he said that it was most likely (99%) the oil on the tyres that the tyre manufacturers either put on for storage reasons or is just there from the manufacturing process.

After approx 1000kms the oil has warn off and the car handles normally.

I had experienced the 'scating' across the road previously when my rear bushes had gone. i can't remember what the original is made of, but i don't think it's neoprene which is what i think i've got in now... but when they went at the rear, the vehicle would make its own directional changes at the slightest dent in the road... I actually thought it was the wind throwing the car around, and if i was to hesitate a guess of it being a mechanical issue, i would have thought it was something to do with the front, but alas it was the rear bushes.

Good luck...