Weird; How can this be?

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Originally Posted by GregMilner

Nick do you know what the recommended torque figure is for those bolts? And when you say 'jacked', I presume you mean the suspension has to be jacked till that dimension is precisely 466mm?

I would have thought Dave the Indy would know all this, since they've been Land Rover specialists for years.

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Yes that is correct. 275 Nm (203 lb.ft)

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Originally Posted by veebs

Bit of talk about alignment - had mine adjusted the other week, and the bloke tells me the LCAs are rooted (25k old). Was also perplexed by the ‘suspension not in customer mode’ warning on the dash (I had put it into TTM on arrival)

LCAs later confirmed by indie as being ‘as new’ :-)

Leads me to my question - is there an alignment place in Perth anyone can recommended?
Someone who believes me, when I say ‘there are no coil springs, mate’

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TyrePower in Scarborough Beach Rd Osborne Park, near Frobisher Rd - have regularly done mine on recommendation from several LR owners on here.

There is no rhyme or reason for some lower control arms to flog out and some dont.

The lowest I've changed out are 70K.
The highest 300K.
I seem to note that city based vehicles wear them out faster.

Anything but genuine lower control arms are complete ****.
The bolts that come with the no branded ones are also rubbish.
OEM? did they have a brand on them? a label? or were they in a britpart box?

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Originally Posted by Pippin

Yes that is correct. 275 Nm (203 lb.ft)

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300Nm for the strut and ball joint bolts, 275Nm for the front and rear arm bolts. Tighten when the assembly is jacked so that the center of the hub to the inside to edge of the guard is 466mm.

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Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

There is no rhyme or reason for some lower control arms to flog out and some dont.

The lowest I've changed out are 70K.
The highest 300K.
I seem to note that city based vehicles wear them out faster.

Anything but genuine lower control arms are complete ****.
The bolts that come with the no branded ones are also rubbish.
OEM? did they have a brand on them? a label? or were they in a britpart box?

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Hi Daz,

Just a follow up question on this - would you consider the Meyle and Lemforder lower control arms no good also? They are not genuine but touted as being "quality" or "Original" so just interested in your opinion on this.

Cheers!

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Originally Posted by Falcon500

Hi Daz,

Just a follow up question on this - would you consider the Meyle and Lemforder lower control arms no good also? They are not genuine but touted as being "quality" or "Original" so just interested in your opinion on this.

Cheers!

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I'll just jump in with my comment. Advanced Factors in the UK for HD Lower Control Arm kits KIT680HD Meyle HD Front Lower Arms & OEM Bolt Kits Discovery 3 4 Year Warranty They are great. Nick

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Originally Posted by Pippin

I'll just jump in with my comment. Advanced Factors in the UK for HD Lower Control Arm kits KIT680HD Meyle HD Front Lower Arms & OEM Bolt Kits Discovery 3 4 Year Warranty They are great. Nick

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Thanks for the feedback Pippin, good to hear peoples experiences 👍

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Originally Posted by Falcon500

Thanks for the feedback Pippin, good to hear peoples experiences 👍

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Kit680 for Discovery 4 as well.

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Originally Posted by Pippin

I'll just jump in with my comment. Advanced Factors in the UK for HD Lower Control Arm kits KIT680HD Meyle HD Front Lower Arms & OEM Bolt Kits Discovery 3 4 Year Warranty They are great. Nick

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That's exactly what I've just fitted, well made by the looks of them. I also chucked in a pair of hd sway bar links, these have a larger ball joint than oem.

So I had the LCA's replaced under warranty today -although I had to shell out to the indy for labour - and took a quick pic of the ones that were flogged out, then had another wheel alignment done at Tyrepower in Busselton, making sure it was in TTM before they took it onto the hoist.
Let's just see how long these last - hoping for more than 25,000kms this time.

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