my car is eating my tires! arggh

**dobbo** · 15th August 2006, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Scouse

Hey Dave, did you do both sides or just the one that rubbed ??

Scott open your eyes, it was the other side that rubbed?

I told you that bullbar would lead to other things Dave

**Scouse** · 15th August 2006, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by DiscoDave

Yeah I only did one side because I really wanted it to look grotesque, thank you Scott.

You didn't need to do that - it's a Discovery already

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**DiscoDave** · 16th August 2006, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Scouse

You didn't need to do that - it's a Discovery already

.

Bah! Clutching at straws there. A Disco is a thing of sublime beauty... even with a bullbar on it.

**dobbo** · 16th August 2006, 10:40 AM

DiscoDave what was the story with your wheels out of wack you told me at the expo was it axels or wheels?

**Ace** · 16th August 2006, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by LRHybrid100

NOW there's a shock - hey Hacker?

LRH

well i did do it on the saturday night of one of the BBQ's earlier in the year, in the dark with a spot light to see by.

**DiscoDave** · 16th August 2006, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by dobbo

DiscoDave what was the story with your wheels out of wack you told me at the expo was it axels or wheels?

I asked BEMW to check it out at its last service and they said the suspension mounts on the chasis were out by ~10mm and when this was transferred to the axle ends it resulted in a wheelbase difference of 25mm from one side to the other. Since it sounds horrendously expensive to fix and since it causes me no problems other than the tyre rubbing on the drivers side (which the Camel Cut has now fixed) I'm not going to worry about it.

**dobbo** · 16th August 2006, 10:53 AM

due to an accident or bad build or is the mount bent up?

**DiscoDave** · 16th August 2006, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by dobbo

due to an accident or bad build or is the mount bent up?

They said there was no evidence of damage or accident repair so I can only assume it was a bad build.

**Ace** · 16th August 2006, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by DiscoDave

I asked BEMW to check it out at its last service and they said the suspension mounts on the chasis were out by ~10mm and when this was transferred to the axle ends it resulted in a wheelbase difference of 25mm from one side to the other. Since it sounds horrendously expensive to fix and since it causes me no problems other than the tyre rubbing on the drivers side (which the Camel Cut has now fixed) I'm not going to worry about it.

Have we got a pic of your rig with the new tyres on yet dave? Matt

**dobbo** · 16th August 2006, 11:03 AM

new tyres as well?

when are the low reduction gears and maxilocks coming Dave

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