Good afternoon,

I recently had new shocks put on my 1994 Land Rover Defender 90. Upon driving it home I felt significant rubbing and grinding on sharp turns. After inspecting, I realized that my steering stops are rubbing against the radius arm(?). I have had the vehicle since 2006 and have never had this problem. My dealer explained it's purely a coincidence that I'm having this issue after they worked on replacing my shocks. Is it possible that they adjusted my turning radius, permitting wider turns, that is now causing this grinding to occur? Thanks for any help.
front driver's side tire

front passenger side tire

 

Is that bolt on the front drivers side broken?

 

Yes, it was broken and now fixed by the dealer. But, the issue still exists. Despite them telling me this is an issue for all Defenders (though not mine in the 17 years I have owned it) I can't imagine the only way to regulate your steering radius is to have that bolt grind against another metal piece. Again, never an issue for me until they changed out my shocks. Thanks