Just finished cleaning my wheels today. Took off the front drivers side wheel and cleaned the inside, was hoping for better results... So my first question is can my wheels be cosmetically repaired to factory spec? Can they be sand blasted then re-coated with whatever material LR used?






Next question: What is this part? Looks like a rod or some other component is suppose to be attached to it.



and finally my shock...



Noticed a layer of the outer shell or paint is chipped right off. The springs have 130K on them so is this a sure sign that its time to replace or upgrade my coil springs?

 

Those springs are long since warn out as are your shocks. The scaling of the springs is normal when living in a rust generating area.
That other arm would be used for a tie rod if your Disco was a right hand vehicle.

 

I'd suspect your wheel hub has lost most of the grease. It is not cheap.

Plasticote for springs?

Would draglink be connected to that un-used mount if truck was built for right hand drive?

 

Everything is normal, that caked on stuff on the inside of the wheel is brake dust/rust/dirt/road grim.
It will come off with either elbow grease and a scouring pad or steel wool and a power washer.

You cannot tell the condition of shocks just by the condition of the paint, same with the springs.

If you want to know if your springs have sagged or not you can measure the height of the truck.

 

How would I go about measuring? Measure from the ground up to the bottom of the bumper on each side? Or just measure the full height of the vehicle on each side?

 

In regard to springs, I would agree with Spike on appearance and still a good spring, but with 130K, if original, replace with some medium duty springs from OME or TF. In regard to measuring, the height will vary depending on the tires, so I think the best comparative measurement is from the center of the wheel hub to the bottom of the fender, and measure each wheel. When I changed my springs I cleaned up the spring perches where the springs sit at the bottom with some sandpaper, then a little rust-stop coating/primer, and the a couple heavy coats of rustoleum. While you have the wheel off, a good pressure wash up in there is always nice, and I again try to tackle any rust as I noted earlier, just to try to hopefully extend the life of the metal as long as possible. I would guess trying to stay ahead of the rust in the NE is pretty much a losing battle though.

 

At your mileage, the springs are sagging , the shocks are flat and your steering stabilizer is not doing it's job.

 

The steering stabilizer does nothing, its for looks only, dont waste your money.
You have the stock sized tires, on the drivers sun visor is the height of the truck, since you have stock sized tires, measure the height of the truck, you will need a ladder, if you stand on the bumper you will lower the height of the truck.