Brought the Disco II in for a front end alignment. The shop said that only Land Rover Service departments have the equipment capable of doing it as there is some sort of adjustment necessary in the steering column also. Said anyone who sais differently is just trying to get your money.

Well I dont have the Land Rover Service Department budget so I wanted to see if this is accurate. Any thoughts?

 

I took Mine in to National Tire & Battery for an alignment about 4 months or so ago. I had no issues & they never mentioned there being any complications. I'm not sure what sort of adjustment would need done that would be specific to a D2. Mine cost me around $100 out the door & it's aligned just fine now.

 

I took mine to a local shop and paid $70. That shop is full of crap. Heck PepBoys did mine a few years ago...

 

There is some special procedure to make sure that the box is centered and the steering wheel is centered before you begin... no special tools. Basically there is a bolt you screw into the box that holds the drop arm centered, and then you can adjust the steering wheel to center, and then you can adjust the toe. This way your steering box is centered, where there is less play, while driving straight down the road.

 

Sears did mine... I brought it back twice and after the manager said he'd have his head tech do it instead of the "newer" guy the alignment came out fine.

 

J so they can take some play out of the steering? I ride straight but have a lot of play. Kodiak I love the tires...

 

The box does have some adjustment, and it has to be adjusted centered, with the bolt. They also do wear out after time. Also, some lift will change your caster and will make the steering feel light because the wheels don't want to auto center as well anymore. On a D2, caster corrected radius arms are the way to go I guess. Next time I get mine aligned I'm going to have them print off the specs to determine how much correction I need in the arms.

 

J I just added a 33" tire and was going to get mine checked. I will post what they print out.