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Old 05-04-2010, 07:47 PM
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New shocks last year on 1997 Disco. Significant lean to passenger side. Also front passenger side wheel well is almost 2 inches lower than driver side. Could this be a sway bar issue? or coil springs or bushings? Drives fine. On the beach it feels loose at the top of each bump. Any ideas?
 
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Old 05-04-2010, 07:55 PM
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disconnect your sway bars and if its still leaning put your girl on a diet.
 
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Old 05-05-2010, 07:32 AM
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Sounds like a broken spring, time to install that lift you always wanted.
 
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When you put in the shocks, did you re-use the original springs?
 
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Old 05-06-2010, 05:17 PM
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shocks don't matter with ride height they just slow the travel of the suspention
 
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Old 05-07-2010, 08:29 AM
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Just replaced shocks, not springs. Do I reconnect the sway bar?
 
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Old 05-07-2010, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by reddisco
Just replaced shocks, not springs. Do I reconnect the sway bar?
If the sway bar isnt why its leaning i would put it back on.
Sound more like a broken or bad spring to be leaning that much.
 
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Old 05-07-2010, 09:55 AM
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Check your springs, you have one that has collapsed or is broken.
Sway bars and shocks will not cause this to happen.
 
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