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javedi
Member Since: 25 Nov 2006
Location: YORKSHIRE
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| D3 seems to feel really light on the 19's |
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Hi all,
Knowing me it's probably something really simple but i recently upgraded my 17's to 19's the FFRR type the tyres still have some decent grip on (p zeros) but I noticed at 50-60 miles sometimes even less the car seems to feel really light at front end almost starts to move to the right I slow down and every thing seems fine again. There's no vibration in the steering wheel,so cant be balancing, and if i brake sharp it dosen't pull left or right.Just thought I'd check with you guys to see if anyone else has same problem etc before I go back to the stealer's.Any advice apprecited cheers javed D3 Base, 19inchFFRR WHEELS,SATNAV,PARROT KIT,CHROME WING MIRRORSI, AUTOLOGIC REMAP AND a FAT CHOC LAB IN THE BACK.
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 30th Oct 2008 10:47 pm |
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DingMark
Member Since: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Perth Oz or Erbil, Iraq
Posts: 388
  
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Put a V8 in and the whole vehicle feels lighter  Jim Dowell - D4 HSE TDi, 12,000 hydraulic winch & hidden winch mount, MTRs, TyreDog, Traxide 2 x aux battery system, fixed air compressor, Dolium roof rack, MitchHitch.
RIP 2005 D3 HSE V8 5 seater gold (stolen and torched)
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| 31st Oct 2008 5:35 am |
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crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
Posts: 5011
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javedi, mine was a little like you described, (I had the front knocking as well) but the stealer sorted it during the last warranty service. I'd tell you exactly what they did to solve the light 'wandering' problem but they changed several things at once, so it's difficult to pin it down to one cause. They did change the lower ball joints and steering rack ends ??? which might be a good place to look for play first. Sorry I can't be more specific.
 2005 D3 HSE
2011 D4 Landmark
2016 D4 HSE Lux
2017 Ford Tourneo VR46
Club Waitomo
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| 31st Oct 2008 8:54 am |
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Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
Posts: 1215
 
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I had the same problem when I came back from Austria. In some corners I had problems staying in the right lane. I was doing about 120 km/hr and it was raining. So I think it wasn't a technical problem. 
The D3 was a lot cleaner when I came home than when I left Austria. Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
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| 31st Oct 2008 9:37 am |
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javedi
Member Since: 25 Nov 2006
Location: YORKSHIRE
Posts: 79
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Think i'll just get the usual suspects checked then see if it persists, think i'll get suspension checked and have the balancing checked as well  D3 Base, 19inchFFRR WHEELS,SATNAV,PARROT KIT,CHROME WING MIRRORSI, AUTOLOGIC REMAP AND a FAT CHOC LAB IN THE BACK.
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| 31st Oct 2008 11:42 pm |
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blue meanie
D3 Decade
Member Since: 04 Aug 2005
Location: Newbury
Posts: 6861
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it's always worth checking the tyre pressures first ? and theeeeennn......???
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| 31st Oct 2008 11:51 pm |
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