Shocks/ Wheels wobble

[ashley]

Team,

My 97 disco hits bumps in the road and the from end sounds like I hit a wall and the stearing wheel shakes. (Feels likt the front wheels wobble on bumps.

Shocks?

Big Ash

 

[Slam]

Might need new front shocks and possibly a new steering stabilizer. Do you feel like you lose control for a second when you hit bumps?

 

[ashley]

Shakes

Yes!!! It really feels like I cannot control for a few seconds!!

 

[Slam]

Then it is probably the steering stabilizer. That is a 1 on difficulty to fix. Buy an OME one. They are pretty inexpensive. It is the shock looking thing that goes horizontal across the bottom of the rover (one of the lowest points on a D1). Good luck Ashley.

 

[Slam]

Also, the front shocks probably also need replacement. How many miles do you have on them? Do you off-road much? Do they look like they have been replaced? This will take care of the the bumps feeling like you are hitting curbs at 50 mph.

 

[disco1]

My guess is that they are original, probably "Woodhead's" and you don't need to put a lot of miles/kilometres on them before they turn to s..t!

 

[ashley]

More?

Thanks Team, I did call around to find a local shop to replace shocks and STABLEIZER!! tHAT BEING SAID ALL LOCAL NAMED SHOPS DID NOT CARY SHOCKS OR STABLELIZER. I DID BY TWO FRONT shocks from Napa today for $35 each?? Sound to real to be true??
The local 4x4 shop can put them on but they all ask if the 97 disco has air bag/lifter for the shocks?

HELP/

 

[disco1]

$35 each? How many miles have they done! Just kidding!

 

[discomike]

Do your self a favor and return those Napa shocks. You are trying to correct the shakes and cheap shocks won't get it done. Use only Bilstein or OME shocks and stablizers and there are other things you will still need to look at, like the preload on your hubs, tie road ends and all steering componets, any of the if bad will drive even good shocks crazy.
Mike J.

 

[ashley]

I got the new stableizer and it stoped for a week but now it started again??