discovery 2 really bumpy ride

[jaydebob]

Was wondering if anyone else has the same problem as me i have a 1999 td5 disco2 manual which is a really bumpy ride fells every bump and throws the car around , in december it had two new air springs then i put 4 new shockers on it trying to solve this but to no avail ,,,,anyone any ideas , muchly appreciate it as im about to throw it in the skip with my jcb....:D

[discool]

It depends what you call a bumpy ride. Has it just started. Have you driven other disco's to compare ??

[JimGNR]

Ours is much the same but it has coils not air springs. I fitted 4 new shocks and it is slightly better. It's OK if you are driving but terrible as a passenger on country roads. Fantastic ride on the motorway or on your own if you are pushing on a bit, handles very well.

Ours has 16" wheels, I believe the 18" wheels are even worse, at least ours has some give in the tyres.

A few customers have commented the same so it's not just you.

[spudd]

i posted the same problem had mine about 7 weeks.have you changed the air filter for suspension.remove n/s/r lamp, filter in there made a big difference to mine.

atb spudd

[micheal]

hi there have you checked the suspension bushes for wear and tear pan hard rod bushes and so on
hope this helps
micheal

[listerdiesel]

We had 19" RR Sport wheels on our Disco 2 when we got it, they were fitted with low profile Continentals. They got dumped and we now have 255-65X16 Pirelli Scorpions, and the correct tyre pressure, make sure you are not over-inflating your own wheels.

The larger section 255 seem to have more give than the smaller 235 or 215.

The Low Profile Contis were awful.

Peter

[thebiglad]

i posted the same problem had mine about 7 weeks.have you changed the air filter for suspension.remove n/s/r lamp, filter in there made a big difference to mine.

atb spudd

Hi Spud, I've never heard of this and my 'new' TD5 Disco with air suspension is a bit 'crashy', so what's the score with this air filter thingy - tell me more please?

How to access, how much, where from, part no.,etc

[spudd]

Hi Spud, I've never heard of this and my 'new' TD5 Disco with air suspension is a bit 'crashy', so what's the score with this air filter thingy - tell me more please?

How to access, how much, where from, part no.,etc

Hi
its behind the near side rear light on a long tube.got mine of ebay £12.40 with postage.apparently not many owners know of it existance so gets missed.follow pipe to behind rear bumper pull apart at joint feed in new one join up refit lamp.mine was chokka and breathed a sigh when new one was fitted.

atb.spudd

[thebiglad]

Hi
its behind the near side rear light on a long tube.got mine of ebay £12.40 with postage.apparently not many owners know of it existance so gets missed.follow pipe to behind rear bumper pull apart at joint feed in new one join up refit lamp.mine was chokka and breathed a sigh when new one was fitted.

atb.spudd


Thanks very much for that Spud, you live and learn every day. Do you remember what you searched under on Ebay, to find it? I'm off to get one right now if I can.

[spudd]

Thanks very much for that Spud, you live and learn every day. Do you remember what you searched under on Ebay, to find it? I'm off to get one right now if I can.
discovery td5 air suspension filter.got mine from foundry 4x4. but not listing any at the mo.

atb. spudd

[thebiglad]

discovery td5 air suspension filter.got mine from foundry 4x4. but not listing any at the mo.

atb. spudd


Cheers matey, that's excellent. Thanks very much. Aren't forums great - shared experiences, shared knowledge, just brill !!

[23skidoo]

Mine was the same .. totally disintegrated , looked like original . Cant say it made any difference to my suspension but I dont think that it was too healthy
to the system as was !!

I got mine from Foundry too .

However currently you will find this guys selling. Cheaper than we got ours :)

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