Offroad-Express

Hi guys i have a 1990 escduo swb i have lifted with dobisons 40 mm lift front and 30 mm back its running 235 75 15 and its a absolute pig to drive its all over the road seems to be very twitchy i guess the right word would be i have also had a wheel alignment done but it still seems to be no different any ideas or advice would be awesome

What tyres/pressures are you running?

They were 40 but now running 35 when i put my foot down i can feel it like push towards right side of road then under braking it heads towards left side

You're not in 4wd by any chance?

Nope deffinatly not in 4wd have put it in 4wd and it actually seems better

twitchy would imply that the toe in/out is not set right .
however
did it drive fine before the lift was fitted?
was the camber adjusted for the lift?
did the camber bolts have enough adjustment , or did the alignment place just move them to the limit and leave it at that .
are the rims / tyres balanced properly?
have you tried another set of wheels?
are all the front end bushes ok?
are the front wheel bearings ok ?

ask the alignment place for print out of the alignment , it should show how close to the recommended settings they actually got.

in my experience not all alignment places are equal

drewz1 wrote:They were 40 but now running 35 when i put my foot down i can feel it like push towards right side of road then under braking it heads towards left side

Try dropping to 25 35 is way too high for a little zook. Doesn't have a auto locker by any chance? As they will cause the symptoms you're describing.

Unsure how it drove before lift because it had a dodgey lift before and i never drove it till i got proper springs for it the camber bolts were the maxium you can get yup rims and tyres were done profesianlly im not sure if it has a auto locker was never told of one when i bought it any way to tell?? And will drop presures more and see how it goes

Take it offroad and try and get it to lift a wheel, if it keeps going with a rear wheel off the ground it has a locker.

Okay will give that a go once i get it running again will post how i get on thanks for all the advice

If your unsure if it has a locker. Simply jack both wheels off the ground and spin one wheel. Both wheels will go in the same direction (an open diff will spin wheels in opposite direction to each other)or you might hear the locker clacking very distinctively ( like horse shoe noise).

Have finally got it going again have lowerd tyre pressures not much better i am going to try some second hand road tyres but now my power steering box its leaking oil