Hi, forgive me for my ignorance! I am new to these vehicles, I have a 2008 RRS, when I drive it along country style bumpy roads, it seems to wallow around on its suspension. It does not feel really stable, is this normal? The compressor was changed recently and it seems worse since. Thanks, Steve. P.S. My rear anti roll bar bushes are tired, what type would you recommend using, std or poly? Suppliers?

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I can't comment on the bushes, but from my own car I would say wallowing Is not normal. If anything I have observed my car being too firm. I test drove about 6 cars and they all felt firm when on winding roads etc.

Maybe someone more technical can add.

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Does it have ACE fitted you can tell by looking behind drivers headlight, if there is a reservoir with a yellow cap on just behind headlight it does and you shouldn't get much if any roll on cornering / bends Nanocom Evo

Steve's car is a TDv8 so it has the Dynamic Handling pack as standard, worth checking the hydraulic fluid level, but I would have thought that if the handling was way out due to lack of fluid you would get the warning light on the dash with the car with left and right arrows over it. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Ok thanks, I will check the fluid etc, the car just seems to float on uneven surfaces and feels unstable on the back end if you run over a rut in the road. I have had new bushes on the nsr corner and 4 wheel alignment carried out, body roll seems minimal though?

Tried it out over the weekend, the fluid level is ok, it seems to be the rear that bounces and floats over the bumps, dampers maybe?

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Thats where it came from! It had the worst case of corroded rear brake pipes the MOT tester had ever seen!

I am trying to work out which rear anti roll bar bushes I need, so do I order the ones for a vehicle with ACE?

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TDV8 all have "ACE" although that is an old term for it.
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Jaggs wrote:

Does it have ACE fitted you can tell by looking behind drivers headlight, if there is a reservoir with a yellow cap on just behind headlight it does and you shouldn't get much if any roll on cornering / bends

I can scare myself sometimes how fast this car will take country bends with ACE fitted, I had the standard bushes replaced with Land Rover standard ones as my Indie had, had complaints about the Polybushes being too hard 07,TDV8,Black, Black Heated leather all round, Rear Entertainment with Headpones & Remote, TV, DVD, Pure Dab Digital Radio, Sidesteps, Adaptive Headlights, sunroof, now working fuel burning heater )))

I don't think wallowing in corners is the ARB bushes anyway. Worn ARB bushes make a knocking noise on uneven surfaces. It's very obvious. Wallowy handling is more likely to be tired dampers. It might be worth having the dynamic response system bled and/or a new filter put in the valve block (on the chassis rail below the driver's seat if you look under the car). The ARB drop links aren't expensive and can wear putting some flex in the system.

The problem is that what you think is wallowy handling is actually what these beasts do. They're 2.5 tonne lumps with air suspension; sports car handling is not what they do, no matter what Land Rover might suggest. Even the best - the SVR - is still a big 4x4 and won't feel like an Elise when thrashed. It might still be quicker from A to B though!  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
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I think may you be right, we have not had the vehicle very long and it may just be down to my inexperience, the more I drive it the more I like it! I think maybe I am now getting used to the air suspension. Still have the bushes to fit to sort the clonking.
Steve.

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Thats where it came from! It had the worst case of corroded rear brake pipes the MOT tester had ever seen!

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