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Originally Posted by p76rangie
300bhp, The load leveler on a classic rangie is a large shock absorber looking device mounted within the "A" frame of the rear suspension. It is designed to maintain the rear height of the vehicle. If the back sags it pumps it back to normal road height. It takes a large portion of the rear weight of the vehicle and therefore the vehicle came with softer springs. It also acts as a pivot point for the suspension. It is also referred to as a BOGE unit.
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Ok yes now I know what you are talking about, I know it as self leveling rear suspension. Not very common over here, in fact having owned 4 Classic Range Rovers and 3 Discovery's none have had it.
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Originally Posted by p76rangie
Yes, I could put my foot under the rear wheel of that Orange disco. The photo actually shows up one of the faults with cones. Due to the 3 point suspension in the rear, you can get more movement than the front. So the front starts driving the angle that the car will sit. In the case of the photo the car is leaning to the left. If the owner had not put as stiff as springs in it, the front right wheel would be tucking in a lot further, the car would be flater, the back right wheel would not be dislocated, and you would most likely have traction to the back right.
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Actually I don't think those springs are all that heavy.
And yes you could put your foot under it, but you'd also need to go to the hospital. You could see where it was sinking into the ground/depressing the ground. The weight of the wheel on it's would not do this.
It all goes back to the fundamental function of how a live rear axle works. One hub goes up the other goes down. This is why the live rear was so favoured on so many rally cars as well as off roaders.
Take a look at a Hummer (Hum-Vee/H1) off roading, sure it has great ride height due to the smooth underside and raised IRS setup. But because it's IRS it has no axle articulation. If one hub is forced up it has no direct result on the other.
