Hey guys. I posted on this board once before and got some good help, so I'm back.
My fiancee owns a '95 disco with the 3.9 gas V8. One of the front tires is "cupping" and apparently, the front needs an alignment. From what I understand, the rear can not be alligned because of the solid axle. Anyway, I know nothing about Land Rovers so I don't know if there is something special that needs to be done during a front end alignment. Can any decent alignment shop do the job or does it need to be done at Land Rover for some reason? I don't want to tell her to take it to Land Rover if she doesn't have to, because they're so expensive. Who can do it? What special things are there to know about, if any? I just don't want her to take it to some alignment shop that breaks something because Land Rovers are wierd in the suspension somehow.
Also, she's been running 10w-30 oil in the car. This seems too thin for a V8 in the hot New Mexico climate. The lifters do tap ALL the time, but the car has almost 160,000 miles on it. What oil grade is best? I did a search and it seems like Castrol 20w-50 is a good bet?
Lastly, which oil filter is the best to use? Fram? Purolator? Mobil
1?Thanks for any help. I know aircooled VWs and Japanese sports cars but nothing about Land Rovers.
~Anthony