suspension and MOT

Post by **-x-salmon-x-** » 29 Jul 2008 11:25 am

just had my 340 MOT and had it lowered... it failed on the front as the springs fell out?? when was raised... anyone else ever encountered this problem with MOT or have any solutions to stop them from falling...

Post by **340GLT** » 29 Jul 2008 12:09 pm

Yeh you need to clamp the springs into the cups.
Adam

Post by **-x-salmon-x-** » 29 Jul 2008 12:12 pm

how can i do that?? soz not the most knowledgeable of people here..

Post by **Figgy** » 29 Jul 2008 12:15 pm

Who did the lowering for you? If you paid for someone to do it, take it back and tell them to do the job properly,

What they've done to your car is bloody dangerous!

Post by **-x-salmon-x-** » 29 Jul 2008 12:21 pm

we got the springs from dai.. and a mayte did it took out the old ones and put the lowered ones in... just thought it was straight forward swap... and it ran fine... no problems... so yea...?? :S

i just need an idea of how i can put them back in and so that it will pass this time... as the garage are putting stock back on the car. but will re lower it at some point so need ideas...

Post by **Jason B** » 29 Jul 2008 12:40 pm

just do as adam says and put a metal tie on the spring at each end to hold it to the spring cups. It is pretty obvious where ties go once you look at the strut.

Post by **-x-salmon-x-** » 29 Jul 2008 12:50 pm

ok well i will have a look but wont b lowering it again for a good week as am on holiday this friday... what and that should hold the springs in.... and will pass MOT when it comes to be redone...

Post by **Figgy** » 29 Jul 2008 01:12 pm

Figgy wrote:Who did the lowering for you? If you paid for someone to do it, take it back and tell them to do the job properly,

What they've done to your car is bloody dangerous!

Gawd I sound like my mother!

Post by **Chris_C** » 29 Jul 2008 01:40 pm

You might sound like your mother but ffs you are right, springs falling out the cups isn't the most helpful thing in the world, most cars that are getting lowered are the ones that are going to be driven the hardest.

Dai, might it be worth knocking up a how to/instructions to go with some of the more important bits you sell? Or even some of us as we fit them, and if Dai's happy with the write up could chuck in a printout with the parts?

Post by **-x-salmon-x-** » 29 Jul 2008 01:56 pm

so my best bet is to put the clamps or something similar on them....???

is this what everyone does and does it get it through MOT's.?? this is my biggest concern.

Post by **340GLT** » 29 Jul 2008 02:24 pm

Easiest way is in both top and bottom spring cups there is a hole big enough for an M8 bolt, just cut down some flat bar around 15mm x 5mm and cut into strips long enough to go over the hole and to the edge of the spring seat. Works fine on mine.
Adam

Post by **kaos** » 29 Jul 2008 06:45 pm

seems crazy really?

safe yeh, but most lowering springs are stock size sio dont have problems like this

Post by **-x-salmon-x-** » 29 Jul 2008 06:57 pm

ok thanks guys i will have a look after i get back off holiday and have some time to redo the lowering and these were cut springs that dai sells, so they are shorter than the originals...

i presume the bolt then goes through the sheet metal u cut down and through the cup??

thanks

Post by **340GLT** » 29 Jul 2008 09:14 pm

kaos wrote:seems crazy really?

safe yeh, but most lowering springs are stock size sio dont have problems like this

Most springs to get seriously lower have to be shorter otherwise the drop is just not possibly because there would be no space between coils to compress.
Adam

Post by **Figgy** » 29 Jul 2008 11:57 pm

Chris_C wrote:You might sound like your mother but ffs you are right, springs falling out the cups isn't the most helpful thing in the world, most cars that are getting lowered are the ones that are going to be driven the hardest.

Dai, might it be worth knocking up a how to/instructions to go with some of the more important bits you sell? Or even some of us as we fit them, and if Dai's happy with the write up could chuck in a printout with the parts?

That's an excellent idea Chris. I went searching for instructions, with pics last night, but the only ones I could find were referring to Mustangs, slightly different but might be very helpful for anyone putting a guide together?

Here's the link to the sticky topic in the Mustang forum...watch out for the swearing!

http://bostonstangs.activeboard.com/ind ... D=16098746