360 nose dive
360 nose dive
When i push it into corners my 360 seems to nose dive, especailly under abit of breaking. Its rubbing on the top of the arch. The dampers seems fine any ideas?
Re: 360 nose dive
Both sides? Sounds like something is catastrophically wrong IE something isn't attached to something else. Does everything look normal? Springs in the right place, dampers still bolted to the struts etc? Sub frame still bolted on?
Re: 360 nose dive
na just one side. this is one very up and down rounds with uphill corners, proper lumpy back grounds in the moutain. Im pretty sure everything is bolted one. Theres no other signs of things wrong
Re: 360 nose dive
You probably gotta take out the strut and strip it down. The top parts can get in a mess, they need replacing every 5-10 years or so especially if you give it a hard time.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7
Re: 360 nose dive
Prolem found, one strut is bigger than the other. The nearside on is an inch shorter. Does anyone know why? were 360 glts struts a different length to other 300s?
so im now looking for some struts that match
so im now looking for some struts that match
Re: 360 nose dive
ehwha? Sounds like a worn spring to me. How do you mean the strut is shorter? Pic?
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Yeah the GLT had bigger front struts think I might have a few down at my other garage
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Re: 360 nose dive
WTF? random. not collapsed then? Excuse to get some adjustable ones off DaiEvoman wrote:Prolem found, one strut is bigger than the other. The nearside on is an inch shorter. Does anyone know why? were 360 glts struts a different length to other 300s?
so im now looking for some struts that match
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Re: 360 nose dive
I guess a spring cup failed at some point, and the whole strut was replaced with one from another car. Non-GLT struts will be shorter as the springs are shorter. There is a difference between 340 and 360 struts too, 360 "legs" have an extra hole for stabiliser bars (not sure if that's the correct word for it).
Cheers
Tom
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Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988
Re: 360 nose dive
thank you, im planning on finding a glt strut. Can i put lowering springs straight on?