Normal ride height, distance between tyre and arch?

[funklenut]

Heyup, had some new front springs on today as one had snapped. Thought about getting prolines, but worked out a bit more I couldn't do with insurance hassles and the roads round here crap, bad enough ride already. Thing is it now looks really high at the front! Looks really odd. Is it likely to settle any or is that an old wives tale?

Anyone got a rough idea of the gap between arch and tyre on a stock 172 with stock wheels and Contis?

Is it possible to fit non RS springs on there, just wondering if they may have put wrong ones on?

Cheers, Andy

 

[clancy]

the non sport springs wouldnt fit so its not that mate, i dont know the standard ride height but they springs do settle and drop on there own. im guessing the rears are the originals so they have a few years wear and settle in them, not a huge amount you can do about it really. they will settle a touch in the next few days or so however

 

[funklenut]

ok cool, I'll see how it is in a few days. just looks very high and feels a bit like a boat at the moment. if all else fails I'll just swap for some prolines and switch insurance. cheers

 

[funklenut]

Hi, it doesn't seem to have gotten any better and the ns is about an inch higher than the os. I took it back yesterday and they agreed it wasn't right, so were swapping the ns spring today. Just picked it back up after being told that it's now level and its still miles higher up on the ns, not sure they even swapped anything. Anyone any idea how much the gap should be? I'll measure it when I back home later, but it looks really wrong. Cheers, Andy

 

[EngineerD]

Post a picture up.

 

[funklenut]

Think I've spotted the problem. Spring on one side is completely different to the other! Pictures coming.

 

[funklenut]

Ok here is the ns gap, looks way, way big to me. Then picture of the ns spring which looks totally diff to the os one. os one is much tighter coiled and ride height on that side isn't anywhere near as bad. Any thoughts?!

 

[EngineerD]

Must be a spring to a Laguna or Megane or something which just happens to fit!

 

[funklenut]

Dunno, but that's the 2nd spring they have put on the ns, first time might have been wrong one supplied, but second time? Reckon I should ask for a refund or third time lucky?

 

[EngineerD]

Personally I'd go somewhere else if they keep leaving you with a car that looks like that.

 

[funklenut]

Yeah not sure it's worth bothering. Might be better just trying for a refund, but I'm guessing they aren't going to want to do that happily!

 

[Martyn-172]

Its on stilts!! Id take it back and chew his ear off about tht m8, cant let a car leave a garage lookin lyk tht!!!

 

[Tigger]

Cue the Bin Laden photoshop now lol