P1050908b

Add a Comment

Comment by James Doulton on February 7, 2013 at 8:46

Having measured all around the car I have discovered that the nearside front is an inch lower than the offside front (the one that I measured) which I think is caused by the offside rear leaf spring having been replaced after it presumably broke. The offside rear is 44 mm higher than the nearside rear so it maybe a stiffer rear spring that is causing a twist which makes the front look so low - along with springs that are a bit on the soft side.

In order to correct the rear I will try fitting a lowering kit to just the offside rear, to get the car more nearly level. Then I could try preloading the front springs by fitting a spacer under the spring. That combination should reduce the body rubbing at the nearside front. When I see how that rides on the local roads then I can think about making more permenant corrections.

Comment by Big Vern on February 6, 2013 at 22:32

Thats why the front sits low! As I have said previously NOT stiff enough. I have first hand experience of this, no doubt Dave A. Who doesn't have first hand experience will be along in a minute to argue the toss, yawn!

Comment by James Doulton on February 6, 2013 at 21:55

I have measured the effective spring rate of my front wheel by using these scales to measure the contact force as I jacked the front of the car up. I put the jack in the middle of the front cross member in order to keep the car level. I measured the height of the body from the top of the scales and I also measured how far the wheel sprung up as the bulge reduced (8mm). I ended up with a figure of 164lb/in effective at the wheel which suggest that the springs I have are just under 240lb/in. The total wheel travel, from the tyre just touching the scales to the tyre taking the full 310lbs, is just under 2 inches.

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• Next ›
• Page