Zipper69
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I'm a new RR Autobio 2011 owner with a couple of problems, would appreciate any advice.
This was an impulse purchase (I know) and I didn't notice until later that it permanently rides an inch or two higher at the front than at the back. A mechanic who looked at it told me that the front height sensors have been adapted with a metal insert to ride higher. He speculated that this was done because the car has had 275/55 Grabber tyres fitted on 20" rims and the front ones rub slightly against the brake hose as it is, if it wasn't riding higher the friction would be worse.
Is his explanation for the adaptation plausible? And would this kind of adaptation (the dealer told me nothing of this at they time and possibly didn't know about the non-regulation size tyres and adapted front height sensors) be legal for insurance purposes?
Thanks
This was an impulse purchase (I know) and I didn't notice until later that it permanently rides an inch or two higher at the front than at the back. A mechanic who looked at it told me that the front height sensors have been adapted with a metal insert to ride higher. He speculated that this was done because the car has had 275/55 Grabber tyres fitted on 20" rims and the front ones rub slightly against the brake hose as it is, if it wasn't riding higher the friction would be worse.
Is his explanation for the adaptation plausible? And would this kind of adaptation (the dealer told me nothing of this at they time and possibly didn't know about the non-regulation size tyres and adapted front height sensors) be legal for insurance purposes?
Thanks
