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Nige · May 25, 2005

On the front of the 110, nearside seems to be down a tad. Is the likely cause a shagged spring (no noise
& drives fine etc) or something else?

Anyone know where to take readings from? I would think turret top to wheel ctr?

Ta

Nige

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Dougal · May 25, 2005

Nige wrote:
> On the front of the 110, nearside seems to be down a tad. Is the likely cause a shagged spring (no noise
> & drives fine etc) or something else?
>
> Anyone know where to take readings from? I would think turret top to wheel ctr?
>
> Ta
>
> Nige

Easier to check for roughly equal distances between the bump stop on the
chassis (or the chassis if the bump stop has gone) and the axle casing.

Springs can break a coil near the end. Frequently unrecognised until you
go looking for it. Or, as you say, simply a 'shagged' spring.

If it's only a little down, the spring is not broken and one bump stop
has not been contacting more often than the other it might not be worth
correcting.

andy · May 26, 2005

I had the same problem on my 90, I ordered a set of new springs all
round from paddock spares, I ensured I ordered the correct springs, 1
each for all corners. When I received them the front nearside was
shorter than the front offside (the rear were both the same length).
When I questioned this at a local club, I was told that it is to allow
for road camber (I was dubious about that, as the wrong side??) and it
was suggested to me that when I replace them I fit to opposite sides. I
tried this when I replaced the springs, and now I have a nice level 90.

Andy

Derry Argue · May 26, 2005

"andy" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I had the same problem on my 90, I ordered a set of new springs all
> round from paddock spares, I ensured I ordered the correct springs, 1
> each for all corners. When I received them the front nearside was
> shorter than the front offside (the rear were both the same length).
> When I questioned this at a local club, I was told that it is to allow
> for road camber (I was dubious about that, as the wrong side??) and it
> was suggested to me that when I replace them I fit to opposite sides. I
> tried this when I replaced the springs, and now I have a nice level 90.
>
> Andy
>
>

Someone told me that all 90's are lop sided. (Go look. It does seem to be
true!). The explanation I got was that this was to allow for the weight of
the driver....!!<g>

Interesting to know that the springs really are of different lengths --
unless Paddocks has made a mistake, again.

Derry

Austin Shackles · May 26, 2005

On or around 26 May 2005 07:24:54 GMT, Derry Argue <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:
>
>Someone told me that all 90's are lop sided. (Go look. It does seem to be
>true!). The explanation I got was that this was to allow for the weight of
>the driver....!!<g>
>
>Interesting to know that the springs really are of different lengths --
>unless Paddocks has made a mistake, again.
>

look up the specs, they are indeed different lengths. The leaf springs on
the series were also different from one side to the other.

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beamendsltd · May 26, 2005

In message <[email protected]>
Derry Argue <[email protected]> wrote:

> "andy" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > I had the same problem on my 90, I ordered a set of new springs all
> > round from paddock spares, I ensured I ordered the correct springs, 1
> > each for all corners. When I received them the front nearside was
> > shorter than the front offside (the rear were both the same length).
> > When I questioned this at a local club, I was told that it is to allow
> > for road camber (I was dubious about that, as the wrong side??) and it
> > was suggested to me that when I replace them I fit to opposite sides. I
> > tried this when I replaced the springs, and now I have a nice level 90.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
>
> Someone told me that all 90's are lop sided. (Go look. It does seem to be
> true!). The explanation I got was that this was to allow for the weight of
> the driver....!!<g>
>
> Interesting to know that the springs really are of different lengths --
> unless Paddocks has made a mistake, again.
>
> Derry

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Derry Argue · May 26, 2005

Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> On or around 26 May 2005 07:24:54 GMT, Derry Argue
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>Someone told me that all 90's are lop sided. (Go look. It does seem to
>>be true!). The explanation I got was that this was to allow for the
>>weight of the driver....!!<g>
>>
>>Interesting to know that the springs really are of different lengths
>>-- unless Paddocks has made a mistake, again.
>>
>
> look up the specs, they are indeed different lengths. The leaf
> springs on the series were also different from one side to the other.
>

Does anyone know why? Did tea break intervene while the plans were being
drawn up? Or did someone in the design department have a brother-in-law in
the spring factory?

Derry

Angus McCoatup© · May 26, 2005

"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 25 May 2005 21:01:52 +0100, "Nige"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On the front of the 110, nearside seems to be down a tad. Is the likely
cause a shagged spring (no noise
> >& drives fine etc) or something else?
> >
> >Anyone know where to take readings from? I would think turret top to
wheel ctr?
> >
> >Ta
> >
> >Nige
>
> drivers side damper was stuck, had to jump on it to get it moving for
> the MOT, mebbe stuck again.
>
>
> Regards.
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andy · May 27, 2005

I found it odd that swapping them round actually levelled it.... Then
again, the I suppose that nothing should really surprise me with mine,
the previous owner seems to only have replaced things (bushes etc.)
down one side.

Andy

Marc Draper · May 27, 2005

In message <[email protected]>, Derry
Argue <[email protected]> writes
>Does anyone know why? Did tea break intervene while the plans were being
>drawn up? Or did someone in the design department have a brother-in-law in
>the spring factory?

Fuel tank and driver are both on the same side on a RHD 90
--
Marc

Derry Argue · May 28, 2005

Marc Draper <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> In message <[email protected]>, Derry
> Argue <[email protected]> writes
>>Does anyone know why? Did tea break intervene while the plans were
>>being drawn up? Or did someone in the design department have a
>>brother-in-law in the spring factory?
>
>
> Fuel tank and driver are both on the same side on a RHD 90

You know, you could well be right. What will they think of next?

So for a "foreign" vehicle, both springs are the same?

Derry

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