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could this be the damper
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:24 pm
by optima
the drivers side of my car is sitting alot lower than the other. is this likly to be the shock or bushes. the bushes look fine and when i bounce the car it stop dead but the springs are very stiff. and my bloody heater matix blew today so im not having a good day
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:31 pm
by gcorky
broken spring
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:09 pm
by Simon
Sounds like a broken spring, the shock absorbers are there to damp the bumps, the springs actually hold the car up, broken springs on the E30 are quite common.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:48 am
by kam-325i
Simon wrote:broken springs on the E30 are quite common.
More common than on Mondeo's ?
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:52 am
by Simon
kam-325i wrote:Simon wrote:broken springs on the E30 are quite common.
More common than on Mondeo's ?
Don't swear at me!!
I've never been a mondeo fan so couldn't say!
I can say that the E30 is quite old now, I have had 2 E30's with broken springs, and I have read numerous posts on here with regarding broken springs.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:05 am
by kam-325i
I know of 7, yes 7, 6 year old mundane'os that had suffered from broken front springs.......
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:59 am
by optima
sorry i should have said i have just lowered the car. with new springs. was leaning before the change and it is on the rear.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:48 pm
by gcorky
same size wheels ,tyres ,check spring seats on arm and chassis.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:54 pm
by optima
ha ha
i got it its the rear subframe bushes every time i jacked it up it would go back so i couldnt see it just lowered it onto blocks and it popped out lovely now i gotta change them
see u in a week
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:03 pm
by TOURINGDADDY
if its on the rear mate it is prob the top mount
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:31 pm
by optima
where are the top mounts
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:32 pm
by kam-325i
they are where the top of the shocks mount/bolted to chasis.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:41 pm
by optima
i just looked they do look different this would effect the ride hight will it cus its the shock not the spring mount
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:53 pm
by kam-325i
The ride height is governed by two things, The springs and rear subframe bushes. The shocks do not affect ride height.
A car will ride/drive at the same height without shocks fitted, but it will bounce about all over the place without the dampening effect of the shocks.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:04 pm
by TOURINGDADDY
so how do u explain the passanger rear of my tourer been lower than the other side and when i looked into it it was a dead top mount causing this problem. shox will keep a car level to a certain extent
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:09 pm
by optima
well the shock top has seem to have gone i will change it tomoro and see if it works if not i will change the subframe bushes but the top mount has gone strange
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 4:09 pm
by Simon
TOURINGDADDY wrote:so how do u explain the passanger rear of my tourer been lower than the other side and when i looked into it it was a dead top mount causing this problem. shox will keep a car level to a certain extent
Dampers hardly effect the ride height of the car, the reason the top mount can cause different ride height is when the shock absorber goes through the top mount, and cause it to sag slightly.