New Springs

[Zollo]

I've just had new springs fitted, as both had snapped (about 30mm off the bottom of both sides). The problem is, it now has a ride height an SUV would be proud of.

Has anybody else had new springs fitted and suffered with this? If so, is it just becaue they need to bed-in and will lower in time? And does anyone know how long it will take roughly, if this is the case, as it's rather embarassing driving around as it is

I saw the springs before they went in, and they didn't have the white mark, which I thought they're supposed to have? They cost £60 for the pair. Have I even got the right springs in there?

Help please! :(

[Enid]

I had two new original springs on the front of mine and the ride height didn't appear to change, well not that I noticed anway.

[Allan]

well if your old springs had snapped i guess they were lower anyways, so your probably at normal ride hight now !
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althought when the spring snapped on mine i lowered it anyway

[MatBrown]

£60 for the pair sounds too cheap for them to be the right springs, they should be £70 each.



Mat.

[KingStromba]

Yeah they should be circa £160 the pair and the ride hight on mine satyed the same when i changes broken for new.

[summeh]

They are £80 each for the williams springs...

Im guessing they are not genuine.

You will of course be at a higher ride height and they will take a little while to bed in, shouldn't be to long though no more than 200 miles or so i would say.

give it a while if ure not happy go back to um i guess.

[summeh]

60quid for the pair... definately not the genuine springs then mate... they should be painted black with two white paint marks on them... each spring will also have a renault paper label tag thing stuck to them with part number and manufacture information on it... all in french of course.

[Zollo]

Cheers for your help guys.

The guy fitting reckons my car may have been lowered before, but I reckon otherwise. Ride height was 300mm from arch to wheel centre and now it's 345mm.

He's going to contact the suppliers and see what they say, but I can guess the response!

I've just been quoted £89 plus VAT each, for genuine ones from Renault. Fookin' 'ell

Changing springs, how hard can it be.

[KingStromba]

Mark Ritchspeed does custom springs alot cheaper to any setting.


Ask him to make some to the same tolerance as the oringinal reno ones. Et voila. Probably save you £100

[Zollo]

Ahhhhh, good idea. Cheers Stromba :D