Front Springs

[Canonite]

Originally Posted by Tickertyboo

The spring snapped about half way up. The car was re-called some years ago and had new front springs fitted but when it came back I swear it was lower on the front than before, now that I've got it back it stands about 1" higher than it did. I wonder what springs they fitted on the re-call, would the ones off a petrol car fit and would they be as strong as the diesel springs?
Les.

ZT springs maybe?

[Mike Noc]

Originally Posted by Canonite

Thats terrible. Even more so through a new tyre. It's the one thing that I dread happening, i've read these tyre protectors are pretty useless.

Where did it snap?

Over the years and with various cars I've had over half a dozen front springs snap and on the four cars that had protectors none damaged the tyre, and on the three that didn't they all rendered the tyre scrap.



So for the small cost of them they are well worth it.

[The Rovering Member]

Originally Posted by norfie

As a quick visual look see, if your front springs are a matt black (powder coat) they are early supply and if the are a satin type finish and slightly smoother looking then they are the 2nd supplier.

That's reassuring. The NOS factory springs recently fitted to my 2002 1.8 car all have the satin finish. I think the fronts were the unbroken originals with the same finish while the rears were possibly replacements, red/white with satin finish though both bottom coils were snapped off.