springs,wait until they snap or buy spares

macafee2 · 21st January 2019, 08:02

Front and rear suspension springs. Do I wait until they snap and then buy replacements or buy spares now?

Towing a caravan puts extra stress on the rear springs.

How likely are front and rear springs to snap? Is that a "How long is a piece of string ?" question?

macafee2

philm · 21st January 2019, 09:05

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Originally Posted by macafee2

Front and rear suspension springs. Do I wait until they snap and then buy replacements or buy spares now?

Towing a caravan puts extra stress on the rear springs.

How likely are front and rear springs to snap? Is that a "How long is a piece of string ?" question?

macafee2

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

macafee2 · 21st January 2019, 10:47

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Originally Posted by philm

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yes, wait till they snap or buy spares now?

macafee2

greendriver · 21st January 2019, 11:02

You'll realise the answer when it happens....

stocktake · 21st January 2019, 11:08

Always nice to be prepared if you can afford to have stuff sat around that you may/may not need and you are prepared to take a hit on the price if you eventually sell.
I would wait for when there are special offers on, Recently I and others manged to purchase a pair of OEM rear springs for a saloon from Rimmers for under £60 delivered.

macafee2 · 21st January 2019, 16:15

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Originally Posted by stocktake

Always nice to be prepared if you can afford to have stuff sat around that you may/may not need and you are prepared to take a hit on the price if you eventually sell.
I would wait for when there are special offers on, Recently I and others manged to purchase a pair of OEM rear springs for a saloon from Rimmers for under £60 delivered.

if that was the rear's for the saloon, so did I

Now I dont know if to get fronts and a set for the Tourer

macafee2

derek v · 21st January 2019, 09:07

You never know do you. My 2.5 went in for MOT and service last year and everything was fine. I asked them to check everything because my grandchildren go in the car quite a lot and i also tow the caravan on it. A few weeks after that it went to have couple of little jobs done. I had a phone call to say you need to look at this. The front off side spring had snapped in half. So you never know

trikey · 22nd January 2019, 10:21

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Originally Posted by robbrooks

I have a broken rear spring. Best place to source springs for my Rover75 saloon CDT would be where?

Still on offer at rimmers.

macafee2 · 22nd January 2019, 16:29

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Originally Posted by trikey

Still on offer at rimmers.

wish they would put the front on offer

macafee2

macafee2 · 21st October 2019, 11:25

in the end I bought front and rear springs for both my cars. Now about to use the rear Tourer springs as one has snapped

macafee2

21st January 2019, 08:02	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,926 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	springs,wait until they snap or buy spares Front and rear suspension springs. Do I wait until they snap and then buy replacements or buy spares now? Towing a caravan puts extra stress on the rear springs. How likely are front and rear springs to snap? Is that a "How long is a piece of string ?" question? macafee2

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greendriver This is my second home MG ZTT 180 in Poseidon Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Croydon Posts: 3,745 Thanks: 44 Thanked 86 Times in 75 Posts	You'll realise the answer when it happens.... __________________ *None of my troubles are Rover*

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stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,587 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	Always nice to be prepared if you can afford to have stuff sat around that you may/may not need and you are prepared to take a hit on the price if you eventually sell. I would wait for when there are special offers on, Recently I and others manged to purchase a pair of OEM rear springs for a saloon from Rimmers for under £60 delivered. __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident

21st January 2019, 09:07	#7
derek v Loves to post Rover 75 V6 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 264 Thanks: 51 Thanked 57 Times in 36 Posts	You never know do you. My 2.5 went in for MOT and service last year and everything was fine. I asked them to check everything because my grandchildren go in the car quite a lot and i also tow the caravan on it. A few weeks after that it went to have couple of little jobs done. I had a phone call to say you need to look at this. The front off side spring had snapped in half. So you never know __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

21st October 2019, 11:25	#10
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,926 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	in the end I bought front and rear springs for both my cars. Now about to use the rear Tourer springs as one has snapped macafee2