R failed MOT on springs not seated properly.

[warringtonjack]

The R failed its MOT last week, due to, amongst other things, the rear springs not being seated properly. I asked the garage if they could have a look at them, along with the other minor stuff, to get the car retested. I popped up to see them on Friday, and they had good news for me, my R has passed the MOT and can now be mapped on the road.

Only problem is, they decided that the springs that were on there had been cut down to fit the KYB Superstreet struts, so they ordered and installed some new OEM struts and springs to pass the MOT!! Now the car has an MOT, an ass that sticks up in the air, a nose that points to the ground, and my wallet is a few hundred quid lighter!!

Not a happy bunny.

 

[PobodY]

Why didn't they just ring you and say "we think these springs have been cut; do you know where we can get new ones for these KYB struts?".
So, are you taking them back out and selling your new struts on?

 

[gtirjoey]

so do you have the old parts, have the springs be cut?

 

[warpspeed]

they should have said they were planning on replacing the shocks and springs and let you decide what you wanted to do, did you get the old parts back?
by law a garage has to return old parts to the customer to prove new parts were fitted, i know as i owned a garage for 7 years and had a constant battle to prove we weren't cowboys like a lot of other garages

 

[johnsy]

i was led to believe that having the arse end high and the front low, you are reducing the understeer on our cars,

 

[shroom]

i was led to believe that having the arse end high and the front low, you are reducing the understeer on our cars,

Doesnt work on peugeots...

 

[PobodY]

I don't see how that would work; harder at the back so it doesn't roll. Yes.
Higher at the back. I would have thought allows for more body roll, so more understeer.

As always, I'm happy to be corrected.

 

[GTI-R Nath]

My rear lowering springs are loose when the car is jacked up. When i fitted them i cable tied the springs to the bottom cups on the shocks, and when i took it to the garage to get the tracking done, the guy said springs are fine like that as long as the go back into place without assistance, when lowering the car back down

 

[warringtonjack]

Well, i've got the old kyb's and the springs had been cut to fit, but it passed the last MOT. My plan is to put the old kit back on and sell the new stuff. As for curing the understeer, i'm sure it will help in hard cornering, but not under braking. On the track, I struggle to keep the thing in a straight line under severe braking as it is, any heavy braking after turn in and the back end normally comes round!!

 

[vpulsar]

I know it's not a pulsar but I wired all my lowering springs in place on my Datsun, Otherwise they come unseated eveytime you jack the car up.

By the way I had KYB's on my pulsar and my springs hadn't been cut down to suit, So it must of been a super chav mod to get the car even lower to the ground so it looks cool cruising around the local burger bar car park lol.


John

 

[PobodY]

My loweing springs don't come out when I jack the car up; they're still pretty tight... I'm not sure what they are though.