Diesel auto front springs - Page 3

patrolman pete · 17th May 2024, 20:05

The aftermarket springs that Rimmers were listing were suplex and they said they weren’t available! I’ve gone for the Quinton Hazell as a known make and hope they last more than a couple of years and they were cheaper than rimmers were charging for the suplex by about £11.00

patrolman pete · 25th May 2024, 17:41

Well the new springs have arrived and it's nice to see a quinton Hazell box after quite a few years. From ordering to arriving from Germany took 8 days. As I'm happy with my order I've decided to order some TRW pads and discs for £89 inc postage and will crack on with fitting the lot when they arrive

sln8458 · 26th May 2024, 09:57

Any chance you could double check the spring dimensions against my spreadsheet, and then the height to the top of the wheel arch. For future reference for others?

SteveN

patrolman pete · 26th May 2024, 10:25

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Originally Posted by sln8458

Any chance you could double check the spring dimensions against my spreadsheet, and then the height to the top of the wheel arch. For future reference for others?

SteveN

Yeah! Good idea. I’ll measure the car as it is now and I’ll check the springs in the boxes .

patrolman pete · 26th May 2024, 18:08

My wife has returned with the Connie so for comparison and what I'm hoping to achieve, I've measured the difference between the Connie se cdti auto saloon and my club se cdt manual tourer. They are both fitted with 16'' Union alloys.

Centre of the wheel to the arch on the tourer is 39 cm or 8 cm tyre to arch.

Centre of the wheel to the arch on the Connie is 36 cm or 5 cm tyre to arch.

The new spring out of the box is appro 390 mm with a coil thickness of 18 mm.

As I've mentioned earlier, I'm awaiting a few more parts to complete the job so I will report if my quest is successful.

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17th May 2024, 20:05	#21
patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,436 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	The aftermarket springs that Rimmers were listing were suplex and they said they weren’t available! I’ve gone for the Quinton Hazell as a known make and hope they last more than a couple of years and they were cheaper than rimmers were charging for the suplex by about £11.00

25th May 2024, 17:41	#22
patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,436 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	Well the new springs have arrived and it's nice to see a quinton Hazell box after quite a few years. From ordering to arriving from Germany took 8 days. As I'm happy with my order I've decided to order some TRW pads and discs for £89 inc postage and will crack on with fitting the lot when they arrive

26th May 2024, 18:08	#25
patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,436 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	My wife has returned with the Connie so for comparison and what I'm hoping to achieve, I've measured the difference between the Connie se cdti auto saloon and my club se cdt manual tourer. They are both fitted with 16'' Union alloys. Centre of the wheel to the arch on the tourer is 39 cm or 8 cm tyre to arch. Centre of the wheel to the arch on the Connie is 36 cm or 5 cm tyre to arch. The new spring out of the box is appro 390 mm with a coil thickness of 18 mm. As I've mentioned earlier, I'm awaiting a few more parts to complete the job so I will report if my quest is successful.