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Original springs
#1666742
02/08/2023 22:16
02/08/2023 22:16
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Joined: May 2018
Posts: 1,072 Born in Sicily, Live in German...
carmine
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Enjoying the ride
Joined: May 2018
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Born in Sicily, Live in German...
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Greetings. I'm looking to increase comfort in my car (suspension theme) I run with: 235/40r17 wheels, TRW shock absorbers, hoerman 35mm lowering springs. For a few days now, I have been hearing from the front right side the ugly creaking of the upper suspension bearing when turning, bearing replaced in 2021, FEBI brand. Now that I have to change them again, I would like to install the original springs, I think the car has 30/40 horsepower more than normal, I would also like to leave the 17 wheels as they are now, in your opinion, can I install the original springs? i found these from ebay, lesjöfors. Could you confirm that we are the right ones? I'm also undecided about which upper bearing to buy, I would opt for FAG. Thank you. front springs oen 7782413. rear springs oen 7782343. compared to lesjöfors springs in various websites such as autodoc, they appear to have the exact same oen. https://www.ebay.de/itm/38247629158...r=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPYhttps://www.ebay.de/itm/38247639599...r=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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Re: Original springs
[Re: carmine]
#1666769
05/08/2023 09:01
05/08/2023 09:01
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 5,103 highlands
jimboy
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Club Member 857
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highlands
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I recently reverted back to standard springs due to a Broken lowering spring. It was a good choice for me. The car on lowering springs although handled great the ride was a bit race track like. My tyres are 225/45/16 now with standard springs the ride is super smooth. Another good thing is I can now drive on to my ramps without scraping anything.
I'm an old git & happy with it,most of the time
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Re: Original springs
[Re: carmine]
#1669247
29/12/2023 14:16
29/12/2023 14:16
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Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 229 Milton Keynes
KevinW
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Club Member 1862
Making a profit
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Posts: 229
Milton Keynes
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Can't think why anyone would want even stiffer springs than the standard ones for UK roads. The ride is already very firm and low enough to bottom out on minor speed bumps if the tyre pressures drop a bit, causing underside damage. Stick with standard springs and get Osrav adjustable shocks for adjustability - most people prefer them on near to the 'soft' for normal road driving!
KevinW Milton Keynes UK
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