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(Message started by: Mike_Floutier on Feb 15^th, 2007, 8:20am)

Title: Rear Road Springs
Post by Mike_Floutier on Feb 15^th, 2007, 8:20am

I've re-started this question as I just realised that I buried it at the end of another "mixed" topic - hope that's ok.

I'd ordered the springs along with the drop-links and rubber pads that sit on top of the springs and though I'd had the springs for some time, the rubber pads only arrived today and this has highlighted a possible problem.

When trial fitting the rubber pads, it became obvious that whilst they would fit on one end ok, the other end was slightly too big - exact same difference on each spring.

Does anyone know if this is right, ie. the bottom of the spring is slightly larger than the top?

Thanks

Mike

Title: Re: Rear Road Springs
Post by martin_rowe on Feb 15^th, 2007, 8:52am

yes one end is smaller.

Title: Re: Rear Road Springs
Post by Simmo on Feb 15^th, 2007, 9:02am

Martin, Have a look at THIS (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/suspension.htm). Click on 'front shockers.'...the diagram actually says rear and shows the springs. Unless my eyes deceive me the top of the spring appears smaller. Does this help?.

Title: Re: Rear Road Springs
Post by Mike_Floutier on Feb 15^th, 2007, 10:45am

Phew!!!

Thanks guys

Mike

Title: Re: Rear Road Springs
Post by Simmo on Feb 15^th, 2007, 4:21pm

MIke. Whilst at the breakers today I saw a roadspring laying by the rear of one of the cars complete with the rubbers. No doubt, the ends are totally different sizes and so are the rubbers. HTH Mike.