different front struts

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

on my chamade 16v the front struts are 2 different types (1 a 16v the other is a non 16v) and i cant seem to source a decent set of the real mc coy at the moment but want to get the car mot ed and put on road asap,got 2 questions here

1-would the different struts fail mot ???

2-would they cause running problems if i decide to drive the car with them on till i can get a set of front struts??

cheers

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

i would have thought no to both...

handling wont be optimal, but just tootling to the garage and back would be fine...afterall u drove it home didnt u.

of course this is providing they are in good nick...

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

it will fail, stick the SPI's on to pass.

handling won't be very good.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

cos its wrong one?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

no it will fail because theyre different... of course it will

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

bugger ,i never have the bloody luck do i ???

i will just have to wait till i can get the 16v struts i think ,swapping the ones on the SPI is not an option at this point Sad

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

why is it not an option, less than 15 mins to swap them.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

15mins for you will be 15 hours for me thats why ,besides i on want to be messing about with a perfectly running car (SPI rules)

will find a cheapish drivers side strut and spring for the 16v hopefully

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

its 4 bolts!!!! 2 on the top, 2 when u take the wheel off, on the strut body itself

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

is the spring connected to the strut or does the strut slide out after undoing all the bolts ?
and a really stupid question as well Laughing

does the car not collapse when i put the wheel back on after taking the strut on the SPI out ?

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

leave it on axle stands, the spring is connected to the strut, if you dont undo the big nut the spring will stay with the strut. just change the complete spring and strut, it saves the hassle of using spring compressors etc.

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

as danlp6 says, spring is on the strut

and the car is fine on axle stands without the strut in place

thats mine from a couple of weekends ago when i fitted lowering springs to my ph2

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

thanks for the nice pictures neo ,makes better sense now .

you got the halfords jack and stands too Laughing

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

and me

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

hehe aye, think it was on some deal a couple of years back, buy the jack for Â£20 and get the stands free

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

oh dont think i was that lucky....well i was i got em for xmas, so i got em free Very Happy

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the stands are the only thing of use the trolley jack liek every jack I get doesn;t jack the car up or if it does its a race to get the stands under before its back on the ground

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

haha Chris, well . . .since lowering the front of the car i cant get the trolly jack under the sills LOL!

so the good old standard renault jack comes to good use in getting the car up to a height where i can then get the trolly jack under.

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:23 am

The trials of chavin' it up eh Neo?

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

lol mals and it was not to chav it up that i did the front springs, i had a cracked spring and a cracked top mount so i changed the mount and the springs and the lowering springs were cheaper than the OE springs and its not an over the top drop, just -35mm.

hmmmm thinking about it, it could be chavish as i was too much of a skinflint to pay the extra Â£10 for the OE springs, ahhh well, time to get some lexarse rear lights, a meccano spoiler and some under car neons i think . . . .

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:31 am

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