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got any pics?, whats the wording on the MOT fail report.
broken/snapped or just corroded? spring or cups? front or rears?
MOT can fail if there is excessive surface rust/corrosion on the susspension . . . . but a snapped spring would cause that corner of the van to drop very low (had that one on a BMW 320)
i had a VW dealer lowered spring-set on a T5.1 with no issues till i sold it at 80K
and currently running lowered sport-line spring-set with no issues?
got any pics?, whats the wording on the MOT fail report.
broken/snapped or just corroded? spring or cups? front or rears?
MOT can fail if there is excessive surface rust/corrosion on the susspension . . . . but a snapped spring would cause that corner of the van to drop very low (had that one on a BMW 320)
i had a VW dealer lowered spring-set on a T5.1 with no issues till i sold it at 80K
and currently running lowered sport-line spring-set with no issues?
My mate runs an MOT place in Glasgow and said broken springs are one of his most common failures. He reckons he will many broken springs every week.
His thoughts are that it's a mixture of stiffer suspension with lower profile tyres being more popular, thinner springs to save weight (and money from the manufacturers) and certainly up here, absolutely dreadful roads. I always know I'm near home after my summer holiday in Cornwall as I notice how much worse the roads are up here.
Most are not catastrophic failures, but breaks near the end of the spring where the spring diameter is smaller, so the car/van barely sits any lower and doesn't knock etc so the MOT is the first time they get spotted.
My 10 plate Caravelle (std suspension) had 2 broken rear springs a few years ago that I didn't notice for the reason above, until the MOT.
They maybe had 5 inches missing and they were sitting almost normally. If it's a front strut, he often finds the broken bit of spring in the cup.
His thoughts are that it's a mixture of stiffer suspension with lower profile tyres being more popular, thinner springs to save weight (and money from the manufacturers) and certainly up here, absolutely dreadful roads. I always know I'm near home after my summer holiday in Cornwall as I notice how much worse the roads are up here.
Most are not catastrophic failures, but breaks near the end of the spring where the spring diameter is smaller, so the car/van barely sits any lower and doesn't knock etc so the MOT is the first time they get spotted.
My 10 plate Caravelle (std suspension) had 2 broken rear springs a few years ago that I didn't notice for the reason above, until the MOT.
They maybe had 5 inches missing and they were sitting almost normally. If it's a front strut, he often finds the broken bit of spring in the cup.
Hi there is this van a camper by any chance ?
No a Kombi.
mine were upgrades done before i bought it so I have no idea what they are other than they are
red. Asked the garage to fit heavy duty springs and see how it rides before making a decision on the front which also have the upgrades.
