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Just plain and simple.... What the hell?
These babies have lasted me 4 years. 3 years being driven (Springy noises from day one), and one year stood.
Took the car for its MOT and...well....look at these.......
Im NOT a happy chappy.
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Many thanks to DAN for changing one of them, and Tom Inman for helping with the other!
Cheers fellas.
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paul
you was not the only one with problems at the euro tec event within 1 hour ofd ed uding turning up he had sold out of springs if i was you i would ring your surplier and see what can be done that could of resulted in you coming in a ablance the weekend
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Tell me about it.
Im shocked (no pun intended ) about the apparent lack of testing these springs must have gone through.
Its disgusting.
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Hi Mate,
That is shocking. Sorry I didnt get a chance to change the other one for you but that picture is truly unbelievable !!!
Dan
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That is really worrying. I think my springs are from the same place and I occasionally get the odd twang noise. :?
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Paul, do Ed's new springs make any twanging noises at all?
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Nope. Not a single noise. And the ride is noticeably different.
My old springs made noises whenever cornering...ALL the time.
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Now I wish I'd changed them when I had them off the car!
I'll keep picturing those snapped springs whenever I go out in mine now :wink:
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If you get the twanging noises, take them back ASAP.
Im disappointed mine lasted only 3½ years. Ive seen worse since Eurotec.
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I might get a pair of Eds over at his meet up in a few weeks...
I would like a set of those spax shocks as well after driving Gez's car at the weekend. :wink:
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Yeah, id like some Spax too.
I had a go in the black DeLorean. Fantastic handling. Im not entirely sure what he has under there, but he's done some cool modifications to the suspension and steering.
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Ouch! Not good.
Looks like over hardening to me. A materials analysist would be able to say for sure.
I think there might have been a bad batch of these. Mine have been fine for 5 years now (my God has it been that long!)
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Wow, Monsieur Rich. How the hell are you?
I thought mine were a bad batch, but still, it should never have happened anyway. Despite that, the other people I had met over the weekend have bought theirs at different times pretty much saying it cant be a "Bad Batch". 4 Years, 1 year, 3 Months, 3 weeks!!!! Not exactly a consistant thing going on there. So old or new.....they are all just as bad by the looks of things.
Do you get any twangy noises Rich?
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This is scary... did it happen while u are driving or something!?
Kind Regards,
John [DOC No. 8]
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they went bang on him just as he was pulling onto the car park i think :roll:
