Tony Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Secondhand car, new owner and the handling was miserable..... no wonder Yep that's 430mm from centre wheel to arch It turns out that not only was it stock high rise suspension but for some reason the front upper bushings where twisted (preloaded) in this condition the car would have been very dangerous to drive. Our mission was to lower the car with new coils and release the bushings, once done we had a superb looking and handling car plus a very happy owner to boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Looks like a range rover If this is a second hand car I wonder what the previous owner thought of the handling, or maybe that's why they sold it! Surely anyone can see that don't look right for a sports car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 what do you reckon ? Maybe had warranty or damaged bits replaced ie; springs or dampners ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 The OSF wing had been replaced so there was some history but nothing in the suspension department was replaced.... Exactly how the front bushings where twisted is a mystery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 The OSF wing had been replaced so there was some history but nothing in the suspension department was replaced.... Exactly how the front bushings where twisted is a mystery Does this not happen when you torque them when the car is off the wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I quite often see SLs around town looking like that - have they got problems too? Always just imagined that they're cranking the air suspension to its highest setting (can't see any reason why though as it looks ridiculous) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 The OSF wing had been replaced so there was some history but nothing in the suspension department was replaced.... Exactly how the front bushings where twisted is a mystery Does this not happen when you torque them when the car is off the wheels? That's correct, what's puzzling is why? It's not like there was new parts fitted and why both sides.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Highly unlikely it would be like that from the factory though ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Highly unlikely it would be like that from the factory though ? How else could it happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Highly unlikely it would be like that from the factory though ? How else could it happen? Some repair's have gone on with this car, i don't think we will ever get to the bottom of why the bushings were preloaded...... but they were Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djwozza Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 MX-5 on stilts !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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