|
Author
|
Message |
|
|
 Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:59 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 21, 2012
Posts: 2277
Trade Rating: +16
Location: west midlands
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:11 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 04, 2012
Posts: 543
Trade Rating: 0
|
|
Jesus! Never seen that happen before. Was there any rusting/corrosion on the springs that you noticed?
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:38 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 21, 2012
Posts: 2277
Trade Rating: +16
Location: west midlands
|
|
not really had a look but from the pictures they are not that bad?
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:17 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 04, 2012
Posts: 543
Trade Rating: 0
|
|
I meant did you notice any before it collapsed onto the tyre. It doesn't look bad in the picture though. I guess it's a good excuse to upgrade to some Bilsteins 
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:50 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Posts: 540
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Torbay, England
|
|
See this a lot more these days. State of the roads round here springs snap on all sorts of cars. Modified or standard. Happened to me on my old saxo vts about 2 days after i bought it. When i took it all apart the other side had been replaced already.
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 1:34 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 21, 2012
Posts: 2277
Trade Rating: +16
Location: west midlands
|
|
O, no I didn't mate. Its not that bad, easy fix but all fell on to my tyre stopping it from moving, had this happend on the motorway on my way home It would have been seruious. Worries me thinking about. Just a pain in the a**e because the car is for sale soon and I didn't want to spend any money on it.
Yeah the roads near me are very bad I have hit a few deep pot holes since moving and thought my wheel was f****d had to have tracking done a few time aswell
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:11 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 26, 2011
Posts: 39
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Bristol
|
|
Spring failures are common these days - combination of speed bumps, manufacturing tolerances and the fact that cars just last longer.
Wife lost a tyre on here Corsa because the end of the spring was just brushing the tyre one full lock - so she drove a few 100 yards before the noise and smell altered her.
Strange thing is they nearly always seem to go when stationary, or the instant you move off after a halt. I've seen lots of posts on various forums about broken springs - not one occurred when moving.
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:53 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 7045
Trade Rating: +5
Location: In the garage
|
|
That's not a GTi is it? I've got some near pristine GTi springs that were removed from the car in 2004.
Cold weather also makes the springs brittle.
| | |
|
|
|
|
 | |  |
| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
 | |  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:16 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 19, 2012
Posts: 529
Trade Rating: 0
Location: darlington
|
|
Could have been bad...lucky id say...new springs in the fkautomotive site just £20 if i remember rightly.
.just go on site.look in the green sale/bargain box under pug 206 and u will see them...struts for under tenner aswell...
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 1:00 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 21, 2012
Posts: 2277
Trade Rating: +16
Location: west midlands
|
|
| bezford wrote: |
Could have been bad...lucky id say...new springs in the fkautomotive site just £20 if i remember rightly.
.just go on site.look in the green sale/bargain box under pug 206 and u will see them...struts for under tenner aswell... |
thanks mate
Edward its a 2.0 hdi thing the spring would still fit? i have som coilovers to use for now. cant afford anything before chrismas
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:20 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 7045
Trade Rating: +5
Location: In the garage
|
|
GTi spring would fit yes. GTi and HDi 2.0 use the same front damper.
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:46 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 07, 2012
Posts: 512
Trade Rating: 0
Location: 2 Places at once
|
|
damn that is crazy lucky you wearnt driving would have been dangerous
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:19 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2949
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Athens, Greece
|
|
Cold causes this no problem.
Is it cold over there at the moment?
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| 1.4i, 2001, 3-door, China Blue
Repair safely - Drive safely | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:47 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 7093
Trade Rating: +11
Location: Suffolk
|
|
Its our roads and the weather to blame.
Replace both though, never one
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| Team Impossible Possible
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
Forged 1.6 Turbo
Click to see more
144Bhp @ 7PSi - 193.9Bhp @ 13psi
206 Gti Race Car
Click to see more
For all Race/Track Preparation, Feel Free to PM Me!
Whether its for a custom ratio gearbox or track-day alignment, I can help! | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 12:00 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 21, 2010
Posts: 267
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Middlesbrough
|
|
That is some seriously scary stuff! i got some 50mm springs if ya want them too.
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Membership:
Latest: 
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 17126
Online Now [66]:
Visitors: 65
Members: 0
Staff Online Now:
Page Views:
General
Forums Home
Forum FAQ
Search
