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snapped spax spring :( .....
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micka
PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:50 pm Up
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I have a 206 2.0 hdi, it definately has red spax springs fitted to the vehicle. I have noticed that the drivers side spring has snapped a coil so i will need to replace.

I am going to stick with spax as my car looks spot on, but as i have a 206 hdi 2.0 2000 w reg, i am not sure how low the car is (how much the car has been dropped) at the front.

I think spax only do one sort for the 206 2.0 hdi, need help please on how low my car is on the spax springs that i have, as the car does look quite low at the front...

Lastly, will other 206 springs fit if it is not a hdi, are they all the same?

Thank you very much

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Seabook
PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:35 pm Up
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there is 3 tyre of SPAX SSX spring for 206; 30/40 and 60mm drop.

and always replace spring in pairs

 
 

 

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dafdavies
PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:18 pm Up
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yea matter of time till the other one goes
 

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Ensure the top mounts are siezed up as this can put undue twisting forces on the spring causing them to snap prematurely.

Personally never been a fan of anything Spax. Knackered top mounts would eventually cause any spring to go though.

Whilst stationary, turn the steering wheel hard left then right whilst someone is watching the springs. They should rotate smoothly with no juddering at all.

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micka
PostPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:40 pm Up
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Seabook wrote:
there is 3 tyre of SPAX SSX spring for 206; 30/40 and 60mm drop.

and always replace spring in pairs

could someone please copy and paste the link to the spax website so i can check the above 3 types that are available...

once i find out how much my car is lowered by, what is the best brand of spring to go for? do i replace all four? cheers

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micka
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lastly has anyone got a pic of a 206 lowered on 40mm springs and one lowered on 60mm on vortex's please?

also if i replace all 4 springs the rear torsion bar is already lowered on mine so putting lowering springs on the back will not lower the car anymore, am i right?

cheers

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Seabook
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micka wrote:
lastly has anyone got a pic of a 206 lowered on 40mm springs and one lowered on 60mm on vortex's please?

also if i replace all 4 springs the rear torsion bar is already lowered on mine so putting lowering springs on the back will not lower the car anymore, am i right?

cheers

there is only 2 spring on 206 Laughing

 
 

 

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micka
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tosion bar at back lol. ok. what is the best brand spring?
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Dillon
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Highly recommend the Eibach sportline Wink 45-50mm drop on a gti looked sweet... miss that car sometimes, got H&R on the 207 seem ok don't feel any stiffer than the OEM (but they aren't very soft Razz )
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