Front Springs

Sjdickso

milo said:
Might just need time to settle

Will give it a bit more time, no biggy if they don't it's not ridiculously heigh.

milo

Where did u get your shocks from?

Sjdickso

Think at the time I got my rears from LMF but this time I got them from this store and they came as stated in 48hrs

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-G-Coupe-2-2-16v-00-05-Bilstein-B4-Shock-Absorbers-Dampers-Set-/330763224776?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&fits=Model%3AAstra%7CPlat_Gen%3AMK+IV&hash=item4d030646c8

Or just the rears

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-G-2-0-16v-Hatchback-98-02-Bilstein-B4-Rear-Shock-Absorbers-Damper-/330756640353?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&fits=Model%3AAstra%7CPlat_Gen%3AMK+IV&hash=item4d02a1ce61

Sjdickso

As you can see done around 110 mile on new setup and still a tad high at the front?

milo

Sjdickso said:
As you can see done around 110 mile on new setup and still a tad high at the front?

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To me it looks high at the front, back looks spot on

Matt

That does look rather high on the front end Si.

Sjdickso

What do think still time to settle or maybe not GSi springs?

milo

I thought it would've settled by 100 miles of driving

Sjdickso

milo said:
I thought it would've settled by 100 miles of driving

It has dropped it bit but there has only been me in the car also, not sure if that helps or not. Oh well Can not afford any more springs at the moment, if it doesn't settle may have just leave it for a while.

Matt

I would have thought the GSI springs would have been for a heavier front end weight, as the LET is heavier than the SE?

Dave_Gilbert

I would have thought it should be settled in by 100miles around town driving maybe to many straight roads n not enough speed bumps n pot holes round your end or to many motorway miles.

Sjdickso

Matt said:
I would have thought the GSI springs would have been for a heavier front end weight, as the LET is heavier than the SE?

Curb weight is about the same but doesn't mean front springs are right, as you say LET is a heavier lump. Carl did say he was running GSi springs with no issues with height.

Sjdickso

Dave Gilbert said:
I would have thought it should be settled in by 100miles around town driving maybe to many straight roads n not enough speed bumps n pot holes round your end or to many motorway miles.

There is a few speed bumps but not loads.

Dave_Gilbert

Mine would be settled on the run to work n I work less than a mile away from home haha.

loads round here.

Matt

Sjdickso said:
Curb weight is about the same but doesn't mean front springs are right, as you say LET is a heavier lump. Carl did say he was running GSi springs with no issues with height.

Might be worth having a look at them to see if you can see the part number, and double check with Carl?

Sjdickso

Now I am really confused, today went over as many speed bumps etc as possible still no sign of it dropping.

Looked on the Eibach site and it is listed the GSi / SRi-T and 2.2 to have same front axle weight at 1035KG

Went to check on my own chassis sticker and mine is 935KG front Axle and two Gsi owners have two figures from there cars one at 955KG and one at 905KG.

All in all they should be about the same.

I don't want to pay for some Eibach 30/30 and be in the same situation or shall I just get some 40mm springs of ebay for the time been?

Sjdickso

Got home tonight and measured each side, bearing in mind it's only been me in the car, the drivers side was a good 12mm lower so I may just have to give it some more time.

If not lowering springs will be on the shopping list.

Maybe the weight of a supercharger could lower it lol.

Matt

Sjdickso said:
Maybe the weight of a supercharger could lower it lol.

Of course it would 🙂

evocarlos

mine took a few weeks to settle with new springs even jacking it up on stands it takes a day or so to settle down

would you like to borrow my audio lol that will drop them down a bit 🙂

my sticker says
1-935
2-780

heres the black eibach astra gsi sprigs fitted to mine consider the metalwork on the rear arch of my car is lower 🙂

milo

evocarlos said:
mine took a few weeks to settle with new springs even jacking it up on stands it takes a day or so to settle down

would you like to borrow my audio lol that will drop them down a bit 🙂

my sticker says
1-935
2-780

heres the black eibach astra gsi sprigs fitted to mine consider the metalwork on the rear arch of my car is lower 🙂
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I did like your old alloys

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