moka
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Registered: 11th Mar 06
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BANG!
... I sat there for 10 seconds just thinking WTF was that. My first thought was my exhaust had fallen off again but it seemed fine... I couldnt see ANY real damage to the car at all so i went on my way... 100meters down the road and i hear a bit of metal come off my car and bounce along the road... I stopped and backtracked on foot until i came to half a what is obviously a suspension spring sitting in the road sheared of at one end. Its about 9 inches long and goes round 1 and a half times. I couldnt believe it!
I didnt notice any difference in the ride quality of my car... (its still shit!)
I have no idea if its from the front or rears. What should i do? Just take it down the garage?
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Ste
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Registered: 5th Mar 03
Location: Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Scrap it tbh.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Rob E
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Registered: 1st Jan 06
Location: Madeley, Stafford....I want to live back in Wales!
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What car is it? Its not unusual for springs to break. A quick look/inspection of the suspension should tell you which side had snapped. Make sure the remaining spring isnt digging into the sidewall of your trye!!
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1.0l12vbadboy
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Registered: 17th Nov 03
Location: Keighley, West Yorkshire
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No bigi, just get some new springs from scrapperrs or some 40mm drop springs of some guy from on heer.
£20 fitting costs.
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moka
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quote:
Originally posted by 1.0l12vbadboy
No bigi, just get some new springs from scrapperrs or some 40mm drop springs of some guy from on heer.
£20 fitting costs.
Will do - cheers
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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This happened on my Corsa, was going down the road at 30, window down and I hear a loud twanging noise, as i pull over to see what it was a part of the spring rolls down the road towards me 
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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I didn't realise mine had been snapped for the best part of 8-9 months; the bottom coil was hanging over the rear brake cable and must have hung on there for all of that time
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Jon_C
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Suffolk
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My girlfriends lowered Corsa was makin lots of funny noises.
When i jacked it up bits of front spring fell out of both side.
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