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Alex_Rally
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25th Sep 11 at 18:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my mondeo mk3 2002 has a little problem, when i load the boot up with loads of gear it sits on its arse ive hurd you can get some sort of dampers or something to go on the shocker to stop this happening as much??? or some aftermarket shocks that will not drop as much , once the trailer is on with corsa on and all the gear in the boot its gonna be ridiculously low, has anybody had this trouble before ??
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25th Sep 11 at 18:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Towing above the reccomended weight for the vehicle?
ChrisBoom
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Can get spacer things to put in the springs, seen them before for people towing caravans. Cant see them being nice to drive with though!
Alex_Rally
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nar no where near the max weight of the car , i had like a few wheels in the boot and 2 big tool boxes. maybe 180kg max
Alex_Rally
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the max tow is like 1400kg not sure on the load capacity for car.
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Oh no, I meant towing the car and with all the stuff
Alex_Rally
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yer chris thats the sort of thing i had hurd about ,cant seem to find them on ebay like.
redtom
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Search for spring assistors.

If they are old springs they increase the chance of snapping the springs though so just a quick/temporary/cheap fix really
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quote:
Originally posted by geordie_corsa
yer chris thats the sort of thing i had hurd about ,cant seem to find them on ebay like.


Pretty sure it was halfords I seen them.
Alex_Rally
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i see danny , yer trailer and corsa is less than 1400 with all the gear in it like ive done the maths lol i think il have to get my self down a caravan shop .
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Firestone make a product called coilrite. It's an airbag that fits inside your original coilspring and when inflated help with the problem you have described.

PM me with the dimentions of inside your springs and I can find the right one.

Either that or use some Monroe air shocks, they do the same job but more expensive
redtom
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There you go

http://www.springassisters.co.uk

will find them on ebay for a few quid i should think
Alex_Rally
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whats a rough price for those gary ??
Alex_Rally
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i champion tom , ive found them on ebay, so do they just rap around the coil ?? then the weight of the car holds them in place ??
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I personally wouldn't be towing something that's near enough the weight of your car. If you start losing control at all you are fucked.
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loads of people tow small cars with big cars, my intentions were to have a 4x4 for towing , but for my work i travel 58 miles a day so cant justify a car thats shit on fuel, the mondeo does 45mpg easy so cant complain.
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Slot them inside the coil so the coil cant compress as much

quick and easy but would take them out when your not towing if i was you as wont do your springs much good
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i a will get some of them tom , thanks very much for the info . cheers .
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quote:
Originally posted by redtom
There you go

http://www.springassisters.co.uk

will find them on ebay for a few quid i should think


if you wanna drive round like your riding on bunpstops.

Geordie. They range in price. Prob looking at about £100 ish
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Towing weight might be 1400 but that is the weight of the trailer on its own axles.

Nose weight - ie. downward force on the ball - will be closer to 50kg.
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in my opinion an older mundanoe is a bit too light to tow a corsa and trailer.

You need stiffer springs in the rear by the sounds of it (and potentially dampers to suit)
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http://www.apcoilovers.com/
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Just realised they are a chapman strut on the rear. The product i mentioned wont work.

Adio's is a good shout though.
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Surely a Corsa + a man enough trailer to mount a car on, plus the tools etc is more than 1400kg? I used to tow my corsa with a discovery with an 'A' Frame which was very light and tbf i wouldn't have liked to tow it in anything smaller. As Eck said, One mistake and you're buggered.
Alex_Rally
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well the corsas very light and trailers canny light, most of tools and equipment will be going in the mondeo, that will bump the weight of the mondeo up from about 1440 min kerb weight of the mondeo to a good 1680 at least. i would only be doing 60 like , no speeding , a dont think the car will be able to go much faster than that lol

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