oh blimey what have i started, lol
most appreciated and ref to the mot tester i wouldnt have thought either he would pass it if basically it was going to come back and bite him in the butt or put my life at risk
however, i wont be ignoring it as it isnt just my life in the car but owe the respect of other road users etc and would be extremely irrasponsable for me to ignore it to which i have no intention of doing so,
i understand i could just replace the coils but seeing the whole thing will need removing think its going to be a far better option to replace both springs and struts, also didnt realise there are different types according to model etc, will have to clean one up so can make sure ive got the right replacement
may i ask and hope this isnt a daft question is there any advantage in having harder springs etc or just a question of road comfort etc, does harder springs give u better off road performance by pushing down harder on the wheels, sorry asking such a blonde question
am i able to tell if the top bushes are ok prior to there removal , should the bearings have no play in them etc, thinking also about buying new bolts for the bottom of the struts,
no my son who is 22 years old and hasnt got any motoring experiance he said he would have a go at doing them and i would of course supervise him was wondering he jacks the motor up, put car stands onto the body jacking points then remove the wheels to allow the axle to drop, but put a trolley jack underneath one side of the axle to hold the weight, undo the bottom bolts and top then slowly lower the jack would they come out, not sure if the brake lines etc or could it damage anything please
got some quotes and for oem parts for a pair of struts and springs inc vat and p and p is coming out at £260.00 which considering is far better than the £500 ive been quoted
whilst i wish to save money wouldnt want to risk injury to my son under any cost as nothing is worth that, but he is a sensable lad and if we took our time and even if it took days to do,
ive worked on series land rovers for years in the past replaced springs, gearboxes etc
just didnt know how hard it is when we drop the axle that the struts will come away from the axle etc,
the axle stands are 3 ton and got a 3 ton trolley jack as well
thks so much again for ur help with this, plus went out down the motorway , didnt go any faster than 60 mph and didnt even notice, however it wandered a little bit to the left but that could be physicological
cheers guys
gary