Thanks for reply Dave, interesting reading.
I was under car today and as my previous replies have noted what feels like an internal extension on the top of the rear shocker ( inside fibreglass strut mount accessible from below car), which would make sense as it is believed my car is an early model (see pic of strut top in boot, does this look similar to yours ?) As for rear spring, looks fairly std. top & bottom rubber mounts and internal bump stop , I did measure spring length at about 250mm with car sitting on level ground. My tyre gap (car empty) is 70mm front , 60mm rear , arch height 615mm fr. 610 r. and back and front end I have approx. 230mm ground clearance. Car previously had 15" rims with 195-50-15 tyres , which were oversized, so tyre to arch size has increased by changing wheels, although now as it should be in terms of circumference matching XR2. Sitting about the same as my daily X3 (although it has Eibach -35 springs)lol. Just want it to look right and at the moment it is not looking sporty [😠] . Thanks again for input. Calum ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Dave English <[email protected]> Sent: 30 March 2017 20:33:13 To: Quantum Owners Group Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Lowering springs for my 2+2. Hi Calum I've got Q2-009 which is definately an early one. Originally I had the standard XR2 springs on the front and standard Mk2 1100 springs on the rear, tyres where 185/60 13's (again standard XR2). The rear XR2 springs were too short, the rear tyres sitting against the inner arch before the springs took the weight. I've checked my build manual and looked at the car, and there is nothing on top of the shocks or the springs. The shocks were (and still are) standard XR2. The only 'spacer' is inside the spring for the bump stop, it doesn't affect the spring or shock length. Hopefully a picture is attached showing my car with this set-up (the one with the tent behind it). This is about as low as you want to go, a rough road would see my stainless steel manifold hitting the ground, I've now got a thick plate welded to it. I currently run with the Quantum springs and 185/60 14 tyres on Sierra wheels (185/60 13's were getting hard to find). It's a little softer and a bit higher off the ground but the bigger tyres help to the fill the arches. I don't know if these tyres would work with XR2 front springs because I changed my springs a while before I changed the wheels. The second photo shows this set-up. Your 185/55 14 set-up has the same diameter as the standard XR2 tyres so XR2 front springs will be about right but don't put XR2 springs on the rear. I know that this info disagrees with some other posts but I went and looked at the car to confirm what I thought and read my 2+2 build manuals (I have an early one, partially photo copied from hand written, and a later, standard one). The way I have described it is what the manual says and what I saw under the car. Hope this helps and doesn't add too much confusion. Regards Dave English -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. 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