Hi Dave, I presume that your car was made before Quantum decided the
rear of the car was too low and added the spacer to the shock and the
got the longer rear springs made.
I don't think it disagrees with what i said, just your car pre-dates it
being implemented.
I'm sure the intention with the 2+2 when it was designed was that it
could take XR2 suspension parts, they just got the calculations a bit
wrong to start with.
Jim
On 30/03/2017 20:33, Dave English wrote:
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
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