Club126UK

Fiat 126 Chat => Fiat 126 Mechanical Problem Solving => Topic started by: Da Londo on November 06, 2011, 02:08:47 PM

Title: Ride height
Post by: Da Londo on November 06, 2011, 02:08:47 PM

Is it me or is my car sitting a bit high in front?
(http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2917/sam1448tu.th.jpg) (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/sam1448tu.jpg/)

Title: Re: Ride height
Post by: stuey on November 06, 2011, 06:57:33 PM

in short yes! do you have a new spring on it?

Title: Re: Ride height
Post by: Da Londo on November 06, 2011, 10:03:50 PM

No idea, I bought it as is.

Title: Re: Ride height
Post by: Pete126 on November 06, 2011, 10:37:23 PM

The ride height looks about right for a standard car :thumbup

Title: Re: Ride height
Post by: GTMaster on November 07, 2011, 11:37:22 AM

It does appear to look a bit high in the photo but as long as it's the same on the other side then it might not be a problem.
Stuck shock absorbers or rotted leaf springs can give a hard ride  and keep the ride height up a bit as well....

Title: Re: Ride height
Post by: Da Londo on November 07, 2011, 04:42:44 PM

Well, actually everything seems alright on both sides, seller claims the car only did 46.000km, about 29.000mi, and hearing the engine I could believe this, or it had to be rebuild, now the front is as high as new and I actually cannot find big issues on the car so I'm starting to believe the numbers on the odo are true. Guess I got lucky with this one :D