Rear spring spacer

[mark_smugglers]

Hi

Has anyone had experience of fitting one of the aluminium rear spring spacers?

https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/spacer-rear-spring-aluminium-0431-mm675-065.html?assoc=130981

I had two questions:  

- Do they go at the top, or the bottom of the spring?

- Do they replace the standard top and bottom rubber collars, or sit inside them?

Thanks

 

mark

 

[stuart]

1 hour ago, mark_smugglers said:

Hi

Has anyone had experience of fitting one of the aluminium rear spring spacers?

https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/spacer-rear-spring-aluminium-0431-mm675-065.html?assoc=130981

I had two questions:  

- Do they go at the top, or the bottom of the spring?

- Do they replace the standard top and bottom rubber collars, or sit inside them?

Thanks

 

mark

 

Should sit in the trailing arm I think, theyve been unavailable for a long time anyway and Ive used a combination of thick and thin poly insulators to correct ride height.

Stuart.

[Rockie51]

Still available from Goodparts I think. I used a 1/2inch one on the right rear spring which corrected the heights of both the right rear and left front on my 4A. I put the spacer on the  bottom of the trailing arm with the insulator on the spacer. 

[mark_smugglers]

Thanks both. 
Stuart I hadn’t realised there were different thicknesses of poly spacers. Will investigate. 
Regards

[Yarm 783]

Mark

If you look at Superflex, I think they offer two thicknesses, others do too.

[mark_smugglers]

3 minutes ago, Sill Gap Problem said:

Mark

If you look at Superflex, I think they offer two thicknesses, others do too.

Thanks 

[stuart]

23 hours ago, mark_smugglers said:

Thanks 

Here you go https://www.superflex.co.uk/products.php?cat=378&pg=2

Stuart.

[Yarm 783]

What are you trying to achieve with this? Is your current spring a standard road spring? I wasn’t sure with mine and they had some surface rust so I went back to factory and I have to say, on 165 x 15, with standard road springs and all round poly bushes, the car feels great. I’m not going to outcorner a Boxster (or a Fiesta for that matter) of course, but the ride is great for touring, comfortable and very forgiving in terms of grip levels.