bottomed out today

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road warrior

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 Burton On trent
on a crap undulating road that was more akin to a roller coaster than a road, i bottomed out a few times and a lovely scraping noise ensued, in days gone by i would have said exhaust scrape, but its very tucked in so its not that. despite my front end being Lower than a snake's belly, i can find no proof of any wheel scrub and my undercarriage is well tucked, so i am at a loss at what it might have been. Jumping on each corner ( bearing in mind it was factory fitted with m sport suspension, (back in 2005) it is soft at the front ( and low) and a little firmer at the back it manages to be both firm and unforgiving and obviously soft and gives up when pushed. i want to return to normal height se spec.
so, what was scraping and what is involved returning to se spec ? and what do you chaps recommend - i dont want firm on any level , i want soft and high please. :o

i have a shopping list of 2x front 225/45/18 tyres so far when i can afford it - meanwhile i will be putting on 16" wheels and tyres which are more comfortable.
 
If you put 16’s wheels on you should be made to leave the forum :wink:
You almost spun the car before Xmas and now you’re grounding it out at speed. I think you need to remove that big right boot :rofl: :rofl:

On a different note are you sure you’re not hitting the bump stops?
 
Good man, drive it like you stole it and enjoy your Zed. :driving:

As above check out the front under tray/ sump guard.
 
road warrior said:
on a crap undulating road that was more akin to a roller coaster than a road, i bottomed out a few times and a lovely scraping noise ensued, in days gone by i would have said exhaust scrape, but its very tucked in so its not that. despite my front end being Lower than a snake's belly, i can find no proof of any wheel scrub and my undercarriage is well tucked, so i am at a loss at what it might have been. Jumping on each corner ( bearing in mind it was factory fitted with m sport suspension, (back in 2005) it is soft at the front ( and low) and a little firmer at the back it manages to be both firm and unforgiving and obviously soft and gives up when pushed. i want to return to normal height se spec.
so, what was scraping and what is involved returning to se spec ? and what do you chaps recommend - i dont want firm on any level , i want soft and high please. :o

i have a shopping list of 2x front 225/45/18 tyres so far when i can afford it - meanwhile i will be putting on 16" wheels and tyres which are more comfortable.
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Evening matey, I feel your pain. I had Eibach springs on with standard shocks and it would bottom out from time to time and make horrible noises. I just went back to standard m-sport springs (new) with good condition shocks.

Before you go back to se spec have you thought about the issue may be tired m sport shocks and springs. My car now is perfect, low enough but doesn’t bottom out at all. It is so much better. All I did was get new m sport springs.

Do you know the age of what’s currently on yours?
 
Smartbear said:
I think we should be told how many mince pies you ate over Christmas? :oops:
Rob
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My precise thoughts as was reading the thread ... :lol:
 
SamP84 said:
road warrior said:
on a crap undulating road that was more akin to a roller coaster than a road, i bottomed out a few times and a lovely scraping noise ensued, in days gone by i would have said exhaust scrape, but its very tucked in so its not that. despite my front end being Lower than a snake's belly, i can find no proof of any wheel scrub and my undercarriage is well tucked, so i am at a loss at what it might have been. Jumping on each corner ( bearing in mind it was factory fitted with m sport suspension, (back in 2005) it is soft at the front ( and low) and a little firmer at the back it manages to be both firm and unforgiving and obviously soft and gives up when pushed. i want to return to normal height se spec.
so, what was scraping and what is involved returning to se spec ? and what do you chaps recommend - i dont want firm on any level , i want soft and high please. :o

i have a shopping list of 2x front 225/45/18 tyres so far when i can afford it - meanwhile i will be putting on 16" wheels and tyres which are more comfortable.
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Evening matey, I feel your pain. I had Eibach springs on with standard shocks and it would bottom out from time to time and make horrible noises. I just went back to standard m-sport springs (new) with good condition shocks.

Before you go back to se spec have you thought about the issue may be tired m sport shocks and springs. My car now is perfect, low enough but doesn’t bottom out at all. It is so much better. All I did was get new m sport springs.

Do you know the age of what’s currently on yours?
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not a bloody clue, but intend to find out soon .............but im old and i dont want low profiles, or low suspension
but im in no doubt something is a amiss and knackered
 
Jembo said:
Smartbear said:
I think we should be told how many mince pies you ate over Christmas? :oops:
Rob
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My precise thoughts as was reading the thread ... :lol:
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Sounds like he’s had too many. Maybe swap the zed for a bicycle for a couple of weeks :poke:
 
RW, have a look/feel just inside the front wheel arch on the edge of the liner at the joint between the wing and bumper. Mine used to rub here on high speed compression bumps on my original '03 Sachs shocks and recent Msport springs. I fitted new Bilstein B4s all round and put the SE springs back on that were on the car when I bought it. Amazing transformation ! Drives and rides so much better and hasn't bottomed out since at all. Are your shocks the original from '05 ? If so they WILL be goosed ! :thumbsup:
 
patriot66 said:
RW, have a look/feel just inside the front wheel arch on the edge of the liner at the joint between the wing and bumper. Mine used to rub here on high speed compression bumps on my original '03 Sachs shocks and recent Msport springs. I fitted new Bilstein B4s all round and put the SE springs back on that were on the car when I bought it. Amazing transformation ! Drives and rides so much better and hasn't bottomed out since at all. Are your shocks the original from '05 ? If so they WILL be goosed ! :thumbsup:
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i had a quick look at that but it was getting dark, but its my guess too ..
it came with no receipts , not even from mr bling so god knows..
 
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