failed MOT

[umpkin]

the fronts do, but the rears once jacked up he saw it move, so he touched it to make sure, and then he gave it to me tis a bit rusty but does still have some paint on it , so i told him to put it back please :P it was more use under there.

he suggested maybe vauxhall shockers, mainly coz alot of them are seperate like the s12, and not a strut like the fronts.

really need ideas, coz he wont pass it without, hes ringing his rep tomoz to see how i stand on the front, but the rears he wont pass

[Beany-s12]

silvia engineering used to use a metal strap that they screwed to the bottom arm and then to where ever was easily accessible at the top! when the car was jacked up the strap stopped the arm goin too far down and kept the spring in place!
could be done with a small chain to make ease of adjusting length but u'd prob wanna remove it after coz it'll rattle

[s13eater]

i made 6 little Z shaped lugs from 3mm steel, 3 each side, then drill 3 holes and bolt them onto the strut cup hooking the top over the springs.then weld 2 u shaped lugs each side to the top cup and turn the spring into it.

[umpkin]

tis back in for retest tomorrow, i changed the track rod end and filled up the water bottle, he said he will give me advise on the springs, but would like to see the rears more secure for my own safety, i did jack it up today, and they didnt just fall out, but saves me the hastle next year.

i have measured it i only need 25mm shorter, what im thinking is the lower mounting for the shock is on a bolt-on bracket, im gonna take it off, and make a new one with the bolt hole 25mm lower thus taking up the slack. just need to have a good look to make sure it wont be to low under the car to cause probs.

[PukkaSilvia]

I also did what beany is suggesting. I just strapped the rear arms with seatbelt strap so that there fall was restricted once the car was jacked up

[umpkin]

apart from the MOT, i was really also looking for a cheaper, more available rear shock, slightly shorter for lowered cars as most on here are, that we caould all use to make life easier.

off the shelf jobbies, even better if uprated as std

[wacomuk]

escort mk2 rally forest stage shocks fit and are shorter. Wayne from chip-wizards used these shocks + Porsche 911 shocks to i believe

[umpkin]

funny you say that, coz i heard that somewhere before, may have been here, did ask at local spares shop, they dont stock them. but will do a little research on them.

Cheers