Gaz Gold - springs 'free' under full droop.

[snotrag]

Question for anyone with experience of these.

At full droop (I.E car on stands) the springs are free moving, I.E. go loose between spring collar/perch and top mount - theres a bit of a clunk as it doesnt seem there is a top-out bumper in the dampers.

Now, I dont plan on regularly getting air under my wheels, but I wonder if this is normal or not.

There are no helper springs to solve this, I dont know if Gaz ever used these.

The car really needs winding up a little anyeay, so it maywell be fixed when I do that.

[MX-5 Lazza]

I have GGP (F400 R300) and I've never noticed anything like that. (Helper springs are a fudge. Properly designed suspension shouldn't need them).

[snotrag]

Hmm. Its a metal on metal top out, it does make me wonder whether theres a top-out bumper missing internally...

ETA its fronts only, but both rears have been rebuilt since purchase, fronts are as sold.

[LukeBird]

I can't say I've ever noticed that on mine. I run the softer springs than Laz does as well, 350/250 as I recall.

[ronime]

Nip up the perches so that the springs are properly located at full droop. Anything beyond this is "preload".

Is it possible that the previous owner fitted shorter springs in the quest for "mad lows"?