anyone else breaking a lot of front springs?

[Brady Moffatt]

Hi Stephane,

I broke both front coils on my 86 4kq within the last 6 months. I guess 17
years of use and abuse is about all the springs can take. Quite reasonable,
IMHO.

Cheers,
Brady Moffatt
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
83 UrQuattro with 50,000 miles
86 4ksq with 308,000km
86 4ksq parts car
72 Datsun 240Z with 180,000 miles
92 VW Golf with 200,000km FOR SALE
in middle stages of quattrosis accumulatus

----- Original Message -----
From: "Livolsi, Stephane" <Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com>


> Just this morning the driver side front coil spring on my 86 5ktq snapped
> the top coil off.  This is the 3rd time this happened to me in 3 years.
> What the hell is going on?  Car is pretty much stock - brakes, wheels,
> proper size tires, no fancy sway or strut bars.  When the first one broke,
I
> got a pair of them from an auto wrecker and I am sure they came off a 5kt
> (no q), but they told me that they were interchangeable.
>
> I know a couple listers have posted in the past about broken springs, but
> anyone else with so many? and no, I do not drive like a maniac, or offroad
> or anything like that.
>
> Stephane
>


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