Front spring for 260 pls

V8brick · Jan 27th, 2014, 19:58

Just failed MOT on broken n/s front spring!
And rear n/s brake recording little or no effort.

On the plus side car sounded fantastic going up the road.

So a 260 spring pls.
They are thicker than 240 spring and slightly stiffer.
Thanks Ian

heckflosse · Jan 30th, 2014, 13:07

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Originally Posted by darkslider

Just failed MOT on broken n/s front spring!
And rear n/s brake recording little or no effort.

On the plus side car sounded fantastic going up the road.

So a 260 spring pls.
They are thicker than 240 spring and slightly stiffer.
Thanks Ian

There is a Chap on the 200 sales section with a pair of GLT springs- not exactly the same, but would possibly get you mobile again?
Can't see the V6 weighs more than a four pot.
Happy hunting,
James.

V8brick · Jan 30th, 2014, 14:43

Thx this is exhausting!
I've done the search 270 breakers thing to get no replies.
Rang all the Volvo breakers off here that are local.
I don't want to rely on post or courier as I could end up having to pay for retest if it gets delayed.
I've got some 760 springs offered to me.
The free length is the same but they are 2mm bigger in diameter.
If the pigtails are same and no clearance probs I'm gonna run them.

Till I get my spring off and see em I'm still open to suggestions.
Thx

coaster22 · Jan 30th, 2014, 18:32

Have sent you a pm with spares contact, had problems with Pm,s though, so hope you get it. Cheers Coaster

V8brick · Jan 30th, 2014, 19:41

Rang the main stealer before.
Originally 5 different front springs available.
Varying in coil thickness was only thing they could tell me.

Now only available in two options of 13.8mm + 14.2mm coil diameter.
Mine have a blue dot on them.
Dealership doesn't have spring rates, inner diameters, outer diameters or anything.

And they could take 2 weeks to arrive so a waste of time. Lol

crogthomas · Jan 31st, 2014, 09:00

Why not put some 240 springs on for the MOT, and look for the correct ones later? The only downside will be that it sits a little lower, not really a issue with a car that rides so high as standard.

V8brick · Feb 1st, 2014, 23:17

Got nowhere with 260 spring.
760 perches were wrong
So kinda thought whats the point putting 240 springs on for mot and
then doing the job again?
Ordered some lowered springs from Dai today!
Should be fitted and MOT'ed next week.

Jan 27th, 2014, 19:58	#1
V8brick Senior Member Last Online: May 27th, 2014 01:50 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southport	Front spring for 260 pls Just failed MOT on broken n/s front spring! And rear n/s brake recording little or no effort. On the plus side car sounded fantastic going up the road. So a 260 spring pls. They are thicker than 240 spring and slightly stiffer. Thanks Ian __________________ Stop hating on prv's mine still runs good!

Jan 30th, 2014, 14:43	#3
V8brick Senior Member Last Online: May 27th, 2014 01:50 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southport	Thx this is exhausting! I've done the search 270 breakers thing to get no replies. Rang all the Volvo breakers off here that are local. I don't want to rely on post or courier as I could end up having to pay for retest if it gets delayed. I've got some 760 springs offered to me. The free length is the same but they are 2mm bigger in diameter. If the pigtails are same and no clearance probs I'm gonna run them. Till I get my spring off and see em I'm still open to suggestions. Thx __________________ Stop hating on prv's mine still runs good!

Jan 30th, 2014, 19:41	#5
V8brick Senior Member Last Online: May 27th, 2014 01:50 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southport	Rang the main stealer before. Originally 5 different front springs available. Varying in coil thickness was only thing they could tell me. Now only available in two options of 13.8mm + 14.2mm coil diameter. Mine have a blue dot on them. Dealership doesn't have spring rates, inner diameters, outer diameters or anything. And they could take 2 weeks to arrive so a waste of time. Lol __________________ Stop hating on prv's mine still runs good!

Jan 31st, 2014, 09:00	#6
crogthomas Master Member Last Online: Apr 23rd, 2024 08:24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK	240 Why not put some 240 springs on for the MOT, and look for the correct ones later? The only downside will be that it sits a little lower, not really a issue with a car that rides so high as standard.

Feb 1st, 2014, 23:17	#7
V8brick Senior Member Last Online: May 27th, 2014 01:50 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southport	Got nowhere with 260 spring. 760 perches were wrong So kinda thought whats the point putting 240 springs on for mot and then doing the job again? Ordered some lowered springs from Dai today! Should be fitted and MOT'ed next week. __________________ Stop hating on prv's mine still runs good!

Jan 30th, 2014, 18:32	#4
coaster22 Senior Member Last Online: May 19th, 2017 23:09 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Beverley, East Yorks	Have sent you a pm with spares contact, had problems with Pm,s though, so hope you get it. Cheers Coaster

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