Rear Springs available now £100.00 pair

[Black_Betty]

I have another batch of rear springs available should anyone need some.
These are modified not standard springs which are similar to the MK2 design, however the gap on the close wound coils has been increased slightly to allow more movement, and stops the coils touching when fitted to the car.
Since I fitted a set to my car, I have never felt the car bottom out on speed bumps and I get a much more comfortable ride.
I have 12 pairs available at a cost of £100.00 a pair this is a one off discounted price for 260 members only. Postage to mainland uk will be approx £10.00, but collection is possible by appointment.
At this price you can't afford not to buy them, if you should be unfortunate enough to have a spring break as I did recently, you'll realise just how scarce replacement springs are.
For further information please email: blackbetty260@googlemail.com or tel: 07790234451



Regards Steve (Black_Betty)

[V8Biggles]

Hi
Would these springs fit a Rover 75 V8 Tourer 2005.

V8Biggles

[Black_Betty]

Hi, I'm not 100% sure of the difference (if any) to the ZT260 Saloon springs and the Rover 75 Tourer version.
As far as I can remember I think the only difference was that the tourer had only 3 tight coils where as the saloon has 4?
Perhaps someone else in the club might be able to shed more light on the matter?

[Tim]

Steve can you go more into the ride difference between the original and new modified springs?

[Black_Betty]

Sure Tim,
The old mk1 springs gave a really bumpy ride, letting you feel every little pothole and road defect.
Since buying Black_Betty from new I've always bottomed-out on the speed bumps on the approach to my house, this no longer happens since I fitted the modified springs.
When I showed my Spring man the original broken mk1 spring and explained the difference to the mk2 version, he commented on the very close proximity of the tighter coils saying that when compressed these tighter coils would undoubtedly touch, making them more or less useless and putting more strain on the remaining part of the spring (which is the part that breaks)?
We therefore decided to add more space to the tighter coils allowing them to move freely (and not touch each other) when fitted.
The result is a far superior ride to the old mk1 version.
These modified springs are made from high quality 15.2mm diameter spring steel, and take less than an hour to fit (no spring compressors needed).
They are also a fraction of the price that Eibach are holding us at ransom for?
Let's remember that before the downfall of MG Rover, you could buy replacement springs for £175.00 pair (supplied to MG Rover by Eibach). These were made by Eibach who now want to charge us £550.00 a pair simply because they know you can't buy them from anywhere else?
This is the second batch I've had, but made to the same spec as the ones I fitted to my car 3 months ago, I've got 9 pairs left if anyone else is interested? I have sold 3 pairs this week, one of which is destined for Australia!
I understand there may be purists out there that only want to fit genuine MG Rover parts, but if your springs break and you fail an MOT, you have 3 options:
1. Pay top whack to Eibach.
2. Have an expensive ornament parked outside your house.
3. Be back on the road for £100.00?

I know what I'd do?

Regards
Steve Lunn

[Cribbit]

There is nothing wrong with my rear springs, but the difficulty and expense in sourcing some parts leads me to be inclined to take the opportunity to collect spares for sensible money when the option arises.

I understand the ride is improved with the removal of the tightly spaced section of the spring, but would this have any affect the way the car handles when it's being put through it's paces?

How common is rear spring failure anyway?

Chris