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Thanks for the reply, no it's not overloaded & I'm told it had new springs all round shortly before I bought it.To be honest it drove OK & I never noticed the height difference until later. My thoughts were that the wrong springs had been fitted to the front & your reply now makes me think they may have fitted syncro ones in error, thanks again.

No definately not. Syncro front springs are shorter that 2WD.
No, your problem would be rear springs. Pictures would help.

I'll have get take some pics to post up, but if the springs are shorter what makes the syncro sit higher I would have thought that both chassis would be the same

pilgrim55 wrote:Re: The BFG's

After a bit of research for online prices for tyres only, I have just done a deal with a Euro ATS Branch to supply and fit 5 on new 15" mefros I supplied for £117 a lump, balancing, vat the lot.

With that figure in mind, went to my small local independant, like to use these sort of places if possible. First & final price..... 4 x £116, not the sort of place you haggle, if you do, (as I once did) they tell you to 'bugger off then'!

Managed to get some dry weather & take some pics at last, I hope they illustrate better what I was trying to explain about the heights. I still think the front is high rather than the back low as there is a dimension given for ground clearance for the silencer & that is correct. I would really appreciate it anyone could confirm my thoughts or tell me my error.

Difficult with those camera angles, but looks fine to me.
You are aware that the front arch is higher that the rear one, aren't you?
Measure from the bottom of sill to ground behind front wheel & same again in-front of rear wheel. What you got?

No I was not aware of that, I'll have to measure again where you said, as I cannot remember the dimensions, but there is a proportional difference front to back. As you say without a side view it is not as easy to see that the front appears higher than it should be I'll have to get it out of the garage. To be honest I had been going of these diagrams https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Fi ... sions6.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; & others like them when checking mine & I have not seen any that show a difference in the height of the wheel arches. The dimensions from the bottom of the front bumper to the ground is 455mm & the bottom of the rear bumper to ground is 365mm if that helps. It is not a dimension that I can find in any spec though.

best place to measure is from centre of wheel to lip of wheel arch, this will give you a measurement that cannot be influenced by wheel/tyre size.
then ask people on here with a 2WD to give you their measurements (will have to be from a standard height van)

True Lloydy, but measuring from the sill will tell you straight away if its level or not. Which seems to be matey's main concern.

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No dimensions, but here's my van photographed side on last week. Standard wheels etc. The arches look equal to me.

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No dimensions, but here's my van photographed side on last week. Standard wheels etc. The arches look equal to me.

Thanks for that pic., yours is like most others I have seen (admittedly only 3) & confirms that I have a problem with mine, in fact yours appears lower at the back than mine( but that could be the different wheels),which continues to make me think my problem is the front end. I'm trying to establish whether or not it is a problem I need to rectify.