Front suspension looks a bit high.. Is that standard ZR suspension?

Not sure on the colour tho mate.. Green? :dddc:

 

Front suspension looks a bit high.. Is that standard ZR suspension?

may only be the way it's parked :dunno:

there's an unlikely possibility that it may be more serious

jlloyd - can you measure the distance from the edge of the tyre on the front wheel to the wheelarch at sill level? Compare both sides of the car to see if it's the same distance.

It may just be the angle at which the picture was taken, the way the front wheels have been left, where it's parked or a combination of all three . . . but the front wheel in the photo looks like it's too close to the front door - as if it's been pushed back. I only mention it because my son drove his 214i in to a kerb island and the net result was the front wheel was pushed back in the chassis on the driver's side. As a rough indication - I was able to fit my fist in the gap between the tyre and the arch on the passenger side, but not on the driver's side. It was pulled out, but even after wheel alignment, one tyre would wear a lot quicker (particularly on the outside edge in our case) than the other.

Hope it's just the angle of the photo - really sorry to be all 'doom and gloom' on a nice looking little car in a cracking colour.

 

Green mixed with blue id say

Octane Blue

 

thanks.. i was thinking that as i posted the pic.. i didnt take it, it was one of the advertised photo's.. im gonna have to put my slippers on n go and check that out now! lol

its green.. but blue at tesco petrol station! lol

 

Hi mate, welcome to the forum

Open up passengers door, there is a metal plate and will be a 3 digit colour code on there - post it up here or look on a colour chart and it will tell you

Luke

 

cheers mate! i'll pop back out n have a look.. the issue with the suspension.. im a little worried now.. its only the passenger side front thats high.. gonna have to get this looked at over the weekend.. whats the worst i could be looking at?

 

That looks to high to me at the front, May have been replaced with a Rover 25 shock/spring? as the ZR is 25mm lower than the 25.

 

agree with this

if u can in daylight try and see if u can see any colours on the proing and shock and let the guys on here no and they'll tell u if its zr or 25 on that one wheel

 

if you had 6k to spend i'd suggest maybe hitting around £500 into buying, and getting fitted a Gmax 30mm lowering kit =] will sort your problem out, and like me, being young and a new driver, will helpy your driving, especially faster around corners

 

Hi, nice purchase!

That colour is Goodwood Green.

 

with shakey cold hands n nothing to measure the difference id guess that difference is about right and hopefully thats the problem! putting weight on that side seemed firmer that the lower spring.. unless i was just imagining it!

colour was HQM

at the moment im just looking to tidy up a few things with it.. its in pretty good condition inside and out.. gonna have it properly looked at tho n see what problems arise.. aslong as the suspension is evened out i'll be happy! it was serviced 6 weeks prior to me buying it and its got a long MOT on it..

hopefuly all is well!

 

does anyone know what this colour is called? its a pearlescent green

i havnt seen another one this colour is it pretty rare?

It is Goodwood Green, code HQM ( It was also known as Aquamarine when used on the 80th anniversary TF). It was one of the standard colour options for the Mk2 Zeds. It replaced Le Mans Green in the range when the MK2 was introduced, and wasn't as popular, which added to short production life of the Mk2 makes it fairly uncommon.

Your car does look a little high at the front, but it could be down to unlevel ground.

:welcome:

 

Unil it is properly looked at I wouldnt worry too much about the suspension mate, like said though.... see if the springs are different colours or have any stickers on

I have pretty much the same car as you and is on standard suspension.... look how high mine sits

Maybe in that photo it had some thing heavy in the boot? Making back look lower and as a result lifting front up

Luke

 

the guy i bought it from said it was aquamarine but i couldnt find an aquamarine zr lol.. "goodwood green" is a much better name! lol..

i thought it must have only been on the mk2.. and to be honest if buying new i probably wudnt have picked it.. i was after either black or xpower grey ended up with this one as its the 1st one of its colour id seen.. obviously because no one else wanted it! lol.. i wudnt swap it now though

i was hoping it was uneven ground but its deffinately only the passenger side.. anyone got an idea of cost if i just need a new spring?

 

springs should be done in pairs unless it is a 25 one swap it for a zr from a scrapper??
check first though!!

 

im going to have a look for anything obvious tomorow and get it looked at properly asap..

im a bit gutted ive had the car 3 weeks n someone spotted this 2 minutes after i posted the picture!

just hoping its going to be nothing too serious

thanks for all your replies!

i only wanted to know the colour.. i wont be able to sleep now lol!

 

Nice looking ZR, keep us posted with your progress

 

basically.. ive had a look at the suspension and its got green paint on the passenger front.. obviously sustained some damage and has needed to be repaired and resprayed.. i am however suprised at how good the paint job is.. i thought that it would be difficult to match up the pearlescent paint..

theres no other evidence of damage without having a proper look under the car.. i didnt even notice till you guys pointed it out!..

i dont know when this happened but the previous owner has told me he knows nothing about it.. im hoping it was before its last mot and hopefuly it shouldnt be too big a problem.. MOT is due in august

 

Probably just the shadow making the suspension look high, take a few more pics !!!

 

its deffinately higher and it also sits to the right of the arch.. its not as obvious as the photo though.. it looks a bit worse because of the angle the photo, uneven ground and the shadow makes it a bit worse..

 

i reckon its had the wrong strut fitted , prob a 25 strut not zr

 

thanks everyone.. ive left it alone for now as i hd it checked out and was told that it was safe.. i want to get it sorted out now though.. can anyhone tell me how to identify the struts or springs to see if one of them is from a 25?