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04 Sep 2021 06:30 #238201 by Busta
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No idea about colours but this is the setup with standard springs:
Both front springs are the same and are about 40mm longer than the rears. I would suggest these are the middle 2 in your picture.
The 2 shortest springs are for the rear. You will find that one is made of thinner wire and has fewer coils (2nd from right in your picture). This goes on the nearside rear. the other is offside rear.

Don't confuse this with lift kits, where they usually use a longer spring on the OS front.

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04 Sep 2021 08:56 #238203 by Lambert
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When I was playing with lowering Dreadnaught the two front springs were definitely different lengths?

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04 Sep 2021 17:14 #238217 by Baloo
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When I was playing with lowering Dreadnaught the two front springs were definitely different lengths?


sounds right to me, the steering box,  the driver, and the transfer box are all on the offside so i would think it would be taller to start with,   has anyone got the length of a  set of springs of the car ?   just to check i havent got a vitara rear by accident

thanks Andy
 

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05 Sep 2021 09:30 #238230 by jackonlyjack

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05 Sep 2021 21:15 #238259 by Busta
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I'd say the 2 left springs are Vitara springs. I can see from the pictures that 2 right hand springs perfectly match every pair of standard rear springs I've ever removed from a Jimny, that is both the same length but one with fewer coils and thinner wire. The fronts are always identical unless it's an aftermarket lift (and quite possibly lowering) kit.

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12 Sep 2021 05:07 #238499 by Lambert
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I wish to offer my apologies for misleading the group. I was under Temeraire yesterday and looking at the springs and Busta and Jack are correct the fronts are the same. Also I noticed that the nsf on mine is 1 purple and 1 white splodge.

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