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    i dont think springs have been replaced just wheels and tyres the man in the shop said cos it had been up on the machine for over an hour that the suspension had been stretched for so long so it would take time for it to come back down does this sound right?

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    geezer is talking out of his arse

    the springs are under tension even when jacked up so they wont settle any more

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    ok then thanks i think ill be goin back the shop today then and askin for my money back as they was not cheap.

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    You still haven't said what size the tyres are....?

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    As above.

    It could just be that the garage has just put really low profile rubber on the alloy thus making the wheel smaller and the arch look bigger

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    they are 18inch i think i have only gone up 1 inch there was 17 inch on it and now ive got 18 inch

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    Quote Originally Posted by ley999 View Post
    they are 18inch i think i have only gone up 1 inch there was 17 inch on it and now ive got 18 inch
    What are the width and profile though?

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    if its not the suspension then has any1 got any ideas wat it is thats making the gap so big and wat i can do to fix it

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    Quote Originally Posted by ley999 View Post
    if its not the suspension then has any1 got any ideas wat it is thats making the gap so big and wat i can do to fix it
    What is the tyre size..?

    They are probably 225/40/18 which aren't the right size for the Vec (but many use as tyre prices are cheaper) and will look alot "shorter" than the 225/45's that are the 18" OEM size.

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    on my reciept it says the tryes i bought r 225/40wr18 does that make any sense to you

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