In March, I replaced the sedan rear springs in my 244 with wagon springs. Some of you may remember me moaning over how this raised the rear end. Before: 24.8" (63 cm) distance from ground to top of wheelwell. After: 26.2" (66.5 cm). This gave the car a slightly different profile, and I had decided to put the sedan springs back in after the summer vacation (when I need the extra capacity).

What I failed to take into consideration was that while under there, I also put in new shocks (gas; Sachs Advantage, identical to Boge Turbo Gas but made in Germany). I would never have thought this should make any difference at all. If I can compress the shocks with my bare hands, how can they affect ride height for a car weighing more than 1.3 metric tons??

Well, it turns out I was wrong. On Monday I had the dealer put in Sachs Advantage struts for me. Hey presto, a level car - now the nose has also got a lift! Before: 26.2" (66.5 cm). After: 26.6" (67.5 cm).

So, shocks and struts will actually contribute to ride height. Guess I was the last person to know this, huh? >Blush<

Erling.
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