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I need some advice.
I went away for a month and was expecting the usual flat rear tyre as have slow puncture but was very surprised to see the whole front of my car has lowered, the wheel arch had lowered so the wheel is actually one/two inch inside it. Its not just one side it is both front wheels.
I presume its coils or shocks but not sure which, but what is strange its both sides not just one, that is the mystery?
Car is Fiesta 2007 1.25 Studio model.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE

https://i.ibb.co/6RKjwCt/20210402-113542.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/X3j97dC/20210402-113524.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/0VvLszs/20210407-112531.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/Jnkk7QM/20210407-112223.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/mJb9jyk/20210407-112229.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/CvQs8Bd/20210407-112307.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/vBfZDVT/20210407-112336.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/nmY98ZK/20210407-112419.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/6YK081k/20210407-112423.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/LdgBCGk/20210407-112426.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/SRGp5pN/20210407-112433.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/QK16kLp/20210407-112519.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/LtmgDHp/20210407-112523.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/KDnx4Mk/20210407-112527.jpg

 

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE

https://i.ibb.co/wMk4LLK/20210402-113552.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/8d7KRNV/20210402-113533.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/Vxv62xB/20210407-112643.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/nLdNpPn/20210407-112655.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/SN6qqPT/20210407-112658.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/qmQgkCd/20210407-112703.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/B4jrVLf/20210407-112707.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/pz9t5mx/20210407-112710.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/y6czdcW/20210407-112714.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/kgc6DM9/20210407-112736.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/k8Gd3WX/20210407-112739.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/L8Xfzsb/20210407-112640.jpg


 

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    30 minutes ago, ZestycloseMango9 said:

    I need some advice.
    I went away for a month and was expecting the usual flat rear tyre as have slow puncture but was very surprised to see the whole front of my car has lowered, the wheel arch had lowered so the wheel is actually one/two inch inside it. Its not just one side it is both front wheels.
    I presume its coils or shocks but not sure which, but what is strange its both sides not just one, that is the mystery?
    Car is Fiesta 2007 1.25 Studio model.

    FRONT PASSENGER SIDE

    [url=https://ibb.co/TBQ9230][img]https://i.ibb.co/6RKjwCt/20210402-113542.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/8dNJrR7][img]https://i.ibb.co/X3j97dC/20210402-113524.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/vvRWXMX][img]https://i.ibb.co/0VvLszs/20210407-112531.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/5Tcc8Ff][img]https://i.ibb.co/Jnkk7QM/20210407-112223.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/G7nW6My][img]https://i.ibb.co/mJb9jyk/20210407-112229.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/6bFJwYh][img]https://i.ibb.co/CvQs8Bd/20210407-112307.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/MhKM9Zt][img]https://i.ibb.co/vBfZDVT/20210407-112336.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/T276qpN][img]https://i.ibb.co/nmY98ZK/20210407-112419.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/sjT9C6Z][img]https://i.ibb.co/6YK081k/20210407-112423.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/F4YcBPx][img]https://i.ibb.co/LdgBCGk/20210407-112426.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/yW7JdJ0][img]https://i.ibb.co/SRGp5pN/20210407-112433.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/vjKJhpV][img]https://i.ibb.co/QK16kLp/20210407-112519.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/85qxnt8][img]https://i.ibb.co/LtmgDHp/20210407-112523.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/ScSwYh8][img]https://i.ibb.co/KDnx4Mk/20210407-112527.jpg[/img][/url]

     

    FRONT DRIVERS SIDE

    [url=https://ibb.co/FgrzWWB][img]https://i.ibb.co/wMk4LLK/20210402-113552.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/pRL0sbp][img]https://i.ibb.co/8d7KRNV/20210402-113533.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/m0Hp60z][img]https://i.ibb.co/Vxv62xB/20210407-112643.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/9rKkPZV][img]https://i.ibb.co/nLdNpPn/20210407-112655.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/rkQnnmP][img]https://i.ibb.co/SN6qqPT/20210407-112658.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/CVG9h6z][img]https://i.ibb.co/qmQgkCd/20210407-112703.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/CJvM5Bw][img]https://i.ibb.co/B4jrVLf/20210407-112707.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/yybw73X][img]https://i.ibb.co/pz9t5mx/20210407-112710.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/dPwNjwG][img]https://i.ibb.co/y6czdcW/20210407-112714.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/JRkFpCy][img]https://i.ibb.co/kgc6DM9/20210407-112736.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/pz1mW9d][img]https://i.ibb.co/k8Gd3WX/20210407-112739.jpg[/img][/url]
    [url=https://ibb.co/qd3wM2X][img]https://i.ibb.co/L8Xfzsb/20210407-112640.jpg


     

    Your links are wrong, the images are not being shown on the forum. 

    Try using "[img]https://i.ibb.co/kgc6DM9/20210407-112736.jpg[/img]"  only, ignore the rest of your image link. DO NOT include the quote marks

     

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    2 hours ago, ZestycloseMango9 said:

    I need some advice.
    I went away for a month and was expecting the usual flat rear tyre as have slow puncture but was very surprised to see the whole front of my car has lowered, the wheel arch had lowered so the wheel is actually one/two inch inside it. Its not just one side it is both front wheels.
    I presume its coils or shocks but not sure which, but what is strange its both sides not just one, that is the mystery?
    Car is Fiesta 2007 1.25 Studio model.

    FRONT PASSENGER SIDE

    https://i.ibb.co/6RKjwCt/20210402-113542.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/X3j97dC/20210402-113524.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/0VvLszs/20210407-112531.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/Jnkk7QM/20210407-112223.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/mJb9jyk/20210407-112229.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/CvQs8Bd/20210407-112307.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/vBfZDVT/20210407-112336.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/nmY98ZK/20210407-112419.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/6YK081k/20210407-112423.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/LdgBCGk/20210407-112426.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/SRGp5pN/20210407-112433.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/QK16kLp/20210407-112519.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/LtmgDHp/20210407-112523.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/KDnx4Mk/20210407-112527.jpg

     

    FRONT DRIVERS SIDE

    https://i.ibb.co/wMk4LLK/20210402-113552.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/8d7KRNV/20210402-113533.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/Vxv62xB/20210407-112643.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/nLdNpPn/20210407-112655.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/SN6qqPT/20210407-112658.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/qmQgkCd/20210407-112703.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/B4jrVLf/20210407-112707.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/pz9t5mx/20210407-112710.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/y6czdcW/20210407-112714.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/kgc6DM9/20210407-112736.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/k8Gd3WX/20210407-112739.jpg
    https://i.ibb.co/L8Xfzsb/20210407-112640.jpg


     

    it looks like you have had the dreaded ford snapped springs, in one of your pictures its shown quite well

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    34 minutes ago, Neb_engineer said:

    it looks like you have had the dreaded ford snapped springs, in one of your pictures its shown quite well

    would these be suitable?

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Fiesta-MK5-MK6-Front-Coil-Springs-x-2-2004-to-2008-1-25-1-3-1-4-1-6-PAIR/114727555817

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    yes, i do believe so

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    Holy cow, springs on both sides!  Aren't MOTs wonderful things.  I've just posted to ask suspension advice on our fifth gen Fiestas as I've just had one go ping on mine.  Best of luck Zesty!

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    Just now, Marineboy said:

    Holy cow, springs on both sides!  Aren't MOTs wonderful things.  I've just posted to ask suspension advice on our fifth gen Fiestas as I've just had one go ping on mine.  Best of luck Zesty!

    im glad it hasn't happened to my fiesta yet

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    Did the springs snap while it was parked it have I misread that?

    I've snapped a couple when first moving off after a period of being parked but never heard of them spontaneously snapping! :unsure:

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    Yup, same here.  I've had this "wake up and the springs have gone" phenomena twice. If you Google around it's a real thing and happens all the time.  Someone smart needs to look at this closer and let us all know why this happens.😀 

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    1 hour ago, TomsFocus said:

    Did the springs snap while it was parked it have I misread that?

    I've snapped a couple when first moving off after a period of being parked but never heard of them spontaneously snapping! :unsure:

    i parked it on 1st march and both wheels looked like this, then went away for a month and came back last week and both sides were lowered as shown on above images

     

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