ZestycloseMango9 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auldreekie Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb_engineer Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZestycloseMango9 Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb_engineer Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 yes, i do believe so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marineboy Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb_engineer Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marineboy Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 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.😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZestycloseMango9 Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 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! 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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