Hi, been lurking for a while but this is my first post.
Had new suspension springs fitted by VW last month. Long story short, it was fairly terrible service but two rear springs had actually broken and it needed doing urgently.
Since then, the ride has been very harsh, especially in the back. I don't know much about suspension but had a look around the van this evening. The back seems to have dropped so I had a look and was surprised at how compacted the rear springs are. I've added a pic - is this normal?
The front suspension measures 41mm from arch to middle of wheel hub. The rear measure 38.5mm, so it's clearly sitting lower at the back. The garage said they'd fitted Sportline springs.
Thing is, my van is a camper with some real weight in the back. Do I need heavy duty springs?
Any advice would be most welcome.
(my van is a 2013 T5 T30 140 4 motion)
![IMG_8874.jpg IMG_8874.jpg](https://www.t6forum.com/data/attachments/121/121824-a64813c7518b6444dfd1d80c8e75db15.jpg)
![IMG_8880 2.jpg IMG_8880 2.jpg](https://www.t6forum.com/data/attachments/121/121825-c3ce4c27b800ca0abc6f2bae3a460887.jpg)
Had new suspension springs fitted by VW last month. Long story short, it was fairly terrible service but two rear springs had actually broken and it needed doing urgently.
Since then, the ride has been very harsh, especially in the back. I don't know much about suspension but had a look around the van this evening. The back seems to have dropped so I had a look and was surprised at how compacted the rear springs are. I've added a pic - is this normal?
The front suspension measures 41mm from arch to middle of wheel hub. The rear measure 38.5mm, so it's clearly sitting lower at the back. The garage said they'd fitted Sportline springs.
Thing is, my van is a camper with some real weight in the back. Do I need heavy duty springs?
Any advice would be most welcome.
(my van is a 2013 T5 T30 140 4 motion)
![IMG_8874.jpg IMG_8874.jpg](https://www.t6forum.com/data/attachments/121/121824-a64813c7518b6444dfd1d80c8e75db15.jpg)
![IMG_8880 2.jpg IMG_8880 2.jpg](https://www.t6forum.com/data/attachments/121/121825-c3ce4c27b800ca0abc6f2bae3a460887.jpg)
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