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[feeutfo]

Having fitted a tow bar and will be fitting an lpg donut tank the spare wheel well, i wonder if keeping sl might be wise, esp when towing, with all the extra heft on the back?

If you're only towing a little trailer then not a problem with lowering and everything else... If you're towing big and heavy, like pikey boxes, then I'd definitely keep the S/L

Being an 18 stone cake and eat it type of guy, and Dad getting on a bit and haveing a pikey pile down in cornwall, all options are still open. Including a slightly fuller wallet. :-)  

[Kevin Wood]

Having picked myself up off the floor from seeing the £1300 plus price, i was pleased to see that part numbers for rear shocks and springs with sl for  Kevins mv6 would be exactly the same as my Elite!!!

Did you check the part numbers on the front setup on MV6 with self-levelling? Just makes me wonder if they chuck standard Elite suspension on MV6s with self levelling as an option. :-/


Kevin

[feeutfo]

Having picked myself up off the floor from seeing the £1300 plus price, i was pleased to see that part numbers for rear shocks and springs with sl for  Kevins mv6 would be exactly the same as my Elite!!!

Did you check the part numbers on the front setup on MV6 with self-levelling? Just makes me wonder if they chuck standard Elite suspension on MV6s with self levelling as an option. :-/


Kevin

Had that thought myself. When ringing round, Reading branch said same, rear same as my Elite, front had diff. number for mv6 shocks than listed for my car. I didnt believe him at the time as it didnt make sense, thought he was talking bollix tbh. But Slough branch confirmed it again today, and showed me on the screen, not that i saw it clearly, but will double check tomorrow as he did stumble a bit with the mv6 variants on the front. Iirc they listed non plod(yours?), plod, and plod armoured body...

Might be an idea to set the rear to mv6 ride hight first before doing anything, just to see if the springs will allow the body to sit that low without the sl dampers holding it up. If you know what i mean...?

[Kevin Wood]

Yep. The problem might be that if the Elite suspension is softer sprung or doesn't have as much damping the lower ride height might not work without it bottoming out.

Kevin

[feeutfo]

Having picked myself up off the floor from seeing the £1300 plus price, i was pleased to see that part numbers for rear shocks and springs with sl for  Kevins mv6 would be exactly the same as my Elite!!!

Did you check the part numbers on the front setup on MV6 with self-levelling? Just makes me wonder if they chuck standard Elite suspension on MV6s with self levelling as an option. :-/


Kevin

just confirmed this again, different parts man again at Slough. No they dont fit the complete set of elite springs to an Mv6 with sl option. They retain the front mv6 shocks and springs and just fit/ lower the ride hight of the elite sl rear.

Or to put it another way, if both mine and Kevins cars where both fitted with sl, my Elite front suspension would be elite with sl rear set higher

and Kevins mv6 front suspension would be Mv6 as fitted now, with elite sl suspension at the rear set lower!

Hold up, just got vx tech ring me back, will keep you informed.

[feeutfo]

right, vx tech said,
Self levelling was not an option on the 03 mv6 according to their 03 brochure. Ffs, Slough parts man talking crap.

 They do not have an 02 brochure but mine is an 03 car so thats fine. If disappointing.

However, having since driven Kevin woods mv6, the more i think about it the more i suspect the tires.
It was clear how much more my car reacts to bad road surfaces. Both ends, not just the back, of my car will move and pull about far far more than his. Only once did Kevins car pull through the stearing on a poor section of road. Mine was at it from start to finish on all sections.

This movement is probably alot less noticeable on the m4 where the road is flatter, and i guess im only noticeing rear and movement as im used to the front pulling anyway.

Back to square one.

Anyone got any thoughts on this?

Cheers,  Chris :-)

[Marks DTM Calib]

right, vx tech said,
Self levelling was not an option on the 03 mv6 according to their 03 brochure. Ffs, Slough parts man talking crap.

 They do not have an 02 brochure but mine is an 03 car so thats fine. If disappointing.

However, having since driven Kevin woods mv6, the more i think about it the more i suspect the tires.
It was clear how much more my car reacts to bad road surfaces. Both ends, not just the back, of my car will move and pull about far far more than his. Only once did Kevins car pull through the stearing on a poor section of road. Mine was at it from start to finish on all sections.

This movement is probably alot less noticeable on the m4 where the road is flatter, and i guess im only noticeing rear and movement as im used to the front pulling anyway.

Back to square one.

Anyone got any thoughts on this?

Cheers,  Chris :-)

Play with your tyre pressures.....increase by 1 psi at a time.

[Lazydocker]

right, vx tech said,
Self levelling was not an option on the 03 mv6 according to their 03 brochure. Ffs, Slough parts man talking crap.

 They do not have an 02 brochure but mine is an 03 car so thats fine. If disappointing.

However, having since driven Kevin woods mv6, the more i think about it the more i suspect the tires.
It was clear how much more my car reacts to bad road surfaces. Both ends, not just the back, of my car will move and pull about far far more than his. Only once did Kevins car pull through the stearing on a poor section of road. Mine was at it from start to finish on all sections.

This movement is probably alot less noticeable on the m4 where the road is flatter, and i guess im only noticeing rear and movement as im used to the front pulling anyway.

Back to square one.

Anyone got any thoughts on this?

Cheers,  Chris :-)

Play with your tyre pressures.....increase by 1 psi at a time.

Must confess I haven't found the Mig overly pressure sensitive... The Rangie was dreadful... Just 1psi out and you could notice it

I'm now running at Mr DTM's 35psi and have found it the best compromise between economy and performance

[TheBoy]

right, vx tech said,
Self levelling was not an option on the 03 mv6 according to their 03 brochure. Ffs, Slough parts man talking crap.

 They do not have an 02 brochure but mine is an 03 car so thats fine. If disappointing.

However, having since driven Kevin woods mv6, the more i think about it the more i suspect the tires.
It was clear how much more my car reacts to bad road surfaces. Both ends, not just the back, of my car will move and pull about far far more than his. Only once did Kevins car pull through the stearing on a poor section of road. Mine was at it from start to finish on all sections.

This movement is probably alot less noticeable on the m4 where the road is flatter, and i guess im only noticeing rear and movement as im used to the front pulling anyway.

Back to square one.

Anyone got any thoughts on this?

Cheers,  Chris :-)

Play with your tyre pressures.....increase by 1 psi at a time.

Must confess I haven't found the Mig overly pressure sensitive... The Rangie was dreadful... Just 1psi out and you could notice it

I'm now running at Mr DTM's 35psi and have found it the best compromise between economy and performance

my mv6 runs at 32f and 35r - that was the best compromise for me...

[Lazydocker]

right, vx tech said,
Self levelling was not an option on the 03 mv6 according to their 03 brochure. Ffs, Slough parts man talking crap.

 They do not have an 02 brochure but mine is an 03 car so thats fine. If disappointing.

However, having since driven Kevin woods mv6, the more i think about it the more i suspect the tires.
It was clear how much more my car reacts to bad road surfaces. Both ends, not just the back, of my car will move and pull about far far more than his. Only once did Kevins car pull through the stearing on a poor section of road. Mine was at it from start to finish on all sections.

This movement is probably alot less noticeable on the m4 where the road is flatter, and i guess im only noticeing rear and movement as im used to the front pulling anyway.

Back to square one.

Anyone got any thoughts on this?

Cheers,  Chris :-)

Play with your tyre pressures.....increase by 1 psi at a time.

Must confess I haven't found the Mig overly pressure sensitive... The Rangie was dreadful... Just 1psi out and you could notice it

I'm now running at Mr DTM's 35psi and have found it the best compromise between economy and performance

my mv6 runs at 32f and 35r - that was the best compromise for me...

Must confess, I'm thinking of dropping the front a little as I could do with the feeling of a little more grip... Not actually had an issue but have noticed with the damp roads, and my recent enthusiasm for taking the roundabouts a little faster   , that I could do with more feel

[Marks DTM Calib]

Its likely to be more dependent on the tyre make/type than the car.....

Varying the tyre pressure slightly can help with tramlining issues and hence the sudgestion

[Lazydocker]

Its likely to be more dependent on the tyre make/type than the car.....

Varying the tyre pressure slightly can help with tramlining issues and hence the sudgestion

Yep... Not exactly premium tyres but were superb until the last few days... I'll try dropping them a touch and see what happens

[Tawfield]

Looking through this thread with interest,as I have a 2.5 Elite estate with s/l the arse end looks [is] higher than front end,think they should look level.can hear the pump working after start up, goes for about 5 secs,have tried the sit on boot sill bit with a mate but cant feel the car rise so think it must be at max height all the time.
The suspension does`nt drop when parked up.      

[Lazydocker]

Looking through this thread with interest,as I have a 2.5 Elite estate with s/l the arse end looks [is] higher than front end,think they should look level.can hear the pump working after start up, goes for about 5 secs,have tried the sit on boot sill bit with a mate but cant feel the car rise so think it must be at max height all the time.
The suspension does`nt drop when parked up.      

Check the rear suspension arms for sensors... I can't remember which side but you'll see a plastic rod and sensor. Make sure they're all connected properly

[feeutfo]

currently set at 32 all round on Falken 912 tires. Thought that pressure was top end of the scale tbh. How far should i go with this? 36/7 at the most?

Does anybody know what tires were fitted from the factory?