Does anyone know the specs of the Mester springs.
The owner of the S-Limited I sold a couple of years back has an issue with a cracked rear sprng. By the sounds of it Meister aren’t much help, and seem to have moved on from supporting older setups. They list springs, but its a bit vague.
The condition of the spring is appalling. I fitted them end of 2013, and never put many miles on the car. They now have the appearance of a 25 year old spring, completely rusted, and cracked at the bottom. In contrast, my P5 Puredrive springs, from 2008 and a bazillion mies, have just a few flecks of paint coming off.
I’m kind of hoping there is an off the shelf replacement thats close enough, and help this owner out
In 2013, odometer reading ~163,000 kms
Around about 2015
Now, odometer reading 194k kms, coincidently the same shock. Shocking
Here you go…
Your code looks like 62.170.005… (fronts and rear will be different as a guess)
As they’ve used a Meister sticker to brand the spring, I’d guess it’s not a bespoke or Meister-unique spring. If it were you might expect a painted ‘Meister’ in the same way the spring code is painted.
The springs have their details printed on them in the following formats:
Straight and barrel springs: Example 62.180.008
- 62 = internal diameter in mm
- 180 = spring length in mm
- 008 = spring rate in kg per mm
Taper springs: Example 100.62.230.005
- 100 = internal diameter one end in mm
- 62 = internal diameter the other end in mm
- 230 = length in mm
- 005 = spring rate in kg per mm
Source here
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For completeness, factory specs of the shocks:
Front: 62mm ID, 180mm length, 6kg/mm
Rear: 62mm ID, 170mm length, 5kg/mm
Alternatives:
I suppose 2.25" diameter springs are close enough.
