So, just took my 320 Ci through the NCT (Irish National Car Test) and all was fine apart from the rear suspension, which failed. Nearside 57mm, Offside 175mm. This gives a whopping 67% imbalance (30% being the cut off).
The guy who tested the car told me he suspects that two different sized shocks have been installed on either side of the car and that's what's causing the imbalance (maybe one regular suspension shock, one original sport shock?). Any opinions on whether this would this be the most likely cause of such a large imbalance? I have new sports shocks and mounts arriving tomorrow and I'll be changing them this weekend so I'll be able to check for certain then anyway.
The real issue I'd like an opinion on is the regular appearance of my DSC and handbrake lights. Now, I think the two are possibly related. If there is such a large imbalance, would the wheels be spinning at slightly different speeds and could this be throwing off the data being provided to the DSC module by the wheel speed sensors, thus making the DSC light come on? I'm not sure if I'm completely wrong about this but I'd like to hear if anyone has any thoughts on this possibility. Cheers!
The guy who tested the car told me he suspects that two different sized shocks have been installed on either side of the car and that's what's causing the imbalance (maybe one regular suspension shock, one original sport shock?). Any opinions on whether this would this be the most likely cause of such a large imbalance? I have new sports shocks and mounts arriving tomorrow and I'll be changing them this weekend so I'll be able to check for certain then anyway.
The real issue I'd like an opinion on is the regular appearance of my DSC and handbrake lights. Now, I think the two are possibly related. If there is such a large imbalance, would the wheels be spinning at slightly different speeds and could this be throwing off the data being provided to the DSC module by the wheel speed sensors, thus making the DSC light come on? I'm not sure if I'm completely wrong about this but I'd like to hear if anyone has any thoughts on this possibility. Cheers!
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