Your right, I don't think they were marked left/right. But as you mentioned, it could be that the springs settled differently over time. I also think that the tolerances of the body (leaf spring mounting points, wheel well) can be between 5-10mm.I don't think that the leaf springs are side specific, but maybe they are? I mean it could be that the driver side is sprung so it sits just a tad higher than the passenger side to account for the added weight of a driver. But why do that when the car would then be back to sitting higher on one side if there were passengers?
Or, it could be that you've reinstalled them in their correct locations and the driver side is worn for that very reason - the car didn't carry many passengers over it's life span and the driver side spring always carried a heavier load.
I've not paid that close attention to my car to see if it's the same, but I don't think I'd worry much unless it's horribly noticeable to the naked eye. But if it bothers you, you could add a spacer to the front coil and make a new bracket for the rear spring to account for the 10mm difference.
I don't want to swap leaf spring side to side just to solve this mystery.
Anxiously awaiting fresh pics!! I really thought hard about buying a set of these for my car, but if memory serves I couldn't find the sizes I wanted. But I think your car is gonna look awesome!!Ordered yesterday arrived today:
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Anxiously awaiting fresh pics!! I really thought hard about buying a set of these for my car, but if memory serves I couldn't find the sizes I wanted. But I think your car is gonna look awesome!!
Seems like I need to check rear axle hub diameter and than decide if I find someone who will machine the front disks or I send the wheels back.Centerbore: 63,4 mm
It sucks but that is the life of a II owner anyway,
But it won't have those cool wheels to look at....Guys! It is getting worse and worse. Got a new scale and the wheel has a weight of 8kg. Not 6.7kg as stated in the description!
8.7kg weights the steel wheels on the car. I keep my black steelies... all problems solved and money saved.