this morning i went to garage Albert to set the koni's on the softest position .Something wrong with the dampers he has to order new one.Thomas phoned to the factory to ask wy the 4/4 sport has a block between the leaf and the rear axle and not on the +4.This is to lower the suspension due to larger wheel.The problem of the hard suspension is well know and they suggest to add extra weight at the rear (sand bags) for 5000 km.
I've just had a look through my factory photos of rear suspension on the 4/4 Sport and one shot has an alloy lowering block fitted and another doesn't!
This picture shows an alloy block between the axle and spring.
This one shows the axle directly bolted to the spring.
I just come back from grovelling on my garage floor and my Sport has alloy lowering blocks fitted of about 1" thick. It explains why I noticed my car sitting lower than my friend Geo4's Plus 4.
The difference between rolling, compressed radiuses of the Sport 165/80/15 and the 195/60/15 on the Plus 4 is 13mm....not a huge amount.
