[MWMan]

Hi Dave

I originally fitted the new shocks to the old Nivomat Springs, and it was obvious that the car was sitting lower than before. When I fitted the new shocks along with standard springs, the car is sitting slightly higher than it was with the Nivomats in place.

As for ride, to be honest I cannot tell the difference. The Nivomats were in good shape, other than some perishing of the rubber bush. However, this is with car unloaded. Once I get to filling the rear space up with a decent weight, it will interesting to see how it sits then.

I have attached a photo showing the Sealey AK3842 spring compressor that I used following a recommendation from b1mcp on the forum. I played around with the spacer length to see what would work best and at 110mm, I could compress the spring sufficiently to remove and refit it; and also be able to release the tension without having to use additional spring compressors to help.