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This makes me think I should measure the ride height of my 2012 A3, I think the best measurement point will be all 4 outside corners from the frame to the ground at the lower control mounting points, save that info and check it periodically.
Any additional input or opinions will be greatly appreciated. I'll post my cars height after I measure 

That's good. I'm just entering the age of beige.

S.

Like the idea of the control under crackers though. Combined with incont....

Get the flesh colour and you can barely tell the difference, You can where them in the  continent too no issues there!

[quote="Flying Phil"]
You're getting fatter...! Exercise, eat better, spend some time at the gym. Your partner/wife will appreciate it...and so will your car. Best fix for a saggy bottom
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Whoa there Mr Flying Phil !
I'll have you know my power to weight ratio has improved by a whopping 1.107% (approximately) since purchasing the Atom and that's without a power upgrade. So less cheek about fitness, gyms and satisfying partners. :-)

Like the idea of the control under crackers though. Combined with incont....

S.

[quote="Flying Phil"]
You're getting fatter...! Exercise, eat better, spend some time at the gym. Your partner/wife will appreciate it...and so will your car. Best fix for a saggy bottom
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Those control pants do ok for the older woman! could they be deployed here for his sagging bottom, I wonder?

O hold on its the cars sagging bottom?

Its more than likelu one of the water pipes that run under the car maybe fastener has come off / loose?

You're getting fatter...! Exercise, eat better, spend some time at the gym. Your partner/wife will appreciate it...and so will your car. Best fix for a saggy bottom

Buy a NOMAD

[quote="Aidan"]
First I'd be thinking about jumping out the car and pushing it over,...
Good Luck
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Yep did that. Only problem with a 94 year old mother is that they don't have the strength to push even a lightweight car. Had to do it myself. Tsk!
S.

[quote="Stew Bartley"]
Mark both sides of the pushrod (either some  masking tape with a pen mark on or a small paint dot, undo the locknut and adjust all 4 rods equally in the direction required - lengthen the rod one full turn at a time (re-aligning up your marks each time)

Stew
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Ahh, I think I see! No need to dismantle the ends, the actual tube rotates.
Thank you.
S.

A bit of bedding in, a bit of tyre wear, a change in the hump or more likely the hollow, and there you have it. First I'd be thinking about jumping out the car and pushing it over, carrying a couple of little pieces of ply, blowing my tyres up when I visit (or not visiting my mother so much , all before I'd play with the pushrod lengths. On a perfectly flat floor you could check your front and back ride heights first and then see if the car has settled. If that is the case, then tweaks as suggested by Stew will do the trick.

Good Luck

Mark both sides of the pushrod (either some  masking tape with a pen mark on or a small paint dot, undo the locknut and adjust all 4 rods equally in the direction required - lengthen the rod one full turn at a time (re-aligning up your marks each time)

Stew

If I twiddle the push rod ends the wrong way flattening the hump will be the next option.
S.

You could try and flatten the hump!!

Thanks guys,

Is this a relatively simple procedure? I have never done any suspension work but consider myself to be reasonably mechanically competent.  I'm happy to have a go but it there are major pitfalls I'll wait till MOT is due and get lads at Ariel to do it.

Thanks once again.
Simon

if you adjusted them by the same amount/ 2-3 turns? Raising the height slightly shouldn't have that much/if any effect on camber or toe.

Stew

Stew