Front springs

[sujitroy]

Just read this rotate road spring so as to bring its lower extremity directly inboard.the reason for this is to ensure that the spring bows out slightly when loaded so preventing fouling on the wheel arch

Can someone please translate this to common man terms?

[len]

I think this means the lowest part of the spring should be on the inside , when fitted to the car.

[richardthestag]

I have found that the standard spring only just kisses the suspension turret when cornering, plenty of banging and crashing from the affected area. Rotating the spring so that it bows out stops this from happening, I couldn't find this feature mentioned in the ROM so wonder if the OE spring insulators made it obvious where the lower end of the spring should be located