C5 x7 suspension riding low at the back

[Dragondad]

Suspension riding low at the non hydrostatic suspension.
I had a broken coil spring I fitted two new coils. Suspension has leveled out between left and right rear wheels. Problem from suspension is higher than the rear. Stand four fingers from top of wheel arch at the front, only two fingers from top of wheel to wheel arch at the rear.
Other than putting new shocks on it the coil goes over the shocks in this design like a mono shock on a motorbike. Any one ideas how to fix this. Other than strut arm extension. Which I just made up and don't know if they exist lol.

[PaulC5]

The coil springs set the height so no point in changing the shocks. Did you fit coil springs from Citroen or are they pattern parts ? If pattern then possibly they are not the same as the original Citroen ones.

[GiveMeABreak]

I also suspect incorrect parts.

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[Dragondad]

I used a motor factors for the coil spring. So most likely pattern parts.napa. Now thinking of just fitting coil spring assistors to slightly level up the back. It passed an mot. So the people there weren't bothered by it. Annoying if I have fitted wrong parts.they did look the same size has the intact one I removed.

[PaulC5]

If it is riding high at the front where I suspect you have put the new springs, then its handling might not be right. The tyres might also start to wear badly. Can you take the springs back and complain ? For it to sit higher and being the same length uncompressed, the springs are probably stronger than the original so not compressing as much. If you still have the originals they may have painted bands on them which identifies them so something to note when getting replacements from Citroen (or used ones).