Had a busy weekend... (56k no)

That was the exact same bolt that gave me and willc off RT grief when we put his konis onto mine, in the end we just swapped the lower arm and i got a replacement, absolute PITA :mad:

Looks good now though mate :cool:
 
Thanks for the comments guys :)

Simon, I'd love to see how well yours handles. Even with ****** bushes I'm yet to feel even a hint of bodyroll. It just feels so planted.

On the way back, coming off the M60 onto the M61 there's a lovely tight bend which I would normally take at around 55-60 and be on the edge. I looked at my speedo mid-corner to see it reading 75mph :eek: It had plenty more left in it!

In fact, the difference is that much, that I've actually had quite bad understeer while cornering :D Obviously I'm taking corners faster because the roll is less and my crappy P6000's can't cope.

I'm going to get either low profile Eagle F1's for these wheels and refurbish them, or I might even try and pick up some 16" Hairpins. I think they'll suit the car pretty well.

Aaron, at the end of the first day, Cableguy did try to remove the lower arm so that he could take it with him and drill the bolt out. The furthest bolt from the hub came out fine... but the bolt that held the arm to the hub, the same thing was happening. The bush has welded itself onto the bolt which would have caused it to snap if we'd tried to undo it. :(
 
Hehe, it got to the point where will was actually managing to turn the bolt in the bush, just, but was actually widening the fork at the bottom of the strut :eek:
 
agw_01 said:
Oh, it's amazing how much you actually feel the road with stiffer springs. I try and dodge as many pot holes as I can otherwise it just feels like someone kicked you in the back.
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Don't get 17s then :eek:
 
:eek: Is the strut to arm bolt the only one with a captive nut, or do all the bolts on the lower arm have them?

That was the biggest problem with having it snapping. The only way to get it out was to drill :(

Oh, how do you guys find speedbumps? I went out tonight on my normal route home from work (full of speedbumps) and I have to literally crawl over them with the clutch out in 1st gear.

Anything more and the exhaust catches :( Guessing I'm going to need adjustable hangers.

lol Si! I just hate the noise it makes. It sounds/feels like you've cracked something.

Zip, thanks very much :) Next on the list is a stainless exhaust and de-cat. And it's already been paid for... just for anyone who might want a moan about spending money.
 
agw_01 said:
lol Si! I just hate the noise it makes. It sounds/feels like you've cracked something.
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That's the problem with lowering with standard dampers, the ride suddenly becomes very crashy
 
Simon said:
That's the problem with lowering with standard dampers, the ride suddenly becomes very crashy
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Ahhhhhh, gotya :)

In fact, you'll probably be able to tell me what springs these are. It's Nash's (from RT) old setup.
 
You wanna try AVO Coilovers. Thought i broke my spine when i it a 2mm deep pot hole :p Also ive bent my downpipe because it was so low! :o
 
Just had a look and they are -40mm Avo lowering springs. Damn good springs with level ride height. Thought they would be to be honest due to how well it's lowered

Same as what I had on mine when I first lowered it. Now got konis on the front with slightly higher springs. Could do with Avos on the front again but its nice for the ride having more suspension travel on the front.
 
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