Red 16valver

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:51 am

Shocks and Springs Arrived today and picked the alloys up yesterday which are in excellent condition

Also had to order a rear wheel bearing/hub kit for £63 which I'm picking up today

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:01 pm

Rear hub/wheel bearing and shocks/springs going on tomorrow, its going to be feckin freezing! but should be worth facing the cold

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:38 am

fitted shocks and springs, heres the old drivers side front, notice anything?

Ill get pics up when new wheels are on, replaced the one rear hub and bearing, and other side needs replacing now aswell

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:44 pm

Mate, im going to have to fit the other wheel bearing out side the parts place at 9/10 in mornin tomorrow, not looking forward to that!

Pics wise, I'm going to try and get car to tyre place tomorrow after fitting wheel bearing, throw the new wheels on and get the tracking done

Pics will be up then

Seriously wanting to spray my bonnet back to red!

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:57 pm

its deffinetly lower but not majorly, the main things is its more level back to front.

How long does it normally take for spring to properly settle?

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:26 pm

I was going to get tracking done tomorrow, do you think its worth waiting till suspension settles? it shouldn't make too much difference or will it effect the toe?

Post by **walsh123** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:32 pm

That snapped spring is scary

im not sure about the tracking but i would have said wait because as the suspension settles your will probably get abit lower which could change your tracking. I might be wrong though.

Oldskool J-EDM · Post by **Oldskool J-EDM** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:05 pm

As it settles it could well alter the tracking very slightly. It could drop as much as another 10/15mm. No harm in getting it done twice though if you can find a cheap place. Depends if your tracking was already out before you swapped the suspension...if it was previously out then get it tracked....if it's good, wait a couple of weeks. I look forward to seeing the results.

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:15 am

cheers guys, got the tracking done, garage said they would do a free check in a few week after suspension settles

Fitted the other rear bearing/hub out side the parts place this morning!

changed hub in about and hour with a phone call and roll up break which I was pleased with, then stupidly decided to replace the bolt for bottom of one of my rear shocks, needed one long enough which ended up taking fecking hours to do! couldn't get the new bolt back in the hole!

Anyway went to tyre place afterwards got new wheels fitted and tracking done

Si, pictures will follow soon didnt have time to wash car and it was dark by time I got back

serioulsly need at red bonnet and new rear bumper with black bump strip, thinking fresh re spray might be in order next year some time

Post by **Craig G** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:30 am

Holy cow... and working without an axle stand

I've had a trolley jack give up once when in use never again, I throw all I can under the car now old wheels, bricks, large animals

Credit to you in this weather Brrr!

Post by **walsh123** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:34 pm

what Si said i can barely get my A$$ out for 5mins todo the anti-freeze

Good on ya mate

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:33 pm

cheers guys, it was a bit cowd! my leg was soaked afterwards.

Well heres the wheels, I've also noticed at the mo the rears dropped lower than back slightly, were as before the back was alot higher than front. I thinking this could either be one of 3 things:

A) Due to original front springs being nakard, front was alot lower
b) Because the front jamex springs are stiffer than rear, they haven't settled yet
c) There's a circlip on back shocks which you can set at 3 differnt hieghts, they come on the middle one, but you can make spring base/cup 20 mill higher or lower. Due to there being no instructions with kit I left it on middle.

I will wait and see if front settles, if not i might try moving the back ones up.

Has any one had the jamex 40 mil kit (dida?) and know which ring the circlip sits on back? bottom, middle, or top? or do i just leave in middle and wait for front to settle a bit? because front springs are quite solid

Anyway pics:

It snowed at bit more in Bolton! havent got sod all snow in gloucestershire.

Went to see Cue up in Bradford and got a few more bits aswell

so cars a bit different from these pictures, I'll get some more taken tomorrow

Chris.p · Post by **Chris.p** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:03 pm

cheers mate will see how it goes

wait till pics in next few days and next few weeks

Post by **walsh123** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:57 pm

Looking good mate i like the new wheels

Post by **Marc_EE9** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 1:01 pm

good on you Chris!

nice work! hubs can be a PITA too!

your's is starting to look like Nick's old valver