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Ok so were in the process of putting new lovells super low springs in mirandas calais,but were having a bit of a problem withe the strut towers,im prety sur this has been asked before but this is what mirandas calais it looks like
drivers side
passengers side
notice that on the drivers side the centre of the top had is at the rear of the opening,and on the passengers side it is located closer to the engine,and both of the holes in the top hats lines up.
Now on my car both of the centres of the top hats point towards the engine:
drivers side
Passengers side
and both of the holes in my top hats line up??????weird???????accodng to the instructions we got with the camber tops,my car is in the correct position,both pointing towards the engine
would some people be able to post up some pics of their strut towers please espicially if they have adjustable camber tops,thanks
oh and also i need the bottom rubber mount that the rear spring sits in,pm me if you have a spare 1,cheers
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here's mine
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lol every vl is different,simons vl is still different agian,do your holes line up
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Depending on what height/set up you have they will all be different.
Don't stress to much as long as you get a correct wheel alighnment it should be good.
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^^what he said! I wouldn't worry about how it looks, get a decent wheel alignment done and let them sort it out. You'll never get it right tryin to adjust it by eye.
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yeah i know,but we are putting adjustable camber tops onn as wenn and depending on what way we put them round it will affect the caster,it would be better if we put them pointing the same way so they are exactly the same
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Where's the 1" master Danny lol
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Just get a wheel allignment, they spin around so you can adjust the camber, too much and you will scrub out the inside of your tyres.
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Don't forget to give the wheel allignment outfit the key to adjust them.It makes there job much easier
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03-05-09, 04:45 GMT+10#11 Yeah all 3 of mine are different, Build quality on these cars was less than ideal, hence the variances, if your alignment shop knows what theyre doing its no biggie.
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03-05-09, 09:04 GMT+10#12 ^^^so youthink if i put them in both the same way it be ok,because the adjustable camber tops have a arrow pointing to the front,shoud i just put them towards the front steve???
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03-05-09, 17:35 GMT+10#13 Yeah thats what I would do, did they come with any instructions?
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03-05-09, 19:19 GMT+10#14 danny i got rear rubbers lower or upper?
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03-05-09, 19:56 GMT+10#15 check out this thread...
http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=158513
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04-05-09, 16:48 GMT+10#16 another question on strut towers -Are they the same from vb to vn ?
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04-05-09, 17:16 GMT+10#17 Quote:
Originally Posted by SIKVLT
another question on strut towers -Are they the same from vb to vn ?
Yes from vb to vp are the same except the vn & vp have a sway bar link
mount sticking off them just reuse your vb - vl lower arm mounts & if anything cut off the mount of the strut, its common pratice for vn - vp
people to use vl lower arms & mounts to improve handling.
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