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Dodgy Suspension

Started by slacker · 7 Oct 2002 · 13 replies

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slackerArchived member
hi all,just a quick question about my car.It's a ser 2 calais turbo.The rear left of the car sits 13mm lower that the rear right is this normal?,i don't think so myself.The front left was a bit lower than the right but not that much(i know the drivers side is a bit higher to componsate for the driver) u could still see it was differnet height though.So i moved the strut bearing plate around coz the camber was out thats ok now.i have also removed all the springs(K-MAC superlows) i guess,not chopped,and measured them each pair matches,same height width etc.i have replaced the rear shockies with near new ones for now,and i will replace the front ones soon coz they r a bit old.So could it be that something is bent under the car or it has been in a serious crash causing chassis bending or wot not.i have had a quick look under there but nothing that stands out to much.hope u all can understand my dribble coz its starting to **** me when the rear left bottoms out all the time and it has fuct up my paint aswell .yes all the guard have been rolled b4 i got the car and it has 225/50 on walkies. any thought peoples :twisted: :?: Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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damianfArchived member
take the keg of beer out of the right hand side of the boot Regards, Damian. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Morgz85Archived member
Check your rubber bushes in the rear on the pivit point. Mine are all shot.....
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GuestArchived member
most VL's are bent from new. 8O You can get urethane spring isolators. use one the appropriate thickness on the lowest corner.
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slackerArchived member
hey all,i have taken the keg of beer out as suggested haha .i will get the rear trailing arm bushes replaced soon,but wot is spring isolator can u please explain more HSVSUX. thankx Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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MidzArchived member
Sacha would it have anything to do with... The fact u drove home drove.. and rammed a gutter ? 8)
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slackerArchived member
haha midz u fat prick.who the **** told u that i hit a gutter that is the biggest load of crap i have ever heard.good attempt at bagging me midz,but u failed this time lamo Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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MidzArchived member
Shuddap gutter boy Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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GuestArchived member
Some cars have a flat disc of rubber between the spring and the chassis to stop vibration and road noise. Super-Pro and Nolathane make urethane versions of these, there are different thicknesses and diameters, basically it will space the suspension up a certain amount. Put one on the lowest corner.
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slackerArchived member
thankx for that HSVSUX,ill buy one as asap. Could I put a thickone on the rear right and an even thicker one on the left coz the rear suspenion is really to low,would that be safe.? thankx midz is gay Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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GuestArchived member
You cant put a thick one in the front, then the spring will not be captured properly.
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slackerArchived member
yeah fair enough.there's not really a problem with the front height just the back(rear left).So i could put a aftermarket isolators in the rear right and an even bigger/thicker one in the left side to raise it up more,would that be ok? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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GuestArchived member
Should be fine.
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slackerArchived member
ok ill see how it goes. thankx everyone for ya help Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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