|
|
#1
29-10-2008, 13:05
|
|||
|
|||
Erm, Worried. (Rear Springs)
Hey,
Was out changing the wheels on the car today, and when I had the rear jacked up..I realised that the springs were not seated correctly. I then realised I could pull the spring out completely? Is that normal? lol  Never dealt with a car with this kind of suspension set-up so I dont know? Both were the same and when lowering the car back down I had to try and make sure that they seated back in correctly. They are lowering springs by the way, unsure of the type/brand. 
|
|
#2
29-10-2008, 14:31
|
||||
|
||||
|
this does happen when lowered, you need to make some check straps, this stops the arms dropping to much when jacked up, make them out of thin steel cable and bolt them to the top and bottom of where the rear shocker mounts to.
__________________
 fj20/et a replacement for displacement 
|
|
#3
29-10-2008, 22:47
|
||||
|
||||
|
rear springs
Or you could fit some escort mk2 shockers,they are slighty shorer so hold the arm up ever so slighlty, which i will doing tommorow, shaun can you p.m me your addy again and i will post that label to you tommorow,
cheers
__________________
212bhp at the wheels on standard internals. 
|
|
#4
30-10-2008, 20:21
|
|||
|
|||
|
Ken you got a link for those shockers ? on club-s12 apprently they use mustang ones which are available ajustable
__________________
     
|
|
#5
30-10-2008, 21:08
|
|||
|
|||
|
ive had a look into mk2 escort shockers, the ones you are meant to use are uprated tarmac ones, they are slightly longer than stock escort ones.
S12 shocks are about 23" long, i got a supplier to measure escort ones and they were 19.5" i felt 3.5 inch was a bit much???? the tarmac ones are meant to be longer, but not found anyone to measure them yet. other option i thought of was the lower mounting for the shock on the s12 is removable, so i was thinking of removing it, and fabricating one with the holes further up to take the short escort shocks, then buy spax gas adjustables, should uprate it nicely.
__________________
|
|
#6
31-10-2008, 20:09
|
||||
|
||||
|
Spax rear shocks
They are now on and what a difference, have'nt changed the springs yet and have had to space either side where the shocker bolt goes through the base with washers till me nylon ones are made by the guy next door lol, but on twelve clicks out of a possible 28 ( the adjustment )they are brilliant and when you jack it up the spring stays in place. got mine from a compnay on e bay,
link here, £118 inc carriage to the door aswell http://stores.ebay.co.uk/id=12346426...STRK:MEFSX:SST
__________________
212bhp at the wheels on standard internals.
|
|
#7
31-10-2008, 22:13
|
|||
|
|||
|
nice one, that solves the rears problem then, i have a set of std kyb gas shocks for front, seems to be the only option without changing alot of stuff.
whats the difference like on the road, handling wise, are they better???
__________________
|
|
#9
02-11-2008, 07:38
|
||||
|
||||
|
rear shocks
Loads better as far as i can feel so far, every time i have had it out it has been a bit wet still so will be able to tell you better in the dry, it still dips under hard excelleration lol and it has highlighted even more the beam bushes are fooked but i have got the z31 bushes to go in once i get my lazy arse into gear.As regards to the front, statside s12 guys reckon that Toyota mr2 mkII fit into the strut body and i think i have found a part number that the insert is adjustable but waiting for Spax technical to get back to me with a yes or no, Might make a difference that the Mr2 is rear engined but will wait and see what Spax say, will keep you up to date though.
__________________
212bhp at the wheels on standard internals.
|
 |
|
|
Linear Mode
