Peugeot 406 coupe hdi, mapped and lowered

[ozonehostile]

Wallowy suspension was becoming a bit of a problem on faster roads, felt pretty unstable over 70mph so it was time for the ozonehostile running gear treatment:


Mandatory before picture



Got the car on the ramp, wheels off and out with the tin of penetrative oil, front struts off and immediately found one of the issues once the strut top was out




Probably the worst bearing I've ever seen haha. 

Gave the metal spring cups a cleanup with the wire brush and painted, probably little benefit but nice to look at lol 


Swapping dust covers and bumpstops trimmed to the new ride height over to the Bilstein shocks 


Something very satisfying about new suspension parts 



Front end all done 


Rear suspension was a bit of a pain, have to remove the boot lining to get to the top of the shocks and incredibly fiddly to get the rear springs in with such a tight space to try get the spring compressor in but a few minutes of swearing and lever bars they were in 



feels like a proper gt car to drive now, much firmer but still smooth, nice and flat around corners and feels much more stable than it did on the 170k old shocks it was on. 

Picture of the new ride height once the springs have settled