27-12-2012, 10:28 AM
Right small update;
Bought & fitted a set of Cwspellowe Rose-joined droplinks in the pissing rain this afternoon!
Obligatory picture of shinies;
It started as a half-hearted "I'll take the wheels off and prod things with a 17mm" but when I took the passenger wishbone off, I literally just touched it with the 17 and this happened...
So from then on I was fairly committed!! Typically it had been dry until the wishbone broke... Then it literally pissed down! So I spent most of the time lying in a small stream which my carpark had turned into!!
Afterwards I looked like this....
Didn't spend a long time setting them up, but it does feel sharper than it was with the crappy plastic Q-part jobbies.
However, I'm stilll suffering from a couple of issues.
1. I'm CONVINCED it's overfuelling... It stinks pretty bad on start up... I'm hoping Niall will bring his Pug Planet over tmorrow so I can check the lambada (/Dumdum) is working ok.
2. There is a definite issue with the suspension. There is a clonk from the front-end, and i'm having to change my steering angle when accelerating/coming sharply off the throttle. It also feels quite unsettled and 'snappy' over bumps and when modulating the throttle through said corners... I'm fairly convinced it's the wishbones. Which if it is I'm pretty disappointed, as it's the meyle HDs which were only put on the car about 8k ago... not cool!
Anyone got recommendations on wishbones? I'll be trying to grab 5mins to change the wishbones over to Scott's old set, and if the Meyles are at fault I'll be sending them back as they should last a fucksight more than 8k!!
Anyways, that is all! Can't wait till summer, the car looks shit and filthy, and it's rainy and horrible!
Bought & fitted a set of Cwspellowe Rose-joined droplinks in the pissing rain this afternoon!
Obligatory picture of shinies;
It started as a half-hearted "I'll take the wheels off and prod things with a 17mm" but when I took the passenger wishbone off, I literally just touched it with the 17 and this happened...
So from then on I was fairly committed!! Typically it had been dry until the wishbone broke... Then it literally pissed down! So I spent most of the time lying in a small stream which my carpark had turned into!!
Afterwards I looked like this....
Didn't spend a long time setting them up, but it does feel sharper than it was with the crappy plastic Q-part jobbies.
However, I'm stilll suffering from a couple of issues.
1. I'm CONVINCED it's overfuelling... It stinks pretty bad on start up... I'm hoping Niall will bring his Pug Planet over tmorrow so I can check the lambada (/Dumdum) is working ok.
2. There is a definite issue with the suspension. There is a clonk from the front-end, and i'm having to change my steering angle when accelerating/coming sharply off the throttle. It also feels quite unsettled and 'snappy' over bumps and when modulating the throttle through said corners... I'm fairly convinced it's the wishbones. Which if it is I'm pretty disappointed, as it's the meyle HDs which were only put on the car about 8k ago... not cool!
Anyone got recommendations on wishbones? I'll be trying to grab 5mins to change the wishbones over to Scott's old set, and if the Meyles are at fault I'll be sending them back as they should last a fucksight more than 8k!!
Anyways, that is all! Can't wait till summer, the car looks shit and filthy, and it's rainy and horrible!
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Astor 'X' 4 GTi6-6 - SOLD!
'08 LY Renault Megane RS 230 F1 Team R26 - GONE
'56 BMW Z4 Coupe 3.0si Sport - SCHWIIIING!