Front suspension continues

Posted by ambaraj / at 12:13 PM / / 0 comments

Today I squeezed the polybushed front track control arms into the crossmember and fixed the Koni front legs into the new 3 door hubs. I put new extended wheel studs into the front hubs. Next job for the suspension is to get new springs for front and back to raise the car by half an inch, and make the suspension stiffer. I also need to refit the crossmember and ARB and then refit the front brakes. All this after I have refitted the sump with new gasket and new baffle.

Here's the crossmember with the polybushed track control arms fitted, and the Koni legs now attached to the 3 door hubs with long wheel studs fitted.

Front suspension dismantle

Posted by ambaraj / at 1:54 PM / / 0 comments

I have a complete set of Powerflex polybushes for the front suspension and a pair of hubs from a 3 door Cosworth that offer a slightly revised front end geometry that is better suited to lower cars. In order to fit these I stripped the front suspension in preparation to fit.

Dampers, springs, hubs, ARB and track control arms off:



Old TCAs, old ARB bushes, old Sapphire hubs, Koni dampers and springs:









3 door hubs to go on and front ARB with new polybushes as well as TCAs with new Powerflex polybushes. Bottom pic shows the crossmember:









I'll refit new TCAs with polybushes, fit the new hubs, check the springs in the Koni front legs and refit, refit the ARB and that will be the front end done. While the front suspension is off I plan to add a new baffle from Burton Power to the sump.