Looking forward to testing

Posted by ambaraj / at 2:16 AM / / 0 comments

Now that I have invested in lots of bits and pieces to make the car's handling better the next stage is testing. A day at the track will be crucial for making adjustments and seeing the effect of these changes on the car's handling. Since last season I have made the following changes:

• Replaced the springs and dampers with coilovers
• Changed the Sapphire hubs for 3 door hubs with different steering geometry
• Changed the track control arms for 3 door items
• Replaced the rubber engine mounts with alloy
• Replaced the original steel and rubber diff mount for alloy/poly
• Replaced all the original rubber bushes with poly
• Added eccentric top mounts for a little extra camber and caster adjustment
• Raised the ride height
• Adjusted the toe in
• Moved from rubbish EBC brake pads to serious Ferodo DS3000

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.