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glyn-ellis
Posted 22/4/2016 6:30 PM (#721905)
Subject: friggin suspension trouble!
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Location: leigh 		I have fitted a tf rear subframe to my car and used the standard rear shock and spring. The ride hight was high so I fitted the front spring just as a test to see if it drops it to a reasonable hight. It has around 2.5 in between the top of the tyre and the arch! It's quite abit but I wouldn't say it was a massive gap. Anyway the problem is now I have positive camber. Why! And because I know people will ask lol I have fitted tf ball joints and tf steering arms so I assumed it would have more - camber! Do I need to drop the suspension more? Does the - camber increase alot on bump? Thanks in advance!
glyn-ellis
Posted 24/4/2016 12:38 AM (#721912 - in reply to #721905)
Subject: RE: friggin suspension trouble!
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Location: leigh 		Undid every nut and bolt related to the front suspension, pry barred the wheel over and re did them to see if I had bolted the wishbone and ball joints on wrong (I knew I hadn't) and it has made no difference. Are wishbones and top arms handed? I'm near 100% certain I have done it right! It'd hurting my brain now lol
Dave 20VTRO
Posted 25/4/2016 7:56 PM (#721923 - in reply to #721912)
Subject: RE: friggin suspension trouble!
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glyn-ellis - 24/4/2016 11:38 PM

Undid every nut and bolt related to the front suspension, pry barred the wheel over and re did them to see if I had bolted the wishbone and ball joints on wrong (I knew I hadn't) and it has made no difference. Are wishbones and top arms handed? I'm near 100% certain I have done it right! It'd hurting my brain now lol


You need to chop the springs, dont forget the ratio is @ 2:1, so an inch off the springs will lower the car 2".
Iirc, when I was initially playing around with mine when I first fitted the rear TF springs, I had to cable-tie
the tops of the springs to the frame towers to stop them dropping out on full droop and when jacking the wheels
up, as the chopped springs were shorter than the shocks.
glyn-ellis
Posted 26/4/2016 7:45 AM (#721928 - in reply to #721905)
Subject: RE: friggin suspension trouble!
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Location: leigh 		I have took the shock off completely and dropped it to the hight I want it and it's still positive! I can't get any decent photos of it but it's definitely wrong. If I put it on full compression by taking the shock out and moving the jack it is still positive. So I have ruled ride hight out and I like to think everything is bolted in the correct place too.. I'm losing my sanity haha
stormgreygti
Posted 26/4/2016 2:09 PM (#721930 - in reply to #721905)
Subject: RE: friggin suspension trouble!


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Location: Norfolk		Wishbones and top arms are handed as far as I'm aware.

Connor.
glyn-ellis
Posted 26/4/2016 4:05 PM (#721931 - in reply to #721905)
Subject: RE: friggin suspension trouble!
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Location: leigh 		Wishbones are definitely on the right side. I swapped them over and left the stats in so they can't be wrong. The top arms have the dampers bolted to the back so i think they are on the right way. I am going to swap a bottom arm and ball joint tonight to see if it makes a difference
Dave 20VTRO
Posted 26/4/2016 9:41 PM (#721934 - in reply to #721905)
Subject: RE: friggin suspension trouble!
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Location: Thinking of vvc'ing my Roadster Brabus :-)		Try and get some pics up.
glyn-ellis
Posted 27/4/2016 5:02 PM (#721937 - in reply to #721905)
Subject: RE: friggin suspension trouble!
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Location: leigh 		I can't get a decent photo.. looks ok on photos. I will see if I can get one! With a none scientific approach, on level ground I put a level on the wheel and the bubble is half way across the line!same on both sides too! \ /
glyn-ellis
Posted 27/4/2016 5:25 PM (#721939 - in reply to #721905)
Subject: RE: friggin suspension trouble!
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Location: leigh 		[/IMG]
[/IMG] still has camber if I take the shock off and drop it to here!
glyn-ellis
Posted 27/4/2016 5:26 PM (#721940 - in reply to #721905)
Subject: RE: friggin suspension trouble!
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Location: leigh 		I can't get a decent photo that shows the actual camber.. looks ok here because of the shape of the car
glyn-ellis
Posted 29/4/2016 11:35 AM (#721953 - in reply to #721905)
Subject: RE: friggin suspension trouble!
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Location: leigh 		Just been given some 27x2mm cds so if I can't find a problem with it soon I will be buying some heims and making my own wishbones.. then I will really be able to balls my geometry up..
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