Changing front struts over and swapping rear beam

[4WayDiablo]

was a while ago
i got the metal ones and it was like £20 or someting, it wasnt a lot either way

[Toby]

Looking at ~£25 for a pair of decent metal ones

EDIT: +1 what Phil said. These are okay quality: http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Peugeo...230&000016

[4WayDiablo]

Looking at ~£25 for a pair of decent metal ones

well you say decent but they do have a tendency to bend rather than flex/ snap and then they start doing things they shouldnt

[Toby]

Looking at ~£25 for a pair of decent metal ones

well you say decent but they do have a tendency to bend rather than flex/ snap and then they start doing things they shouldnt

Maybe I like living on the edge

[Rippthrough]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Peuge ... 240&000016

Sorted.

[Toby]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Peugeo...240&000016

Sorted.

No shinyness

[Rippthrough]

Oh I'm sure I can manage to find some shinier ones somewhere...

[Foxy-jim]

Dot go for the cheap metal ones. Get the plastic ones!

I would start on the back first then do the front as if you can't do the back you dot want to have ye front right down low. Trying to do the beam and lower will be a massive job in one day. Good luck...

[Niall]

About 20 quid

[Toms306]

Dot go for the cheap metal ones. Get the plastic ones!

I would start on the back first then do the front as if you can't do the back you dot want to have ye front right down low. Trying to do the beam and lower will be a massive job in one day. Good luck...

Think Dec is just swapping beams with an already lowered one.....so its only a few bolts in the boot, brake cables and lines and thats it iirc? (Correct me if I'm wrong lol!)

Also ECP plastic droplinks will be fine mate, its what I had on mine.

[Foxy-jim]

If its already lowered then ye that should be fine.

[Toms306]

If its already lowered then ye that should be fine.

Yup, tbh lowering it shouldnt be difficult as its just swapping the beam and swapping complete struts.....no need for slide hammers or spring compressors!

[Midnightclub]

Might be worth noting that sams engine is A LOT lighter than yours so you're going to be getting a lot more than a 40mm drop

[Matt]

Tbf I'd give two days for this, a day for the beam and all it's problems and a day for the fronts and it's seized to bugery bolts lol

[Foxy-jim]

I did the fronts I under two hours!

[declantg]

There will be a couple of us doing it, gonna coat mybeam in wd40 later ready

[declantg]

And in hoping for around a 50-60mm drop on this

[ginge191]

dec the cheap plastic drop links are fine - i used metal one's once and as soon as they took a nip or clink, they're ruined - plastic are a lot more durable for what they do... my car gets chucked all over the place and holds fine..

[Matt]

I did the fronts I under two hours!

I took mine out for Lols, had them out adjusted and back in within hour and half. But mines been apart so much it's too easy.....

[Foxy-jim]

The spring rate will e wrong too.

[Eeyore]

The spring rate will e wrong too.

True but this is Decs car! Its gotta be cheap, easily done and... a little bit crazy!

[ginge191]

If you have a new strut made up and ready to put on including a new top mount, you could have the struts changed in less than 1 hour quite easily

[Matt]

If you have a new strut made up and ready to put on including a new top mount, you could have the struts changed in less than 1 hour quite easily

This. I forgot there going to be complete from rowells car

[Foxy-jim]

The fronts are easy so I would the back first!

[ginge191]

As foxy said, the rear could take up to 2 days if you havn't got the right tools/knowledge.

especially with the lines, can be annoying..

[Foxy-jim]

And before you take anything off your car, check the bleed nipple on the brakes of the new beam!

[declantg]

How bad is that?

[ginge191]

How bad is that?

the bleed nipple will be on the end of the calliper iirc, should be covered by a small plastic cap - remove the cap, make sure the bleed nipple screws out - and for bonus, remove it completely and blow through it, make sure its free flowing..

http://faq.f650.com/FAQs/Photos/BrakePh ... Nipple.jpg <-- this

[Foxy-jim]

The bleed nipples normally sheer off which will mean you will need to get another caliper or drill the old one out!

[ginge191]

The bleed nipples normally sheer off which will mean you will need to get another caliper or drill the old one out!

OR just be careful with it - mine moved straight away, no problems at all... as long as the cap has been covered it should be fine - WD40 IF you want..