03-01-2013, 01:56 PM
So I went out on New Year's Day in the evening and (albeit with the car not up in the air) checked the torque on the balljoint pinch bolts; they're tight as fook! Couldn't even move them... there weren't any obvious signs of movement in the hub either really, so I think I can discount this?? Certainly for the timebeing...
Droplinks have done less than 50miles, and are brand new rose-jointed
ARB bushes aren't new but looked in ok nick when I changed the wishbones back in summer
Wishbones, I literally can't see any signs of damage etc? No signs of movement in any of the bushes through not being torqued up either, I ran the ratchet over most of them after checking the balljoints.
Topmounts; Now here's an interesting one...
I rang Baker up about these (didn't call Compbrake, as I was interested in the opinions of someone who hadn't sold me the parts...) Now when I said I'd had them on for about 8k on the road, he said "that's not too bad really for road use; they tend to wear faster on the road due to the unevenness of most of the roads on the UK. Track use is generally easier for them as the tarmac is super-smooth in the main..."
He has a replacement set of bearings, which are supposedly better than the compbrake offerings, so I think I may hit him up for these... But could this be causing my sloppy handling issues really?! I'm not entirely convinved...
If it's not the above, I'm a bit lost as to what the issue could be....!!! :S
Droplinks have done less than 50miles, and are brand new rose-jointed
ARB bushes aren't new but looked in ok nick when I changed the wishbones back in summer
Wishbones, I literally can't see any signs of damage etc? No signs of movement in any of the bushes through not being torqued up either, I ran the ratchet over most of them after checking the balljoints.
Topmounts; Now here's an interesting one...
I rang Baker up about these (didn't call Compbrake, as I was interested in the opinions of someone who hadn't sold me the parts...) Now when I said I'd had them on for about 8k on the road, he said "that's not too bad really for road use; they tend to wear faster on the road due to the unevenness of most of the roads on the UK. Track use is generally easier for them as the tarmac is super-smooth in the main..."
He has a replacement set of bearings, which are supposedly better than the compbrake offerings, so I think I may hit him up for these... But could this be causing my sloppy handling issues really?! I'm not entirely convinved...
If it's not the above, I'm a bit lost as to what the issue could be....!!! :S
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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!