SRowells Diablo 1.8 - Jenvey 45s & OMEX600

[Eeyore]

So whats happened.... Coilovers came off and had a bit of a clean up. Here is a picture of my shaft...



here are the top hat spring retainers I bought. Came with a 10mm pilot hole with I then ground out to 15mm.



These then go onto the shaft and sit on the shoulder in the first picture...



and then the washer goes on....



and then the baker bm mounts go on...



and then the threaded sleeve nut goes on. It has 8 threads of grip which is enough. unfortunately the adjustable part is hidden deep inside the sleeve nut so cant be adjusted with the original tool... Because you cant access the flat part of the top of the shaft there is only one terrible way to tighten the sleeve nut. 21mm socket on the nut and then a rag and molegrips on the shaft D: Sleeve nut must be threadlocked in otherwise it will work loose.



the struts go back in...



and then the mount is bolted up to the turret. Camber adjustment needs to be set with the 2 centre bolts and the rear mounting bolt. Only settings 0 and 1 are possible without cutting a strut brace or the suspension turret. Bolts need to be longer to accommodate the strut brace.



FYI the bolts needed for baker bm mounts and a strut brace are 25mm M8x1.25 with a countersunk head. The ones supplied in the kit arent long enough to be used with a strut brace as shown in the picture above.

The springs are then wound up so they are located in the spring retaining collect and are under a bit of tension.
Adjustable drop links are fitted and in this case were set as short as possible to compensate for lows. Anti-roll bars are horizontal and under tension being pulled up. Ideally they should be neutral when the car is on the floor but its difficult to do this without a ramp or pit.
*Believe this is correct*



and thats baker bm and adjustable drop links fitted.... This setup means the shaft sits lower in the shock which means you cant run as low as before. This causes bottoming out unless ride height is raised. I would suggest only a 40mm drop is possible with AVOs and this setup.

To run any lower we would need to put the shafts in a lase and turn down the shoulder or run harder springs. Standard rate is 250lbs. Upgraded would be 275 or 300lb.