More updates! Managed to change over the suspension this weekend. Had a bit of a nightmare on the N/S since I couldn't undo the track rod nut and get a bit more movement of the hub. ended up having to sacrifice a dabble of gearbox oil. Took me about 6 hours all together to get the fronts done, but I was meticulously cleaning up the threads and allowing some WD40 to soak through before doing anything. Also had manual coil clamps too that I was winding by hand!
Rear shocks were a walk in the park in comparison, only took just over an hour to sort them both out including thread cleaning. The result? The car literally feels like new now, massive ride/comfort improvement and it was long overdue to change. Got the car tracked up yesterday as it's a good idea when doing any suspension changes, and it was out, but only slightly.
Shouldn't have any MOT issues now with a bit of luck, but I do have some pin holes in the mid section of the exhaust, so I will be changing that and the back box this week at some point.
Parts changed:
Top mounts
Coil springs
All 4 shocks
I was going to do the drop links but I was supplied the metal ones. I read on here it's best to change for the plastic ones that are already there. Drop links seem fine I think I changed them a few years back when I did the cam belt so I'll get them changed eventually but not in any rush!
Things to do:
Need to sort the passenger airbag wiring under the seat, intermittently comes on the dash
Clean/inspect VSS
Check gear linkages as there's a creak when the car is warm when changing gear
Rear shocks were a walk in the park in comparison, only took just over an hour to sort them both out including thread cleaning. The result? The car literally feels like new now, massive ride/comfort improvement and it was long overdue to change. Got the car tracked up yesterday as it's a good idea when doing any suspension changes, and it was out, but only slightly.
Shouldn't have any MOT issues now with a bit of luck, but I do have some pin holes in the mid section of the exhaust, so I will be changing that and the back box this week at some point.
Parts changed:
Top mounts
Coil springs
All 4 shocks
I was going to do the drop links but I was supplied the metal ones. I read on here it's best to change for the plastic ones that are already there. Drop links seem fine I think I changed them a few years back when I did the cam belt so I'll get them changed eventually but not in any rush!
Things to do:
Need to sort the passenger airbag wiring under the seat, intermittently comes on the dash
Clean/inspect VSS
Check gear linkages as there's a creak when the car is warm when changing gear