04-10-2018, 05:53 PM
Make sure it's a facelift AX, or your front ARB won't fit as the loops on the floor won't be there for the bracket.
I think it would be easier to just splice the engine loom to work with the AX interior loom. Should be fairly straight forward. The plugs at the dash end are similar too! (again on the facelift one)
If it's powerflex rear bushes on the lower arms, chuck the brackets in the bin because they're shit. They will bend under heavy braking. Standard bushes are more than up to it - or go mental and get solid bushes.
The power steering rack won't fit the AX unless you swap over the whole pedal box - which means using the brake bar and servo/cylinder etc as well because it's a different length. Oh and you'll need to modify where the steering column bolts as the 106 GTi has 3 bolts and an AX has 2 (same as S1 106) and they're in different places and you can't use the AX column with the 106 PAS rack because the column is too short!
I'd just leave the standard AX steering gear on as it is.
If you keep the standard GTi front brakes, you won't need a load compensator on the rear axle. They're MORE than up to the job, AX weighs a lot less even although you're adding power, there's less momentum to stop. My 106 GTi weighed 990kgs without me in it!
Drill the spot welds to remove and use the upper engine mount from the 106, and weld it into the AX. it's far stronger than cutting the 8v engine mount to "make it fit" the AX mount.
Saxperience or the 106 rallye register is probably the best place to sell these days, both places fairly quiet though.
The vac feed for the servo comes from a connector on the bottom of the plastic inlet, just next to the throttle body. they snap really easily.
Anyway, that's my 2p worth
I think it would be easier to just splice the engine loom to work with the AX interior loom. Should be fairly straight forward. The plugs at the dash end are similar too! (again on the facelift one)
If it's powerflex rear bushes on the lower arms, chuck the brackets in the bin because they're shit. They will bend under heavy braking. Standard bushes are more than up to it - or go mental and get solid bushes.
The power steering rack won't fit the AX unless you swap over the whole pedal box - which means using the brake bar and servo/cylinder etc as well because it's a different length. Oh and you'll need to modify where the steering column bolts as the 106 GTi has 3 bolts and an AX has 2 (same as S1 106) and they're in different places and you can't use the AX column with the 106 PAS rack because the column is too short!
I'd just leave the standard AX steering gear on as it is.
If you keep the standard GTi front brakes, you won't need a load compensator on the rear axle. They're MORE than up to the job, AX weighs a lot less even although you're adding power, there's less momentum to stop. My 106 GTi weighed 990kgs without me in it!
Drill the spot welds to remove and use the upper engine mount from the 106, and weld it into the AX. it's far stronger than cutting the 8v engine mount to "make it fit" the AX mount.
Saxperience or the 106 rallye register is probably the best place to sell these days, both places fairly quiet though.
The vac feed for the servo comes from a connector on the bottom of the plastic inlet, just next to the throttle body. they snap really easily.
Anyway, that's my 2p worth
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