alloys

pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:02 pm

why are they so damn hard to clean

took me ages then it started to rain aswell.

++ how much work does it take, to do myself to fit -40 springs onto my car?
will it need tracking after or what ever its called?

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:59 pm

Moved to the mk4 section

Don't talk to me about cleaning alloys - I've got the RMs on, they take a while!!

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:26 pm

to fit new springs or shocks you'll need a strut removal tool (about 8 quid) and a spring compressor. The front will need re-aligning as the camber is set by adjusting the position of the upright and shock relative to one another.

pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:15 pm

cheers si.

thought i'd puit it in club as people could then complain about their alloys been hard to clean lol.

how much roughly would it cost to have springs fitted at a garage and the re alignment etc..?

cheers

dannyboi · Post by **dannyboi** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:07 pm

i dont think none of you are in any position to be moaning about cleanin wheels , ive got wires lmao

as for fitting suspension i fit my own coilies and all i dun with got a allen key in the bolt on the strut then got a 22mm spanner and twisted em both opposite ways to undo it and then at the lower arm of the suspension just undone the bolts and off it came .

and same routine backwards to put it back on obviously. hope this helps

pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:30 pm

danny - nice wheels, they look a b!tch to clean.

love your car though

i may try to put some on when i find some cheap ones lol

anyone selling any i have like 30 to spend

dannyboi · Post by **dannyboi** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:56 pm

cheers dude , dont fink you will find many of them but i reckon u probs will find some for 30 notes lol

pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:48 pm

it's crap been a poor student.
just wait till i get a real job then the car will be looking good

polo gangsta · Post by **polo gangsta** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:06 pm

those wire rims are proper sickkkkkkkk !!!!!!

how much did u pay for them

dannyboi · Post by **dannyboi** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:03 am

got them on a sponsor fella so insted of payin about Â£1500 with rubber i paid Â£918 which aint too terrible

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:19 pm

dragon_green wrote:to fit new springs or shocks you'll need a strut removal tool (about 8 quid) and a spring compressor. The front will need re-aligning as the camber is set by adjusting the position of the upright and shock relative to one another.

And you will need the tracking done as well as lowering the car will lead to toe error - camber is not sufficuent to correct this - it will wreck your tires in just a few miles (dependant on how low you go)

Ian_R · Post by **Ian_R** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:38 pm

bstardchild wrote:
dragon_green wrote:to fit new springs or shocks you'll need a strut removal tool (about 8 quid) and a spring compressor. The front will need re-aligning as the camber is set by adjusting the position of the upright and shock relative to one another.
And you will need the tracking done as well as lowering the car will lead to toe error - camber is not sufficuent to correct this - it will wreck your tires in just a few miles (dependant on how low you go)

Sorry have to disagree there, It will not reck your tyres in a few miles, thats complete rubbish, i put my coils on and had it slammed, drove round for weeks before i got the camber and tracking done, and the tyres where fine, Granted after x amount miles it will wear your tyre abnormally, but not after a few miles !

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:03 pm

Ian_R wrote:Sorry have to disagree there, It will not reck your tyres in a few miles, thats complete rubbish, i put my coils on and had it slammed, drove round for weeks before i got the camber and tracking done, and the tyres where fine, Granted after x amount miles it will wear your tyre abnormally, but not after a few miles !

No apology neccessary

Dropped mine by 60mm - reset the front camber and it drove fine. It had a nice set of tyres on it plenty of tread and no uneven wear - 200 miles and I'd lost nearly all the tread on the inside edge of the front tyres.

So maybe the tracking was out before I lowered it - maybe it wasn't - it drove fine before and whilst it was a bit twitchy after I put that down to go-kart type feel compared to a previous up on stilts tippy toppy ride.

Once the tracking was done and it was a mile out according to the guy that did it for me it was a lot less twitchy and I stuck the front wheels on the rear and I've had no uneven wear on the front since

Just what I found

pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:31 pm

cheers guys, no ones told me yet what it'll cost to get this done at a garage lol

if i do springs myself how much would it cost to get straightened by garage.

and how much at a garage alltogether?

cheers

Ian_R · Post by **Ian_R** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:12 pm

bstardchild wrote:
Ian_R wrote:Sorry have to disagree there, It will not reck your tyres in a few miles, thats complete rubbish, i put my coils on and had it slammed, drove round for weeks before i got the camber and tracking done, and the tyres where fine, Granted after x amount miles it will wear your tyre abnormally, but not after a few miles !
No apology neccessary

Dropped mine by 60mm - reset the front camber and it drove fine. It had a nice set of tyres on it plenty of tread and no uneven wear - 200 miles and I'd lost nearly all the tread on the inside edge of the front tyres.

So maybe the tracking was out before I lowered it - maybe it wasn't - it drove fine before and whilst it was a bit twitchy after I put that down to go-kart type feel compared to a previous up on stilts tippy toppy ride.

Once the tracking was done and it was a mile out according to the guy that did it for me it was a lot less twitchy and I stuck the front wheels on the rear and I've had no uneven wear on the front since

Just what I found

Ah 200 miles lol, the way i erad you said a few miles mate, yeah i would reckon after that there would be uneven wear, as you say its the tracking and not camber that fecks them, i have a nice camber on the back of mine, the thing is like a go cart, Bloody rgeat it is