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#1 murtle

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 10:07 AM

K people might remember i had some issues with my suspension and wheels rubbing. i have now fitted adjustarides new donuts and knuckle cups and joints. Now she is sitting so high she could pass as a 4x4:( i originally had them set to the same size as the previous cones but which was 8 screw threads (my measuring unit:)) which is what my dad told me it was supposed to be but i now put them down to 4 and she looks less like a 4x4 at the front ;)

Was i doing the right thing to just lower them? i drove it round for about 3 days and found she was bit larey, i hadnt changed the back as they were ok. when accelerating she was a handful to keep on the road and appauling in the wet and was squeeling when turning even at low speeds. Also wheels looked as if they were pointing out at the tops.

Is this usual when having new donuts and will it solve itself or have i :dontgetit: up

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 10:12 AM

Yes it will take a while for the donuts to settle down, don't lower the suspension too much to compensate or you could find the car too low when they have settled...

But it does sound as if its a bit high, the wheels pointing out at the top is positive camber, which is the result of having the suspension too high - this also results in sh*tty handling, which is what you've got!

The rear can be as high as you like as the height of the back doesn't affect camber/castor angles like it does at the front - but give both front and rear donuts time to settle down then get it to your ideal height. They should take a couple of weeks of normal driving to get them to normal.

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Posted 28 June 2006 - 10:17 AM

wicked was just checking, i thought it might be the case as the other ones looked ;) that i took at from the front. see below.

If i hav adjusted them too low aint a problem to make them go back up tho just a case of a spanner or two and half hour, and it drives bit better atm now so would rather have to higher it later than stack it in the mean time

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