Seicento '00 Seicento Sporting.

OK, new shoes fitted to the 13's (XR611's) - feels a lot better and seeing as they old ones were practically bald it wasn't before time!
Quite a lot of banging and knocking which I think clock34 (happy birthday to him, btw!) identified as being worn bushes. Going to go with Strongflex as I said earlier but think it'll need to wait until next month now, would like to change the suspension as well and wanted a KW 30-40mm kit but they seem to be hella expensive, anyone know anywhere that I can get it at a reasonable price ... like, under £200, or recommend anything for that kind of price?

Cheers!

I've not tried the kits myself but the FK kits seems cheap and quite a few people using them on here that i've read.

You could just get the springs for now and save for some shocks. I can't stress enough the advantage of adjustable shocks despite the extra expense. My sei rides bumps etc almost like a standard sei with the shocks on a soft setting, great for everyday.. Stiffen them up a bit and it feels more tarmac warrior.

Thanks blu, something like this? http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap...fk99fi001.html

I'd rather get the full lot 'cos tbh I'm lazy and don't want to be taking the whole setup apart twice to fit springs and then dampers later.

I recently got Steve's old FK suspension. So my old set (lowered a sporting by 40mm) will be up for sale with top mounts So no messing about with spring compressors :P

Ming

That'd be great Ming, lemme know

ming is there anything on that car you didn't buy? I wanted that inlet mani from that engine you greedy bugger

I used to have an uno inlet then sold it. then this came up and got it lol

Ming

that maybe true but he had already said i could have it, its only because you bought so much when he stuffed the car that he asked if i minded him giving it to you.

Strongflex bushes arrived the other day, anyone who has me on facebook will be aware of the fun I had using cheap hub pullers to change the bushes
Only done the front for now, needed new wishbones as the ball joints were shot so a lot easier to do off the car. FK suspension kit was ordered from Deutschland on the 2nd and is arriving here tomorrow (60/40 kit). Just need to set myself a long weekend aside and hope the weather stays dry

Took longer than expected but finally here


Hopefully get it all fitted this weekend if the weather decides to stay dry (which it won't now that I've said that!).

forecast looks touch and go tbh. good luck

Cheers Chris
As long as I get it done before MITCAR I'll be happy

Well I made a start and managed to shear both lower bolts holding the rear shocks to the trailing arms, so new bolts ordered from Fluffy.

A quick shot before doing any work:


And a comparison of the old and new rear shocks, the passenger side one would compress but wouldn't expand again so think it had had it a while ago.



To be continued ...

Everything keeps breaking! Busted one of the rear hub bearings by trying to push it on at a slight angle, all of the nuts holding the ARB brackets on have snapped and the lower strut bolts are rusted to the struts, grrrr...

dam did you put the orginial lowering kit on the car? Not copper grease them up :P...

You be lucky to find those ARB bracets second hand! They all seem to snap. I without the ARB

Ming