Technical rear springs.

[mase]

ok people am half way through fittin my lowering springs, done the hard bit, the fronts! they were nasty! took over 2 hours to do both sides!

however i cant find my bible (haynes manual) and am wondering about the rear springs.

i've got as far as takin off the wheel and kno that i have to undo the bolt at the bottom of the shock and am just wondering if the whole arm will com down after undoing that bolt, and do i just slip out the old spring, cut the bumpstop, stick the new one back in, do up the bolt an put the wheel back on?

just seems dead easy compared to the fronts!

 

[peaster2k]

Yeah got it in one, the arm does not need to come off. The arm should fall down far enough to allow u to slide the old spring out and the new one in. You can probs get away with leaving the wheel and then jacking it up with the shock bolt undone.

I hope we is getting some pics when it is done!!

David

 

[mase]

Yeah got it in one, the arm does not need to come off. The arm should fall down far enough to allow u to slide the old spring out and the new one in. You can probs get away with leaving the wheel and then jacking it up with the shock bolt undone.

I hope we is getting some pics when it is done!!

David

u serious? i dont even need to take the wheel off? dammit i could of done it this mornin instead of goin to work then!!!

oh well will have to b done tomorrow afternoon, then i got a couple more little things to do an i will b postin pics next week prob! hehe

cheers for that man!

 

[gaz.d]

the only reason i had to take the wheel off is cause the axle stands and jack werent high enough to allow a big enough drop too take the spring out

i want pics

 

[mase]

fair nuff.... in that case dependin on the time i may change the wheels over an stick the nice abarth 5 spokes on there while i am at it.... not a long job i guess then!

then before pics are posted i am sprayin the rear rubstrip blue (wed afternoon) and puttin buckets in (thursday afternoon)

so u may have to wait till early next week for pics hehe :slayer:

 

[gaz.d]

lets have pics now...please

can i go off topic and ask you a question

what seats have you got and are they an ass to fit

 

[mase]

cant have pics now am at work... i have corbeau carrera's

www.corbeau-seats.co.uk or sumthin like that.

they didnt com with instructions an took 2 days to fit cause we put the wrong subframe on the wrong seat to start so had to do it all over again!

 

[gaz.d]

thanks, i see a set coming down the chimney this xmas, i just got to persuede santa now

what is the leg room in the back like??

 

[mase]

thanks, i see a set coming down the chimney this xmas, i just got to persuede santa now

what is the leg room in the back like??

there aint a lot man! i could only get 2 people in the back when i was drivin an i am a good 3 inches shorter than u!!!

i do have loads of pics that were taken durin fittin them so if santa is a good boy then at least i can send u pics of wat the subframes are suppost to look like when fitted! bear in mind they sit about 2 inches higher than the sporting seats cause corbeau only do conversion frames that sit on top of the sliding bit of the cento subframes... if that makes any sence to u!

 

[gaz.d]

yeah i get you, so my head will be touching the roof

im not really bothered bout leg room in the back cause i refuse to have rear passengers now

but the seats need to be so far forward, so my back seats can fold down flat when i want to use it as a van

 

[mase]

fair nuff... how tall are ya? i am 5'7 an could get away with puttin the back seats down! but anythin much more than that an it would b tricky, especially if u dont like them upright like normal bucket seats!

i'll send u fotos wheneva i get mine back in! will only b a 30min job as i only need to change them over with the standard ones!

 

[mase]

here is a random questions seeings as this thread is done!

can i spray my front indicators and side repeators blue? i kno u can tint them black and can do the rear light blue (like imola_fowkes) but can u get away with the fronts an sides as well?

 

[gaz.d]

i think you can spray them any colour you like aslong as the bulds flash orange

i think it can be done my mixing the paint with lots of laquer, im gonne be trying it soon on my rear lights, i just need to find someone with a spray gun

 

[mase]

i think you can spray them any colour you like aslong as the bulds flash orange

i think it can be done my mixing the paint with lots of laquer, im gonne be trying it soon on my rear lights, i just need to find someone with a spray gun

y dont u just buy light tint spray? would b sooooo much easier!

dunno which would look better now, black or blue! wat ya think?

 

[gaz.d]

i didnt know they did it in blue lol

i want my rear lights yellow

 

[peaster2k]

Oh i would not mind seeing those pics of ur seats mase, could you not post them in a galler y for us all to see

 

[mase]

lol neither do i, a boi can hope tho!

if u sprayed them blue then put your afterburner light covers on that would look truly awesome!

 

[gaz.d]

the after burners are well and truely stuck on now, i got a spare set of lights in the garage, so its tempting

 

[mase]

Oh i would not mind seeing those pics of ur seats mase, could you not post them in a galler y for us all to see

i'll post loads of pics when i get her back together, most of her is stuck in my room in my rents house haha... but u will c dont worry! u r just gonna have to wait!

 

[Liam]

Here Gaz and Peaster,

https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=13225

Liam