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Will it make any difference to the feel of the car if I put them on the other way, so they are the same way as the fronts?
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Si_Crewe wrote:
Top-tip: Loosen the 2 bolts holding the hub to the strut then remove the top bolt completely.
This will allow the hub to pivot downward and, importantly, the strut will move outward just enough that you can get the drop link in behind it.
Marf wrote:Si_Crewe wrote:
Top-tip: Loosen the 2 bolts holding the hub to the strut then remove the top bolt completely.
This will allow the hub to pivot downward and, importantly, the strut will move outward just enough that you can get the drop link in behind it.
Careful doing that, loosening those bolts can affect your camber.
Si_Crewe wrote:Marf wrote:Si_Crewe wrote:
Top-tip: Loosen the 2 bolts holding the hub to the strut then remove the top bolt completely.
This will allow the hub to pivot downward and, importantly, the strut will move outward just enough that you can get the drop link in behind it.
Careful doing that, loosening those bolts can affect your camber.
You know of a way to fit new DLs thatdoesn't
involve loosening them?
Si_Crewe wrote:FWIW, those bolts are a VERY good fit though the struts and hubs.There's pretty-much zero play in anything, even without the bolts tightened up.
Marf wrote:[As I recall from when I fitted my aftermarket droplinks you can just pull/push on the ARB to give you the clearance needed to put the droplink onto the strut.
Marf wrote:Just looked through me phone for some pics, I fitted my drop links with the threaded parts facing inwards, hence no issues with clearance.![]()
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Marf wrote:Si_Crewe wrote:FWIW, those bolts are a VERY good fit though the struts and hubs.There's pretty-much zero play in anything, even without the bolts tightened up.
Perhaps mine has had different bolts fitted at some point in its life.Theres a good few degrees of camber adjustment to be had on my car by loosening the bolts and pivoting the hub around the shock.
toxo wrote:Sam, you've probably got camber adjustment bolts in there(as have I).
Not worth undoing them if you can avoid it because you don't know if you've got camber adjustable bolts until you take them out and then you need another wheel alignment
Si_Crewe wrote:toxo wrote:Sam, you've probably got camber adjustment bolts in there(as have I).
Not worth undoing them if you can avoid it because you don't know if you've got camber adjustable bolts until you take them out and then you need another wheel alignment
Surely you could take one bolt out, see if it's a loose fit and then decide whether to proceed or not?