lmao neither will i then but if it goes tits up paul im blaming you

yeah well i got 2 new pinch bolts lol!

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lmao paul, wouldnt suprise me mate, atleast you try!

yeah it is the pinch bolt! wooo, when i went to collect them the bloke went 'ill give you some pinch bolts, if the others a shanked, you're bollocks'd so happy days.

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do i need any lubricants for the suspension? is it just copper grease?

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Suppose copper grease would do it, there is something i got recommended to be better but i honestly cant remember what it was

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lol no worries paul, thanks for the help! do i just slap it pretty much all over, at the joints and that?

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cover the threads and the adjusters, also around where they will "slide" into the hubs.. I say "slide" because avo coilovers seem to be a TIGHT fit and require some bitching to make them fit

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lmao! tomorrow will be a long day then!

currently prepping everythign and spraying it. wheels have come out OK and i emphasise the ok, look amazing at a distance like. springs sprayed, look shit, coilovers sprayed, look shit also but arsed, just want them all together!

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started off as a shit day. hadnt built up the suspension, mate jibbed me last minute, didnt have all the tools so yeah, hasnt gone to plan.

managed to build them up, put the rears on, had the wheels sorted, rears on also, but just got to the front and thought to myself 'fuck this'. having got the tools as i have stated, not got much time left in the day, and just though ive bit off more than i can chew, dont feel confident at all. so lads at my garage round the corner told me to bring it round in the morning and they will finish it off.

so pissed off with myself its untrue.

will post pics tomorrow

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What bits are you stuck on Ben? Write a list and me or someone else will tell you how to do it, DIY style lol

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ah man if you managed the rears the fronts are just the same! just two bolts more which are the drop link and ABS! all they require is a socket and rachet.

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yeah i know but i was replacing lower arms and all dont have a torque wrench or nothing, and everything looked soo rusted together it was like fml !

thanks danny mate, i did have a fair idea, just thought it wouldnt take me too long! dont have a free day from now hence why im taking it round the corner tomorrow. gutted but id rather them do it.

but omg! looks absolutely amazing with the wheels on a lowwwwww. will post pics in abit.

however, i noticed a bit of play in both rear shocks, methinks ive put them round the wrong way. looking where the damper setting nob would be, i rotated them so the would be on the inside of the car? again, ill post pics once they are uploaded to explain.

thanks for everyones help!

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Get it done mate, doesnt matter if you get it abit wrong aslong as you dont break anything it should be fine, you can always keep on at it until its done, just take your time.

Yeah putting them on the inside is the best place, mine are on the outside and i cant adjust them lol. So they need swapping over soon and as for the play, where abouts are you finding it?

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the whole coilover danny, grabbed the the whole thing and it shook, bolt wouldnt do up any tighter so guessing the garage will sort that out. and thank god

heres a temp pic (need to paint drums and calipers now )

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and sorry danny wasnt very clear... it was where the strut meets the axle

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sounds like youv missed something out mate have
you mean where the strut fastens into the hub there is play left to right?

have you forgot washers or something?
are they standard shock bottoms wider than urs?
is there anything on them that would make urs fit?
check EVERYTHING mate before you start paying labour charges

hope this is of some use

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There shouldnt be any play there. What condition was the bushes in? And did you check to see if they was the right size bushes? Because you know the metal centre bit, well that might be too small lenth wise from what I am gathering from what you put. If you can get a pic/vid then I will know for sure. If it is too small, either space it out with washers or get a new one from avo.

And your car can go lower than that lol.

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If the shocks are loose in the hub then it sounds like they are mk3 shocks and not mk3.5, the gap will be around 1.6mm

Looks good, those wheels turned out very good.