well finished off tonight, finally...


found this out my back, no idea where it come from

is it an Si steel? its 14", fitted with a continental sport contact, looks quite old
185/60/14, which isnt si standard size

isnt far off the radias of my zs wheels and tyres, so think ill fit that to the spare carrier











on with the suspension then










neat touch, nice to know what the spring is for the future...




thats the N/S done


took the drivers off then



found a logger






the spares, including a spare rear Gmax i bought yonks ago



dug out the original standard springs



ready to refit to the dampers



painted the final spring (drivers) after removing the shock


and fitted



and all done, still can get it to rub on the front... ugh will need 45s
but it is low lol perfectly matched tot he back

will get decent pics tomorrow when its light

can start working on the capri now, cant wait!

some pics of how it sits, bit of a slope but doesnt matter

Looks nice.

ditch the revo sticker though

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The Fat Fake Xr2i

I don't know what It is but your wheels look so big! Definately an improved drop, doesn't look too low tbh

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Looks nice mate

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Nice mate, its good to see another petrol blue si around.

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much better

Looks good, wheels look decent on them pics.

Sitting sweet jon

Handle better with uprated dampers?

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT

thank you all

tell you what car goes round a bend far better, people told me to expect a slight difference, nah its very good, gives me much more confedance as i can feel more now, and coupled with them rear tyres this has been a very big improvement!

yet to give it a hiding as you now its trying to snow atm and soaked too so let be realistic its not right of me to give it a thrash right now, but ive been teetering



not just the cornering has improved, these shocks feel far better, before i can only described it as crashy, as if my bump stops were always in contact on every bump, which is probably true!, yea not much testamant to these shocks alone, as your meant to remove bump stops when lowering your car...

anyway these gmax ones weather or not due to the bump stops missing, just feel more refined, the bumps are absorbed better and feel cushioned now

which a very pleasant experience


will be buying 45 profiles soonish, not happy about as my fronts have a good few thousand K's left on them, but ill keep them for the back

anyone know if they do rainsports, or rainexperts in a 45 profile?

Ignis had a better ride once i stuck the apex springs on with the bump stops trimmed down

I think they do them in 45 profile mate

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT

this was a few miles from home, headed towards the Rhondda mountains, the town in the view is Treochi, and in the far distance over the mountains would lie Aberdare

the wind was so severe at the cliff edge i was struggling to hold my phone with the gloves on, and gusts were blowing snow powder into the air, looked mystical

luckily snow hasnt reached where i live yet, but its nice that all this is only a drive away

Bwlch! i went over there monday night, treorchy had nothing though

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was in the daily mirror, treochy was covered, so went yesterday to see, the town had cleared up a bit by then

yea would have called it bwlch but i know of at least 3 bwlchs around me

Caerphilly mountain (the one i took you over jon) is covered in snow now its really slippery on the way to work at the moment, so im being very careful lol

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT

i love the bwlch, you know that sharp bend coming from nantymoel side? the little track on the right you should park there and follow it round to the top, epic walk in the snow, can see right over the Ogmore valley and furthur!

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the ride height of the Fiesta is looking spot on, liking it a lot

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ST170 with High Compression Pistons, steel rods, Stage 3 head,Newman PH4 cams ,Twin 45 Delortos, Weber Alpha Management, Quaiffe IB5 gearbox,LEDA Coilovers etc .........

thank you dalsy

ordered a brand new genuine idle speed control valve for £22 posted last night!

cant wait for it to come, should sort my lumpy idle which ive had for 3 years on this engine!

3 years fuck that! Should have been 3 days at a push lol. Hopefully it sorts the problem out

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