Suspension rebuild

Our Micra is getting quite old now and even though it starts and drives, the quality of the drive just isn't that good anymore, I suspect it's because the suspension is absolutely done for so I'm pretty much just replacing everything to see if it makes a difference? Anyone else done similar with good results?

Am videoing it too for fun although my video equipment is not that good.

 
Started putting it all back together now, two video parts.

Part 1:
Part 2:

I just took it to get four new tyres and an alignment - it definitely drives so much better now! Much stiffer, doesn't roll in corners and doesn't squeak and creak like a dogs toy either. Definitely a success.

Now time to get a move on with the rear trailing arm, shocks and springs.
 
I swapped my stock springs for -30 amax springs made a world of difference. And that's on old shocks so new ones would be even better

I was surprised how much of a difference it has made. The old suspension didn't seemingly have anything too wrong with it but when you consider everything had a small ammount of play or bushings that had become bound up it definitely effects the ride quality..
 
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