what did you do to your micra today ?
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frank
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a knocking on rough surfaces is usually the bottom balljoint will
and the helpers are squashed flat when you drop the car z eh (so they do sweet FA)
a knocking on rough surfaces is usually the bottom balljoint will
and the helpers are squashed flat when you drop the car z eh (so they do sweet FA)
what would that leave us with,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the need for slightly softer srings so damper can react nicely with em ?
you wanna study NIPPY'S coilie thread then carefully
since doing the suspension im affraid unless i never noticed it before! only from the passenger side! and not all the time either!
does it on any kind of road and i originally thought it was the bottom mount come loose but was tight as (sorry karl for thinking you left it loose)
and no i didnt take them apart at all simply swapped stright over!
does it on any kind of road and i originally thought it was the bottom mount come loose but was tight as (sorry karl for thinking you left it loose)
and no i didnt take them apart at all simply swapped stright over!
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progressive springs would have been better than those daft helper springs fwn
like they use on most motorbikes eh
http://www.tuninglinx.com/assets/images/img_spring_prog.jpg
ahright what bout the main spring just progresive that fling helper and go home for a tea? :grinning: or garble?
ahright what bout the main spring just progresive that fling helper and go home for a tea? :grinning: or garble?
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aye (Y) soft to start with then gets stiffer the more you compress it
could be a solvent for this quick bounce we have
and them coilie fronts i got look like they had the part where top unscrews out to change shocks
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the damper inserts could be removed/changed, i managed to turn that big retaining cap about 1/8 of a turn with great force, but it did,nt slacken and i gave up :wasntme: (anticlock btw, probably threadlocked at the factory)
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i would only be guessing will, best to get someone to violently shake the top of the wheel while on the ground, and shine a torch underneath
wonder if the standard k11 front springs fit
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the mean dia is too big eh, civic/rover fronts aint far out tho eh (Y) (with a k11 topcup)
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aye, the civic ones are progressively wound and progressive mean dia,s/tapered too eh
aye, the civic ones are progressively wound and progressive mean dia,s/tapered too eh
well i'll be,,,,,,,,,, its just visible in the pic, they look kinda softish, good!
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we must have a stiff track kit then as with mine it only happens trying to go over speed hump too quick
I bought a gift for my k11
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here,s what happens to the helpers when you let the jack down z
I always have had mine out, purely cis I cannot be bothered to keep winding the collar up to suit height
Mine sits fine with one spring, if I jack the car up It's still tight
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I've fitted my corsa coilies with the helper springs, I assumed more coils would equal less force, as in be softer. The helper springs are completely compressed when sat but jacked up they extened abit. I think my suspension's fares reseonably well, and even with my low profile 165/55/13 tyres it's still quite comfortable, it can be quite firm though.
Frank, those corsa topmounts look like they add about 2" extra to the height. Mine is much flatter. Can you not swap them for micra mounts?
Today, I had to put petrol in, found I have averaged 390miles from a full tank to the redlight with a mixture of rush-hour city-driving and 60mph roads. Quite pleased. And when trying to be more fuel efficient I managed to get about 70mpg over two 100mile trips
Frank, those corsa topmounts look like they add about 2" extra to the height. Mine is much flatter. Can you not swap them for micra mounts?
Today, I had to put petrol in, found I have averaged 390miles from a full tank to the redlight with a mixture of rush-hour city-driving and 60mph roads. Quite pleased. And when trying to be more fuel efficient I managed to get about 70mpg over two 100mile trips
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i,m gonna try out various different setups matt :grinning: these ones appear to be the original v maxx coilies (what all the ebay Chinese copies are probably cloned from)
http://www.v-maxx.co.uk/viewproduct.asp?id=79&m2=105
martinb
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fitted the corsa coilies this morning
first impression is that they,re not much different to the matiz legs
Also thankyou very much for the stuff in the post, came through this morning
Not sure whether to cut it so Sits beneath the thread, level with the thread or above
Which would prevent the top nut spinning??
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they,re fully down mate, and still no lower than the matiz ones
nice one
, and as long as you have a thrust bearing the nut wont undo itself (Y)
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they,re fully down mate, and still no lower than the matiz ones
nice one
That's a very long spring Frank??
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its got the helper spring ontop martin, i could leave the helper out and drop it another inch or so, but that would mean i could slide the mainspring up and down about 50mm when jacked up (like kevs is)
nothing on the micra today apart froma drive and put some petrol into it! 327 miles to a full tank haha
mainly my dads 106 though! new manifold and back box at £12 each from scrappers
while f=jacking it up the jack slipped and damaged some fuel filter beside the tank and made a little mess and has deemed the car undrivable till a new bit is obtained! but fitted the mid section rubber mount and new back box! unable to see if its quieter though
mainly my dads 106 though! new manifold and back box at £12 each from scrappers
while f=jacking it up the jack slipped and damaged some fuel filter beside the tank and made a little mess and has deemed the car undrivable till a new bit is obtained! but fitted the mid section rubber mount and new back box! unable to see if its quieter though
top reliability :grinning:
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picked up a super s, and the mods have started!!!
