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 different front struts
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schakal
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 4:20 am

on my chamade 16v the front struts are 2 different types (1 a 16v the other is a non 16v) and i cant seem to source a decent set of the real mc coy at the moment but want to get the car mot ed and put on road asap,got 2 questions here

1-would the different struts fail mot ???

2-would they cause running problems if i decide to drive the car with them on till i can get a set of front struts??

cheers
JB
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 4:42 am

i would have thought no to both...

handling wont be optimal, but just tootling to the garage and back would be fine...afterall u drove it home didnt u.

of course this is providing they are in good nick...
Chris H
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 4:52 am

it will fail, stick the SPI's on to pass.

handling won't be very good.
JB
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 5:36 am

cos its wrong one?
Neal
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 6:22 am

no it will fail because theyre different... of course it will
schakal
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 8:05 am

bugger ,i never have the bloody luck do i ???

i will just have to wait till i can get the 16v struts i think ,swapping the ones on the SPI is not an option at this point Sad
Chris H
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 10:44 am

why is it not an option, less than 15 mins to swap them.
schakal
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 11:27 am

15mins for you will be 15 hours for me thats why ,besides i on want to be messing about with a perfectly running car (SPI rules)

will find a cheapish drivers side strut and spring for the 16v hopefully
Dan
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 3:58 pm

its 4 bolts!!!! 2 on the top, 2 when u take the wheel off, on the strut body itself
schakal
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 10:16 am

is the spring connected to the strut or does the strut slide out after undoing all the bolts ?
and a really stupid question as well Laughing does the car not collapse when i put the wheel back on after taking the strut on the SPI out ?
Dan
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 10:26 am

leave it on axle stands, the spring is connected to the strut, if you dont undo the big nut the spring will stay with the strut. just change the complete spring and strut, it saves the hassle of using spring compressors etc.
Wicked Neo
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 11:26 am

as danlp6 says, spring is on the strut

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and the car is fine on axle stands without the strut in place

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thats mine from a couple of weekends ago when i fitted lowering springs to my ph2
schakal
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 12:24 pm

thanks for the nice pictures neo ,makes better sense now .

you got the halfords jack and stands too Laughing
JB
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:15 am

and me Very Happy
Wicked Neo
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 4:54 pm

hehe aye, think it was on some deal a couple of years back, buy the jack for £20 and get the stands free
JB
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 2:17 am

oh dont think i was that lucky....well i was i got em for xmas, so i got em free Very Happy
Chris H
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 3:29 am

the stands are the only thing of use the trolley jack liek every jack I get doesn;t jack the car up or if it does its a race to get the stands under before its back on the ground
Wicked Neo
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:18 am

haha Chris, well . . .since lowering the front of the car i cant get the trolly jack under the sills LOL!

so the good old standard renault jack comes to good use in getting the car up to a height where i can then get the trolly jack under.
mals
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:23 am

The trials of chavin' it up eh Neo?
Wicked Neo
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:29 am

lol mals and it was not to chav it up that i did the front springs, i had a cracked spring and a cracked top mount so i changed the mount and the springs and the lowering springs were cheaper than the OE springs and its not an over the top drop, just -35mm.

hmmmm thinking about it, it could be chavish as i was too much of a skinflint to pay the extra £10 for the OE springs, ahhh well, time to get some lexarse rear lights, a meccano spoiler and some under car neons i think . . . .
mals
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:31 am

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