Grundy Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Top job boys Did you measure the coilover heights before doing them up though? Alignment might be a bit funny if they are at different heights, just a heads up We made sure both the fronts were the same. I.e. measured from top ring to the bottom ring. Rears I'm going to get Sly to double check. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Could not think of a better use of my weekend, seriously, I couldn't. Must get better at lying, maybe Dedman has some tips What have a lied about?! I do have a life you know 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthwash Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Top job boys Did you measure the coilover heights before doing them up though? Alignment might be a bit funny if they are at different heights, just a heads up We made sure both the fronts were the same. I.e. measured from top ring to the bottom ring. Rears I'm going to get Sly to double check. Yeah the rears I'm pretty sure need checking but the fronts should be near on identical in height. Fronts it was all like, right let's take some time measure this and get it right... Rears it was all, fuck this get it on, I've had enough 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthwash Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Could not think of a better use of my weekend, seriously, I couldn't. Must get better at lying, maybe Dedman has some tips What have a lied about?! I do have a life you know I realised when I typed that I misused 'lying', I was meant to put 'making excuses' sorry for the confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4 Zed Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Nice work guys. I've done this so many times now and its a always a PITA on the driveway but the rewards are worth it. I know you said you are taking your car to sly for setup. Don't fail to remind him to set up the drop links in neutral so the ARB are not pre-tensioned as he may assume you have done this when installing them. Secondly get yourself some eccentric lock out plates now that you have adjustable camber arms. It's eliminates the possibility of you rear camber changing from the set value due to the OEM eccentric cams washer slipping with aggressive driving. I have a spare set somewhere😉. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPhoboS Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I forgot to ask, do you 'need' adjustable drop links with the adjustable arbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 I forgot to ask, do you 'need' adjustable drop links with the adjustable arbs? someone can quote me if I'm wrong. But adjustable droplinks are required when lowering below a certain point to either maintain/relief pressure on the arb. (Not sure which) #teamtarmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPhoboS Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Ah yes I think I see (in my mind at least), hopefully in my case I won't need them but I'll see what happens. Nice one on the fitting bits guys! Oh, how did you stop the driftworks bolt spinning when getting the new pins in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Nice stance, too low for me but it does look good, I hope you don't have probs with the side steps on speed bumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Great work and some awesome pictures through out. Looks like there is a lot of beer tokens to be handed out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthwash Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Great work and some awesome pictures through out. Looks like there is a lot of beer tokens to be handed out! I wish I could say he owed me but I enjoy messing about with cars and socialising so a good weekend for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoundDog Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Great work and some awesome pictures through out. Looks like there is a lot of beer tokens to be handed out! I wish I could say he owed me but I enjoy messing about with cars and socialising so a good weekend for me. That's good I know where to come when I need my coilovers doing then lol.. Looks great Matt great stance well done guys. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Looks loads better and it's great you've been able to fit it all between you both , well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Looks great Matt, ...some quality parts and kudos for fitting them all yourself with help from Ian & Keith of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Well done boys. Car DIY, even with a few trials and tribulations of the stuck bolt variety, is always satisfying and fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4 Zed Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I forgot to ask, do you 'need' adjustable drop links with the adjustable arbs? someone can quote me if I'm wrong. But adjustable droplinks are required when lowering below a certain point to either maintain/relief pressure on the arb. (Not sure which) #teamtarmac You should always get adjustable drop links if you lower a car from stock height because most OEM drop links are fixed length designed to keep the ARBs with no preload (pressure) on stock height. When you lower the car the fulcrum/mounting points for the ARBs change but because your OEM droplink are fixed lenght it tensions the ARB to vary degrees depending on how low you are. That pretension reduces the effectiveness of the ARB. Secondly with adjustable ARB the fulcrum point for the droplinks changes depending on which position you set it in; whether soft, medium or hard therefore you need to adjust the droplink lenght to suit this and maintain no preload on the ARB. Thirdly, this adjustability also makes it invaluable when corner weighting the car but let's not go there as most here will never do that. I have seen/driven so many zeds that are lowered and handle poorly because of preload on the ARB amongst other things and also the stock droplinks fail prematurely because of the excessive angle on the ball joint articulation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 car looks broke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Nice work guys. I've done this so many times now and its a always a PITA on the driveway but the rewards are worth it. I know you said you are taking your car to sly for setup. Don't fail to remind him to set up the drop links in neutral so the ARB are not pre-tensioned as he may assume you have done this when installing them. Secondly get yourself some eccentric lock out plates now that you have adjustable camber arms. It's eliminates the possibility of you rear camber changing from the set value due to the OEM eccentric cams washer slipping with aggressive driving. I have a spare set somewhereí ½í¸‰. Thanks buddy, As everyone else has been saying, as much as a PITA it is doing it your self, it is very satisfying completing it. I'll pass that onto Sly thanks, going to get him to look at all the parts I've installed to safety check them over. I'll have to have a look into them, not heard of them before, thanks. Looks loads better and it's great you've been able to fit it all between you both , well done Thanks buddy, was a long and gruesome session, but was totally worth it! Looks great Matt, ...some quality parts and kudos for fitting them all yourself with help from Ian & Keith of course. Cheers GrahaM Gold 'old Keith! Well done boys. Car DIY, even with a few trials and tribulations of the stuck bolt variety, is always satisfying and fun Exactly, very satisfying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 As I got the week off, took a trip out with the Camera to get some decent photos - I.e. More pixels, maybe not better photo taking skills Really need to get some photo taking lessons as I'd love to know what the other 1000 settings do Least I can finally say my wheels fit This is at the top of Butser Hill in Petersfield. When the weather nice I'll organise a little meet up here, lovely location! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPhoboS Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) If you can put different lenses on the camera, it's all about the glass (pretty much) Fast lenses (ie low F number: f1 up to f2.8 + an ND filter if in daylight), typically give beautiful depth of field fall off and nice bokeh on highlights. It looks like you've got zero suspension travel at the front How is it ? Edited March 17, 2015 by RobPhoboS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 If you can put different lenses on the camera, it's all about the glass (pretty much) Fast lenses (ie low F number: f1 up to f2.8 + an ND filter if in daylight), typically give beautiful depth of field fall off and nice bokeh on highlights. It looks like you've got zero suspension travel at the front How is it ? I've got a few different ones in the bag it came with. But no idea where to start That's the funny thing. It looks like I can't drive it anywhere. But I get no rub, no knocks or scrapes etc. the front would clear speed bumps but the Tarmac side steps wouldn't #teamtarmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Great photos. Its amazing how lowering a car can change the look completely. Wheels look great now too, very different 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPhoboS Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Post up what lenses they are, can probably give a few pointers as to what I'd choose (if it counts for anything! ). I guess it's a case of avoid all speed bumps ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Looks spot on ..... All that's needed now is to take all the stickers off and sort those front arches !! In all seriousness it looks pretty good , very street racer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Looks spot on ..... All that's needed now is to take all the stickers off and sort those front arches !! In all seriousness it looks pretty good , very street racer arches are next on the list with a new front bumper. Thanks for the comments gang #teamtarmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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