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- Thread starter Jakalus
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Do you have a front ARB which goes over your drive shaft? If you go to low, you need the one which goes under the drive shaft.
I am a massive fan of the back end of that mate! I've got an fr too, but at the moment I've sorta lost the love. Keep Plowing money into it though lol. Keep the updates coming looks good!
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wheels look sick mate id never had thought they would but ive always toyed with the idea. ive just cut out my arb at the min gonna remove it completely at some point. hardly any body roll with the coilovers fitted but im gonna get a top strut brace just in case 
Yeh standard one over the driveshaft, was wondering if anyone had any experience with Whiteline or alternative?
Thanks mate
I will keep updating, gonna piss about with the stance a bit and then interior, need some LCR black bits to make it feel a bit more sporty inside!wheels look sick mate id never had thought they would but ive always toyed with the idea. ive just cut out my arb at the min gonna remove it completely at some point. hardly any body roll with the coilovers fitted but im gonna get a top strut brace just in case
That sounds like a good shout Ravi, might just chop it out too if it gets bad, have an inkling it may not be the arb though, possibly just the inside of the wheel being too close to the perch on the coilovers haha, so may need to get some 15mm spacers or something - will inspect this weekend! Stretch isn't too bad, it's a 235/40 over a 9.5" rim, looks quite neat haha
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looks good mate I need to space mine out but mine is slightly lower than yours on the rears hopefully by Saturday its going down even further. we should meet up some time would be good to have a look around it
Cheers mate
Would definitely have it lower on the rear but would be sat on the tyres haha (as it was first time I took it off the axle stands!) like a bit if poke so can't be doing lower
Meet sounds good, occasionally go to my girlfriends parents caravan down near Southampton so will let you know when I next am.
Would definitely have it lower on the rear but would be sat on the tyres haha (as it was first time I took it off the axle stands!) like a bit if poke so can't be doing lower
Meet sounds good, occasionally go to my girlfriends parents caravan down near Southampton so will let you know when I next am.
Well there's a meet in mayflower park in southampton on sunday if you fancy?? 7pm not sure how far away you are obviously lol a few of the boys on here should be going
Will meet some other time as I'm actually at Thorpe Park all day Sunday - should be interesting: weekend AND bank holiday it's going to be soooo busy 
I may need a chance to sort the spacing out at the front end anyway before doing a long drive, don't know of any tuning shops that will sell spacers and are actually open on a weekend do you?
I may need a chance to sort the spacing out at the front end anyway before doing a long drive, don't know of any tuning shops that will sell spacers and are actually open on a weekend do you?
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Pissed about with spacers a bit, now have 20mm on the front, 10mm's will be tucking on the rear so awaiting 15mm ones now so I can drop it but still have a bit of poke
Bolt from droplink to lower arm shat itself too so will be replacing that tonight then off to Krispy Kreme for a meet
On the look out for an LCR being broken to find black headlining!
Pissed about with spacers a bit, now have 20mm on the front, 10mm's will be tucking on the rear so awaiting 15mm ones now so I can drop it but still have a bit of poke
Bolt from droplink to lower arm shat itself too so will be replacing that tonight then off to Krispy Kreme for a meet
On the look out for an LCR being broken to find black headlining!
Like the car, looking good... Did the 15mm spacers work at the front, mines not as low as yours but still rubbing a bit, can't work out why... Got 60mm left of the threads...
I used the FK front ARB to sort the drive train issue.. It was making a terrible noise when I fitted them to start with.. The larger hoops gives plenty of clearance.. It's just the occasional rub on the arch lining now
I used the FK front ARB to sort the drive train issue.. It was making a terrible noise when I fitted them to start with.. The larger hoops gives plenty of clearance.. It's just the occasional rub on the arch lining now
that rubbing will be the shafts hitting the chassis and calls for a chassis notch were they cut a gap in your chassis to accomdate the shafts
No idea why yours is rubbing mate
my standard arb is well clear of the driveshafts, and now I've fitted a new droplink-lower arm bolt it's knock free I imagine 15mm spacers would be fine up front, I will be putting them on the back when they actually show up as 20mm on the rear was making the arches dig in to the tyres over big bumps! Can't be arsed to roll my arches so a 5mm step should hopefully look decent but not rub
might have to find some camber kit info if it scrubs to buggery thoughWent to Homegrown meet at Krispy Kreme last night - set out in convoy with 2 A6's, a 944, a Boxster S, a 1275 Mini & a 3 series - was a good laugh just wish i'd got some photos but shoddy iphone battery screwed me over
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Cheers for the reply, when i jacked it up te other day there seemed to be room, just a small hole in the arch lining.. It sounds like it did when it was on the arch lining. That was uncomfortably low.. It only rubs drivers side when turning hard right, or full lock right.. I just assumed it was my weight making the difference and I needed to up another few mm. My wishbones are lvl now so it's not silly low anymore (I am 31 after all lol)..
You still think it's the chassis?
You still think it's the chassis?
I've just looked up the coillies, if I have 60mm on the threads the cars dropped by 50mm... I know 50mm plus causes the drive shaft issues, but surely my tyres shouldn't be rubbing arch lining on 17" with that drop
My last car I just did the springs so never had these issues... Problem is they look an handle so much better low.. Cheers for that, good to know about the 20mm.. I was gonna go for those, so 15's it is..
Sounds good, always a laugh having a play on the way too lol
My last car I just did the springs so never had these issues... Problem is they look an handle so much better low.. Cheers for that, good to know about the 20mm.. I was gonna go for those, so 15's it is..
Sounds good, always a laugh having a play on the way too lol
I think the chassis notch stuff only comes in to play if you're really low, which by the sounds of it you're not.
Something doesn't seem right there, have you had a thorough look about when the car is on the ground? Give everything a good tug and make sure nothings gone awry!
I've got soooo much clearance on the front's and that's with 18's and 8.5" wide, it's dropped 50mm too but will be going lower at the weekend and can't foresee any rubbing at all.
Let me know how you get on!
Something doesn't seem right there, have you had a thorough look about when the car is on the ground? Give everything a good tug and make sure nothings gone awry!
I've got soooo much clearance on the front's and that's with 18's and 8.5" wide, it's dropped 50mm too but will be going lower at the weekend and can't foresee any rubbing at all.
Let me know how you get on!
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