Mk1 Ibiza System Porsche
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Well thanks to Flebay I've got 16 wobble bolts and the 2" lowering blocks for £21, So that a grand total of £92 for the wheels, bolts and blocks... Bargainnnnn
Well I thought I'd take a look at what needed removing ready to fit the 2" lowering block. Jacked her up to get all the weight off the leaf spring, and as soon as I started to loosen the 1st bolt it snapped clean off, moved to the 2nd bolt, BANG yep clean in half again! So now I need to try and drill the fookers out and fit some new ones.
While it had nothing holding the leaf spring I decided to lower just jack and see how low she would actually go, and see if there was going to be any rubbing issues. Yep she goes uber low. Its sat on the bump stop in these pics, so as low as it can go, but no rubbing at all, just needs a wee bit of camber putting on.
I think the plan will be to see how it looks on the 2" block, then maybe remove 1 of the leafs from the spring. Wont be the best of rides, but it'll only be going to a couple of shows a year and nowhere else.
While it had nothing holding the leaf spring I decided to lower just jack and see how low she would actually go, and see if there was going to be any rubbing issues. Yep she goes uber low. Its sat on the bump stop in these pics, so as low as it can go, but no rubbing at all, just needs a wee bit of camber putting on.
I think the plan will be to see how it looks on the 2" block, then maybe remove 1 of the leafs from the spring. Wont be the best of rides, but it'll only be going to a couple of shows a year and nowhere else.
Glad someone does, Im about to smack it with a big fahookin hammer! lol 23years has taken its toll on the bolts, they either dont budge or just snap
if its any consolation, mine at 6 years old is just as bloody bad, had one of the bolts holding the strut brace in snap as i tried to undo the ****ing thing,
your car has come on a long way tho
Its an easy enough fix if I can get the bolt holding the shocker to move! Already bust a socket on it (never buy cheapo sockets)
always easier said than done tho when you talk about working on cars
Only snap on will do but there not made as well as they used to be lol
I've got some old skool draper ones somewhere, they're pretty solid. Just no idea where they are. The argos 1's are shocking, but they came free with the tool chest
Well I'm picking the P-slots up tomorrow evening, and the 2" lowering block should arrive too. I'll get 1 of the p wheels polished up and fitted by the weekend to see how it'll look
Well I've picked up the wheels, Got caught in a rather nasty accident on the M1 but finally got home just as its going dark, so sorry about the quality of the pics
The tyre is obviously the wrong size for the car as its a 185, I'll be fitting 155's onto the wheels once they're refurbed.
Oh and the cambers all tits up, as most of the rear suspension is unbolted at the moment.
Once the rear suspensions adapted and the camber is set I'll be hoping to drop the back end another 40-50mm from how it is in the pics. Shouldnt get any rubbing with the 155/55 tyres I want.
Think it looks alright. Still unsure about the finish I want for the wheels. Gonna polish 1 up and do the P's with a black outline and see how it looks, then with Red outlines Maybe do a 50/50 on 1 wheel to get some opinions.
(the back end does look more golf like with the P-spots on!!)
The tyre is obviously the wrong size for the car as its a 185, I'll be fitting 155's onto the wheels once they're refurbed.
Oh and the cambers all tits up, as most of the rear suspension is unbolted at the moment.
Once the rear suspensions adapted and the camber is set I'll be hoping to drop the back end another 40-50mm from how it is in the pics. Shouldnt get any rubbing with the 155/55 tyres I want.
Think it looks alright. Still unsure about the finish I want for the wheels. Gonna polish 1 up and do the P's with a black outline and see how it looks, then with Red outlines Maybe do a 50/50 on 1 wheel to get some opinions.
(the back end does look more golf like with the P-spots on!!)
Here we go. A wee bit of camber makes everything sweet :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I think thats gonna be the final ride height, and gonna have to roll the arches by the looks of things
I think thats gonna be the final ride height, and gonna have to roll the arches by the looks of things
Well I've had an hour spare today, so managed to finally get the leafspring removed (yes that why all pics were of drivers side only)
Split it down and going to test it with just a single leaf
I wont get the spring re-fitted just yet, as 2 of the bolt snapped as soon as the socket went on them, so need to get them out and weld a couple more in place.
Managed to get her out of the garage for the 1st time in what feels like years! Quickly swapped the standard wheel over for the P-slot and plonked the bumper back on to check for any rubbing.
Thankfully the 155/55/14's were a perfect choice, and even with it on the bump stops I can drive her with no rubbing at all.
Think shes sitting pretty on the back now
Getting the front down is next on the list, as you can see in these pics its needs to come down just a tiny little bit!! lol
I know its not gonna be to everones liking, but it can go back to standard very easily if needed. It will be lucky to cover more than a couple of hundred miles a year as it isn't and never will be a daily ride.
Split it down and going to test it with just a single leaf
I wont get the spring re-fitted just yet, as 2 of the bolt snapped as soon as the socket went on them, so need to get them out and weld a couple more in place.
Managed to get her out of the garage for the 1st time in what feels like years! Quickly swapped the standard wheel over for the P-slot and plonked the bumper back on to check for any rubbing.
Thankfully the 155/55/14's were a perfect choice, and even with it on the bump stops I can drive her with no rubbing at all.
Think shes sitting pretty on the back now
Getting the front down is next on the list, as you can see in these pics its needs to come down just a tiny little bit!! lol
I know its not gonna be to everones liking, but it can go back to standard very easily if needed. It will be lucky to cover more than a couple of hundred miles a year as it isn't and never will be a daily ride.
Hmmmm I think it may of had a roof rack. Will have to raid my grans garage and see if I can find it.
And cheers for the mk1 love. No one ever likes the bloody thing lol
And cheers for the mk1 love. No one ever likes the bloody thing lol
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