Todays Suspension upgrade courtesy of E-Bay and Fiddly bits.

**Water Boy** · 06-01-2008, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by Peter Jones

Whew ! Jarred's tip about a local wrecker paid off.

I'm back in buiness. Photos and tall tales later- after dark. I've got suspension to install!

Pete

Did u go to Pick Pay n Go?

**Peter Jones** · 06-01-2008, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by Water Boy

Did u go to Pick Pay n Go?

Sure did!

Thanks for the tip! I owe you one.

Pete

**Jarred** · 06-01-2008, 09:05 PM

yea that was my tip, but Ill take credit no less! hahah wd40 and grinder FTW! hope it'll all work out

**Peter Jones** · 06-01-2008, 09:11 PM

What a series of adventures! This is going to have a couple of chapters. Here's the first.

One of the inserts was seized into the strut. Very, very seized. I had to get extreme bush mechanic on it!

This was my first attempt. Note the large screwdriver through the strut hole at the bottom. It got bent!

For attempt 2 I fabricated a crossbar that could take the 2.5 tonne that the jack is good for but 2.5 tonne wasn't enough to shift it!

I lent on that jack as far as it could go, it wasn't until I started apply a fair bit of heat that it finally moved. Even then I had to use the jack to pump it out of there for about the first 6 inches.

Stand by for more tales of daring do!

Pete

**Peter Jones** · 06-01-2008, 09:18 PM

The next problem was when I realised that the spring caps from the car weren't going to work.

The original spring and cap is in the centre.

The new spring is on the right.

And the spring and cap on the left is from a mad dash (just before closing time) to the wreckers. Lucky break there.

**Peter Jones** · 06-01-2008, 09:23 PM

Now while the freshly cleaned and painted struts are drying. I can tackle the anti-sway bar.

**Water Boy** · 06-01-2008, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by Peter Jones

Sure did!

Thanks for the tip! I owe you one.

Pete

Thats all sweet mate... BTW im James

**Peter Jones** · 06-01-2008, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by Water Boy

BTW im James

Sorry 'bout that! I should have checked back to see who alerted me to PPnG. I'll edit in correction above.

Pete

**Peter Jones** · 06-01-2008, 09:40 PM

Not too many dramas here. The fuel line had to be shifted around a bit to clear the brackets. Drilling the holes in the arms wasnt too bad. Still seems like a funny way to mount a sway bar. It's a bit close to the exhaust and when I started it up later on it's knocking against it. That can be tomorrows job. Yes I know there's a lot more cleaning to do under there!

Those bushes didn't look too healthy either, will add some to the shopping list!