torsion lowering are notches good

[0790hooper]

is it true doing the torsion br by notches is not as good as lowering it by taking out if 2 notches is bout 45mm they say but can have problems bt removing it will let me have low as want is this true any help please

[adzvtr]

take them out, and measure exactly how low u want, notches not accurate. and not the correct way

[3cott]

Notches are the wrong way to lower the back end

[Anthony]

I had mine lowered notches way by a shit garage and ended up with my bearings going and cost me 250 for a new axle from IM!

[willsy]

Do not take your car anywhere that uses the incorrect method.

Where abouts do you live region wise? could point you in the directions of someone reliable who knows what they are doing.

[AndySAXO]

i.e. pug1off do it the wrong way!! so even garages that are meant to work on frnech cars all the time do it the incorrect way!!

[raunchz]

I love to use the notch method ;) NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

[AndySAXO]

yer ross that becuase your a cowboy!! haha :P

[raunchz]

Yeeeee haaaa ;)

[AndySAXO]

always knew it ross!! haha

[raunchz]

http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/inflatable-cowboy-horse-costume-1.jpg

[LSOfreak]

lowering by notches is not accurate and will fubar your bearings, resulting in a new beam

[AshC]

Check the other 3,000,000 threads on this....

[0790hooper]

why you always get one person say this everyone else help and some one always say this i couldnt find exactly what looking for so if hant got nothing good to say dont say it

[iSlayeR]

why you always get one person say this everyone else help and some one always say this i couldnt find exactly what looking for so if hant got nothing good to say dont say it


Once again in English please. :)

[Oc2]

why you always get one person say this everyone else help and some one always say this i couldnt find exactly what looking for so if hant got nothing good to say dont say it

true that

but yeah short and tall it sound like using notches is just a ticket to shit :/

[saxo-parts]

think through the notch method and see how many different ways its wrong, for a start you are only releasing one end of the torsion bar hence twisting it so putting strain on it before there is any weight on it. secondly how can you accurately measure anything without fitting and refitting time and time again which brings me onto the third point, each time the trailing arm is taken off,the notoriously wear prone bearings and seals are disturbed accelerating any wear and tear by damaging the seals and allowing water ingress buggering up the bearings and stub pins in short order. Guess there will be a dozen more reasons for it being bad but they are just the first ones I could think of, hence the reason we don't use the notch method, some say its quicker but i fail to see how! still got to get the torsion bar out at one end which is as much work as drawing them out properly.

[CraigLovelock]

Causes the car to think theres more weight in the back which is just bad times!

Like said, make sure they remove both bars!

[Crackhead]

i think ill get mine done properly now after reading this lol

[AndySAXO]

whenever you lower the rear on a mk1 saxo the resr compression valve should be adjusted to suit.

[raunchz]

if the bars are seized just put some sandbags in the boot

[Liam_]

whenever you lower the rear on a mk1 saxo the resr compression valve should be adjusted to suit.

Just to add, MK2 VTRs have the compensator valve too.

[Furio-92]

If your in the NE, PM me, i know some one who will do it for you properly, he is known on here for the good work he has done; he done mine too.

[AndySAXO]

thanks for correcting me :y:

most people fail to do this...

[saxo-parts]

get yourself into town and score yourself a couple of fat gals, poor mans lowering kit, only downside is you may have to indulge in some chubby love

[Liam_]

thanks for correcting me :y:

most people fail to do this...

Infact, all MK2 Saxos (without ABS) bar the VTS have the compensator valve. My bad. :oops:

Aly had a few problems with his recently - sounded like a bit of a handful to drive. :wacko:

[AndySAXO]

yer they are if the rear brakes too much they will spin out!!

[LSOfreak]

my brake bias valve hasnt been adjusted on my mk1 vtr lowered 70mm, feels fine and has never spun out