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14th May 2016, 00:03
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L-plater
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 30
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rear disc conversion xr quiksilver
I have acquired a vtr axel already lowered with discs instead of drums but all the break lines have been cut I thought it would be a straight forward swop the bad ones for good ones but I have noticed there are a lot more lines than ive got I completely ruined my old axel trying to lower the torsion bar following a youtube video 
my mate has quoted me 120 quid for new lines to be made and fitted my question is, is this needed to do the swop?
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14th May 2016, 20:39
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L-plater
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 30
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today has been fun took box off axel and routed the brake lines to callipers didn't have time to bleed them so will know tomorrow if my theory worked, but I have a question the vtr axel I bought off my friend was slammed when on his saxo but its not on my pug are they different heights I have got a sneaky suspicion I have used to many washers on the poly bushes.
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14th May 2016, 23:12
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Stoke-on-trent
Posts: 2,640
Car(s): Mk5 Golf GTTDI
Mk2 VTR Project
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it may make a slight difference due to the difference in bodykits between the vtr and quicksilver but I would have thought it should be similar height..
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15th May 2016, 08:58
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: South Wales
Posts: 3,074
Car(s): ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.
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boot floor was probably fooked on his saxo
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15th May 2016, 14:17
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L-plater
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 30
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that's what I thought about the height, I don't think there is a wrong way of putting an axle in all the washers and bolts line up there is nothing stopping the axle seat properly. I did think of taking it off and putting it back on again but its a pain in the arse if it doesn't make any difference
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15th May 2016, 14:21
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L-plater
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 30
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oh and the back breaks work great  my theory did work still no idea what that part was for with all the pipes leading of probs abs or something
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16th May 2016, 12:54
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: South Wales
Posts: 3,074
Car(s): ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.
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BRAKE
not BREAK.
that would have been the load compensator, a wise idea to retain it or fit a single line and a bias valve or you'll have too much rear braking.
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16th May 2016, 15:07
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L-plater
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 30
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haha sorry about that sometimes I type too fast for my brain to notice brakes I do stand corrected.
I thought it was but wasn't very sure the brakes are shit hot at the minute the thing is the box had 4 pipes all cut off and I don't have another line for it to go so thought I would just get the car braking for now.
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17th May 2016, 10:17
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Scotland
Posts: 3,380
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that funny thing on the axle with all the pipes is a brake limiter valve.
if you dumped that then i suggest you try to do an emergency stop and check if rears lock long before fronts --if so +it should happen --you will now know why it was fitted
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17th May 2016, 11:27
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Regular Poster
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 269
Car(s): 106 Rallye
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I chopped mine off a while back, be careful when breaking whilst going around bends. The rear has a habit of trying to overtake the front.
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17th May 2016, 14:21
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L-plater
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 30
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I just wanna try get it through the mot, ill throw some money into getting it plumbed in ill try the emergency stop though see how it does I don't like the idea of the car being tail happy though good job I kept it then
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