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20th March 2009, 20:29
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so how do you adjust the height once the bars are all the way out? this is one thing i havent covered at college lol
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20th March 2009, 20:47
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you literally move the whole arm up or down by the amount yo uwant to lower/raise it by (normally leaving 5mm for it to settle.
Then you put the bars back in at the height you want.
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20th March 2009, 20:50
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measure from the arch to the hub, then when you have reset it, measure again and thats how much difference you have lowered/raised
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21st March 2009, 11:42
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aaaaa sweet thanks guys.
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24th March 2009, 18:17
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looks good i love the creativity
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8th June 2009, 16:16
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great guide
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12th August 2009, 16:43
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steve, thats just what i needed.
brilliant, the world is such a better place now =D
J x
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12th August 2009, 19:55
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looks a good guide need to lower mine its about 3 foot in the air lol
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15th August 2009, 22:53
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nice guide
going to give this a go tomorow 
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13th September 2009, 08:51
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nice guide i need to raise mine bk up 15mm so ill have ago on tuesday when i not at college or work
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3rd March 2010, 20:15
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just a little bump for this thred as its the best lowering guide iv seen good work mate
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3rd March 2010, 22:49
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I asked my tutor today (i do motorsport engineering) who used to work fot pug and did lowering on the 106 wich uses the same suspension as the saxo.... he old me the way they did it at the garage is to dot punch two dots 1) on the bar 2) the same position but on the housing. use the socket and bolt until the head (all the spines are out and there is just the bar in) and turn it until the next spine is lined up with the dot punch, apparently 1 spine is about 1 inch and it doesnt break anythig  just woundering
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3rd March 2010, 22:54
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that wouldnt adjust the height, that would just turn the torsion bar round a spline. you would have to move the arm then put the bar back in to adjust the ride height.
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3rd March 2010, 22:58
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This method is not fail proof, it wont work on alot of beams thesedays unless you're lucky and unless you know what you're doing.
Theres a serious risk of snapping bolts in the end of the torsion bar using this method if you dont know what you're doing.
The theory is good, but its not fail proof
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3rd March 2010, 23:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willsy
This method is not fail proof, it wont work on alot of beams thesedays unless you're lucky and unless you know what you're doing.
Theres a serious risk of snapping bolts in the end of the torsion bar using this method if you dont know what you're doing.
The theory is good, but its not fail proof
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tell them how bad mine was even doing it the other way lol
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18th March 2010, 12:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DJDannyB
that wouldnt adjust the height, that would just turn the torsion bar round a spline. you would have to move the arm then put the bar back in to adjust the ride height.
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oryte cheers... gunna give this a go when i eventualy get some money 
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18th March 2010, 18:27
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great thread
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3rd June 2012, 15:23
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I'm needing to raise mine for off road competitions.
Once the torsion bar is out, the suspension arm will drop. Can I leave it at its lowest point and then re insert the torsion bar to get maximum height?
Presumably I'll just need to jack the arm up a bit to refit the damper and job's a goodun?
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3rd June 2012, 18:29
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Looking good man!
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9th June 2012, 23:07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NorfolkunGood
I'm needing to raise mine for off road competitions.
Once the torsion bar is out, the suspension arm will drop. Can I leave it at its lowest point and then re insert the torsion bar to get maximum height?
Presumably I'll just need to jack the arm up a bit to refit the damper and job's a goodun?
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Anyone?
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