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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/10/30 21:04:50
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yep itll be a mixture of too much castor and too wider track.
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/10/30 21:26:37
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Yep, 20mm wheel spacers didn't help either!
You wouldn;t have any pics of where the TCA's and sway bar nuts were done up so I can get it in the ballpark without too much screwing around?
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Matt
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/10/30 21:32:51
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my set up will be of little to no use to you as u will have about a 20mm gap between your tie rod and rack end, as i run spacers. and my swaybay is a different style than yours using shims not a nut on a thread.
sorry
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/10/30 21:39:06
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Goodo,
Guess I will just have to crack on with it.
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/11/01 18:55:00
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cant be too difficult, measure std arms, set your adjustable to same length to start off with, set up castor bay with the least amount of castor possible and play from they, stop when it hits the guards. then chop out the guards and continue. haha.
or set up your tie rod ends with the amount of thread u feel safe running and wind the lower arms out to get the toe reading you wish to run.
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/11/01 19:07:38
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Hey Mish,
Thanks for that, I am sort of making it up as I go along.
I took off the spacers and that has helped a fair bit but now my studs are too long for the wheel nuts. I am thinking of just cutting the tops off the nuts so the stud can poke through.
Any suggestions? I could press in the old studs I have worst case I suppose.
If it's not one thing it's another.
Cheers,
Matt
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/11/02 21:33:01
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welcome to the life, everything fights you every step of the way,
you should be able to buy open ended mag wheel nuts, but if money or time is an issue u can chop the ends off, or if they are the dome ended style the ends just break off when the stud bottoms out as they are only glued on.
yeah spacers just add to the problems, try to work out the minimum size needed to fit your saab rims and you may be able to get away with a slip on spacer.
as for the align, id most likely set the tie rods up with you chosen amounts of thread from the rack end in and set everything else up even around that, just be sure to keep it even and tell you aligner that u wish to adjust the toe but adjusting the camber, (they may look at you funny), but this option may only increase the problems you are having with track width and wheel clearance.
as said one problem after the other
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/11/02 21:41:08
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Cheers,
After a week of looking after the kids I have tomorrow to myself to get some stuff done so hopefully I can get it sorted.
Thanks for your help.
Cheers,
Matt
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/11/02 21:52:39
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0402567959, if u need a hand, ill see if im near the area
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/11/03 08:46:32
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That would be great Mish.
I'm in Doncaster.
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/11/03 13:05:47
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With you there Mish.
Everthing fights you.. everything.
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/11/03 20:38:04
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Massive thanks to Mish who popped over today to help get me sorted. The car is on it's wheels now and all I have left to do is bleed the brakes and work out how to do up the shock absorber nut as it keeps spinning when I try to do it up. Even when the car is on it's wheels. The car is very low now and the back of the car looks like a mare waiting for a stallion! Cheers, Matt .jpg) .jpg)
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/11/03 21:45:23
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RE: Matt's 78 MK II 4 dr
2012/11/03 21:47:18
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Yep, I really should buy one but it's either that or tyres.
I'll try to beg / borrow one.
Cheers
Matt
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