Lowering the rear of a saxo....Have you done yours?

1. Modified Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Chesham Posts: 2911 Golf MK4 GTi 20v Turbo - BLAP BLAP

   #1 2nd November 2007, 09:22

   Right at the weekend me and a mate are going to lower the rear of me saxo!
   
   he used to be a mechanic and knows his way around a car not a problem but he has never done a rear bar before, do u think its worth us havin ago at doin this or just pay some1 to do it?
   
   wanna know how many people have done it there self?
   
   front not a problem, springs, clamps in out job done (done it before) just rear will be a first time :s
   
   how muich would it cost to get done and where
   
   
   Thanks
2. Ben_L Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 Billericay, Essex (England) Posts: 6774 1.1.1i, 2.Mk2 VTR 3.Astra SRI 150

   #2 2nd November 2007, 10:33

   probably anything between £60-150 dependant on where you go and how stuck it is...
3. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

   #3 2nd November 2007, 10:38

   Do it yourself, just get a slide hammer and read a guide, its easy to do in principle and if you have the correct tools will be fine, especially as your mate used to be a mechanic..:d
4. Modified Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Chesham Posts: 2911 Golf MK4 GTi 20v Turbo - BLAP BLAP

   #4 2nd November 2007, 10:42

   yeah hes got all the tools and ill jack the car up and stuff hes pretty much got everything lol so think we gonna try ourselfs to be fair on sunday mid morning ahhhhh
5. Quick Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064

   #5 2nd November 2007, 10:44

   http://www.badgermotorsport.co.uk/lowering.htm
6. jablitt Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 leciester United Kingdom (England) Posts: 720 Westie, Clio 172

   #6 2nd November 2007, 10:47

   if you live near leicestershire/east midlands send a PM to jpsaxo. they did mine for me and did it the proper way. they got it exactly as i wanted it. they've done loads of them so know exactly what they are doing. cost me £75.
7. Wayne Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2007 Powys Posts: 15348 Icelandtic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS 53 Turbo

   #7 2nd November 2007, 14:04

   have ago yourself and your mate at lowering the rear, if it was me i would take it to the professionals.
8. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

   #8 2nd November 2007, 15:48

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jablitt send a PM to jpsaxo

   Josh is back at Uni now in Nottingham and only home briefly at weekends. May be able to do it though once hes got his car fully back on the road.
   
   Done 3 Saxo's now and to be fair ive always found the front much harder and took longer than the rear.
   
   With a good slide hammer the rear generally doesnt seem to be too bad if you grease everything up well beforehand.
   
   Things to be careful of on the rear IMO is undoing the 4 torx bolts that sit in each end of the torsion bars, these rust and can round quickly if your not careful, strongly suggest replacing them with some stainless steel hex headed bolts instead
9. Modified Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Chesham Posts: 2911 Golf MK4 GTi 20v Turbo - BLAP BLAP

   #9 2nd November 2007, 15:51

   ah excellent thanks
10. Mr_suv Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2007 blandiago Posts: 4483 Hondaaaa

    #10 3rd November 2007, 13:05

    im so happy you lot posted this its amazing!!
11. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

    #11 3rd November 2007, 13:41

    £40 to get it done up here.....
    
    Its fucking piss to be honest...... if they are stuck get the blow torch out (small hand held one from bnq will do) heat the torsion bars (not right in the middle of the bar be pointless) at either ends and get your mate with a metal pole to keep hammering it while you are heating it.
    
    I advise WD40 it few hours before and when your grafting keep WD40'in watch when blow torching cos it catches fire just keep moving torch on and off blowing the fire out, watch not to burn brake cables etc......
    
    Oh and make sure you take the washers out, probably the hardest part!
12. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

    #12 3rd November 2007, 13:42

    also as said above the torx bits will be what fuck, wd40 them aswel, we chizzeld mine out after 2 mins of mincing on with mine, just use a bolt in replacement!
13. Richard07 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2007 Berwick Posts: 128 Ph 2 Saxo Vts

    #13 4th November 2007, 18:41

    whats the proper way to lower the rear of a saxo what it mean with notches ?
14. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

    #14 4th November 2007, 18:48

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Richard07 whats the proper way to lower the rear of a saxo what it mean with notches ?

    search mate there is a quid, also google suzukituning.co.uk there is a guide on there