Important! : lowering saxo rear help!!

1. scottnw134 Newbie Joined: Feb 2008 Chester Posts: 8 class 1 mini (autograss) 1.5d sx saxo 1.6 saxo V

   #1 28th December 2008, 13:46

   hi jus lowered the front of my saxo 60 mm and no just about to lower the back does anyone no when im altering the torsion bar!! how much the car would drop for each spline?
   could any one help me asap coz am duin it now and it would save me a lot of messing about
   
   chears scott
2. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #2 28th December 2008, 13:49

   dont do it by splines youll ruin you beam bearings
   
   remove the bar completely and measure how huch you lift the arm up
   
   it puts less stress on everything and ou can be more accurate
3. scottnw134 Newbie Joined: Feb 2008 Chester Posts: 8 class 1 mini (autograss) 1.5d sx saxo 1.6 saxo V

   #3 28th December 2008, 18:48

   i tried doin it today and had no luck
   enione wanna tell me how to do it?
   will it tell me in the max power hanes manual?
   coz ill av t go buy one
   wb soon as!!
4. titchster Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Down't road from Sheffield Posts: 4641 Was:16v 106 XS ..... Now: Import 1.8 MX5

   #4 29th December 2008, 07:41

   Like Alex said, but in more detail.
   Jack the back up, take the wheel off, measure the distance between the trailing arm/middle of the hub and the arch, make a note. Go through the procedure to take the torsion bar out completely (dont know this entirely off the top of my head, so will leave that to someone else), raise it however much you want, to match the front, put the bar back in, measure the distance again, and work out how much lower it'd be.
   So if you want it to be 60mm on the back as well, and lets say the gap is 320mm, then you'd raise it so the gap's 260mm, put it back together and go do the other side, dont forget to measure again before you start.
5. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #5 29th December 2008, 10:50

   from the lip the wheel sits on to the arch is 400mm standard. so it shout measure 360mm for a 60mm drop. btw, thast for a vt
   
   remove rear damper bolt and measure it if its non vt, then move it desired amount.