Torsion bar!

  1. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Colwyn Bay/Southend Posts: 608 Mk2 vts VXR engined astra
    #1
    im thinking of lowerig my saxo.
    but dont know how many splines to turn the torsion bar? help would be appreiciated!
  2. Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 nuneaton Posts: 1796 LY R26
    #2
    dont do it by slines mate, this is not good for your car, well its not supposed to be

    some people have had it done and said its fine, but by doing it like this you could damage the bearings and seals and could lead to needing a rebuilt beam, or soo ive read

    do it like the way in the guide theres a couple on here mate

    try having a look at this guide

    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...=torsion+guide

    doing it this way is by removing the bars themselves then lifting the arm to the desired hight and put bars back in its a bit harder, but this way you can lower by what ever drop you want, instead of a set drop like doing it by splines

    hope this helps mate
  3. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Colwyn Bay/Southend Posts: 608 Mk2 vts VXR engined astra
    #3
    oh thanks mate.
    never new how to do it lol but m,ight give it a go next week!
  4. Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 nuneaton Posts: 1796 LY R26
    #4
    lol its alright mate

    yer alot of people dont, theres usualy a few poeple ask about it, but its always worth giving it a go yourself mate, great way to learn
    its not a bad job to do really, well its theoretically quite easy, but always turns out to be a pain in the arse, but its french as they say lol

    plus saves you a few quid for other things lol