torsion bar

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Ramsgate ct12 Posts: 289 wicked red vtr
    #1
    im goin to attempt my torsion bar soon and just wondering how you determin how low its going to be. how do i know when its going to be 60mm?
    thanks
  2. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Ramsgate ct12 Posts: 289 wicked red vtr
    #2
    so jack it up, take the wheel off, measure from the floor to the bottom of the disk, take out the damper and torsion bar and pust the disk up 60mm then put it all back together?
  3. Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Suffolk Posts: 11590 ITB'd Saxo VTS & Mazda 6 MPS
    #3
    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=240715
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  4. Established Member Joined: Mar 2010 Cupar Fife Posts: 1712 1600 16v VTS 1600 8v VTR 1400 16v Clio Sport
    #4
    well push it up to 65 coz it will drop 5mm when u stop pushing it up, when i did it i put 2 axel stands under the car and made a block of wood to sit under the disks at the right height i wanted then use the same block on the other side so you know there the same, will work if you have the axel stands equaly spaced and on level groud, eg. garage
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  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #5
    measure it from arch to lip on hub, on a vt standard is 400mm so just move the trailing arm up how ever much you wanna lower it buy. just make sure you measure before and after and you shouldnt go far wrong.
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  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Shropshire Posts: 652 1.4 - FuriO
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by CreweVTR View Post
    take a note of what height the bottom of the axel is from the floor
    I wouldn't use the floor as reference, could be slopped etc, much more accurate using arch, as previously mentioned.
  7. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810
    #7
    mayaswell remove the anti roll bar aswell