refurbed axle not lowered?

1. AaronSAXOVTR Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Stowmarket/Ipswich Posts: 439 Slammed Silver 52 VTR

   #1 22nd April 2012, 17:56

   i bought an axle from imaxles and asked for it to be lowered 50mm, i fitted it yesterday but i noticed when i was putting my spax ajustable dampers on they wouldnt fit... anyways i put the axle on and i had to jack up the trailing arms in order to fit the dampers on. i then put my car back on the floor and it sat like this...
   
   
   
   i had lowered a torsion bar 50mm before and the distance from the top of the hub to the arch was 42cm without the dampers attached, but the refurbished one was 42cm with the dampers off. so i took the torsion bars out and put it up to 37cm. put the car on the ground and it sat around what it used to when it was 50mm. i rang up imaxles and told them that it wasnt lowered but he assured me that it was the same as all the other they had lowered...
   
   sorry for an essay but im confused, anybody know what was wrong?
2. user_56440 Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Bingley, West Yorkshire Posts: 190 GTI-6, Icelandic VTS

   #2 22nd April 2012, 18:40

   Looks like they've raised it 50mm lol. Definitely haven't lowered that.
3. AaronSAXOVTR Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Stowmarket/Ipswich Posts: 439 Slammed Silver 52 VTR

   #3 22nd April 2012, 18:45

   i lowered it by 50mm yesterday and it now sits like this
   
   
   
   but doesnt look as low as it was when it was 50
4. user_56440 Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Bingley, West Yorkshire Posts: 190 GTI-6, Icelandic VTS

   #4 22nd April 2012, 18:52

   Must of been the apprentices job. Its honestly like they raised it 50mm. Looks standard ride height to me..
5. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

   #5 22nd April 2012, 22:43

   Lower it some more
6. benwh555 Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2137 Saxo VTS black 2003

   #6 22nd April 2012, 22:49

   Have you sent them the pics? I would be speaking to them again, i'm surprised they've got it wrong i've only heard good things about them but i guess anyone can make a mistake.
7. AaronSAXOVTR Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Stowmarket/Ipswich Posts: 439 Slammed Silver 52 VTR

   #7 23rd April 2012, 09:59

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by benwh555 Have you sent them the pics? I would be speaking to them again, i'm surprised they've got it wrong i've only heard good things about them but i guess anyone can make a mistake.

   ill prob give them a ring later and email them the pics, yeah i couldn't belive it after the amount of money it costs that it was wrong.
8. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #8 23rd April 2012, 10:40

   The dampers thing is the same on all axles, you usually have to move the trailing arm up for dampers to fit. Doesn't matter what height its at.
   
   Out of the hundreds or thousands of axles they do this would be the first one.
9. IM_axles Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Nottingham Posts: 464

   #9 23rd April 2012, 10:46

   Looks like we have made a mistake and not pre lowered the beam, if you would like to give me a call today or anytime, we can sort this out and deal with any time compensation you may need, its an honest mistake, its just been put together at standard height.
   
   Phone number is 01949 869600 .
   
   Cheers,
   Martin

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10. MuZiZZle Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 7779 Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5

    #10 23rd April 2012, 10:58

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by IM_axles Looks like we have made a mistake and not pre lowered the beam, if you would like to give me a call today or anytime, we can sort this out and deal with any time compensation you may need, its an honest mistake, its just been put together at standard height. Phone number is 01949 869600 . Cheers, Martin

    Fair play to you guys for sorting it, these things happen!
11. AaronSAXOVTR Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Stowmarket/Ipswich Posts: 439 Slammed Silver 52 VTR

    #11 23rd April 2012, 11:48

    spoke to imaxles earlier and sorted it out with a refund of delivery. Mistakes happen so its all bin resolved
12. Chez99 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Pelton, Co.Durham Posts: 487 Saxo 52' Plate - Green Flatty.

    #12 23rd April 2012, 13:10

    sorry to invade on this thread about a diff topic but are they 206 gti wheels??
13. AaronSAXOVTR Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Stowmarket/Ipswich Posts: 439 Slammed Silver 52 VTR

    #13 23rd April 2012, 13:12

    no prob and yes they are
14. Chez99 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Pelton, Co.Durham Posts: 487 Saxo 52' Plate - Green Flatty.

    #14 23rd April 2012, 13:15

    look pretty sweet tbh, did you need spacers or anything??.
15. AaronSAXOVTR Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Stowmarket/Ipswich Posts: 439 Slammed Silver 52 VTR

    #15 23rd April 2012, 13:19

    yeah they scrub without spacers, i got 20mm ones on atm sit pretty well
16. Chez99 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Pelton, Co.Durham Posts: 487 Saxo 52' Plate - Green Flatty.

    #16 23rd April 2012, 13:34

    hmm it'll stick out the arches like a bitch on my 1.1 (none vt kit). shame .