going to fit kit plz help

27th February 2007, 22:11

right i am going to fit the front suspension 2 morrow or thursday i have 2 springs and two shocks
1st question is witch way do the springs go on the strut hears a pic of them

2nd question where do i get 1 of the 3 pronged tools from to remove the damper nut.

also do i need to buy new bolts il name the ones i think is a must plz post any i may have missed
2 drive shaft nuts/ 4 brake caliper nuts/ 2 track rod end ball joint nuts/2 ball joint clamp bolts/ 2 nuts witch go on top of the strut i forget there name but i think i get 2 with the suspension kit, is there any i have missed and are all these nuts nessary?? any help will be much appreciated rep will also be given as i do not want to start striping the front suspension to find that i need to go to citreon for things i have missed

28th February 2007, 14:44

can no one help me?

28th February 2007, 14:48

you dont need to get any new nuts mate unless you strip the threads or something and new ones will be able to get from citroen or local motor factors..........as for the springs i dont know but someone will later tonight im sure.

28th February 2007, 14:50

ok mate thanks ill just hang around and not fit just yet till later

28th February 2007, 14:50

make sure you undo the front damper unit while ist in place i didnt do this to my van and me and tobs sheered the torx scew head clean off
its not much but hope it helps.
well done for trying it urself tho

28th February 2007, 14:51

Springs are upside down in that pic. They need to move quite a lot when they first start compressing then less further up the shocker

28th February 2007, 14:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gower67

make sure you undo the front damper unit while ist in place i didnt do this to my van and me and tobs sheered the torx scew head clean off
its not much but hope it helps.
well done for trying it urself tho

what do you meen undo the front damper unit while ist in place do you mean the bolt at the top under the hood

28th February 2007, 14:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxo180

Springs are upside down in that pic. They need to move quite a lot when they first start compressing then less further up the shocker

thanks mate rep given

28th February 2007, 16:43

no one wants to help me....

28th February 2007, 18:17

can no one help

28th February 2007, 18:34

if your asking this much mate would it not be better to get it done properly? have you got any spring clamps?

28th February 2007, 21:17

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Originally Posted by Mark51

if your asking this much mate would it not be better to get it done properly? have you got any spring clamps?

yep i got spring compressers. the only thing i doant have is a torque wrench and that 3 prong tool i was on about at the start if i need it that is, i only want to know if it is nessary to fit all the bolts new as it says in max power hayness and witch way springs go on but someone has answored this 4 me thanks mate.

25th March 2007, 18:59

wrong thred

25th March 2007, 18:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxo180

Springs are upside down in that pic. They need to move quite a lot when they first start compressing then less further up the shocker

ok i got the kit fitted by a pro but someone said that the springs was the wrong way round in the pic but the pro has fitted them the same way round as the pic should i be worried?? when i look abouve the wheel i can see that the springs look fitted the same way as the pic as the bottom 3 coils are touching each other.

26th March 2007, 17:07

so witch way is the right way to fit

26th March 2007, 18:27

if your unsure, he's not very 'pro'.

26th March 2007, 18:35

he works in a garage and says he has done it many of times b4 but someone on hear said that they were the wrong way round in the pic is this true

26th March 2007, 18:59

i think it may be but dont rely on me with that info

28th March 2007, 22:28

yeah there upside down in the pic as the bigger gapped end should be at the bottom as its designed to take the initial part of the bump

28th March 2007, 22:37

Sounds like a cowboy has fitted them for you.

29th March 2007, 00:01

Well the will be like that as the weight of the car will have made it look like that. i bet if u look at top of spring it will be same.

As for that 3 pin tool load of shit get some big waterpump pilars

29th March 2007, 07:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxo180

Sounds like a cowboy has fitted them for you.

Yeehaaaa!

Springs are fitted with bigger gaps at the bottom as said above -

Live life on the edge - be different!

30th March 2007, 21:58

thanks mate it going back next week to get them changed the other way up

2nd April 2007, 10:41

just rang pi up and they said if i had a choice they would be fitted the other way up but he told me not to bother getting them changed round if there already on the car as it doesent rely matter if there the wrong way up (is there any truth in hat the pi team said

2nd April 2007, 12:17

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Originally Posted by chrismurra

just rang pi up and they said if i had a choice they would be fitted the other way up but he told me not to bother getting them changed round if there already on the car as it doesent rely matter if there the wrong way up (is there any truth in hat the pi team said

WHAT?!!!!! Are they mad? With the springs the wrong way up, you hit a hard bump and the suspension will easily bottom out and you'll find your car bouncing off the bumpstops!

2nd April 2007, 13:01

yes saxo 180 is pretty right, its dangeous to have the springs the wrong way round i was always told?...

2nd April 2007, 13:58

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Originally Posted by Euphoria

yes saxo 180 is pretty right, its dangeous to have the springs the wrong way round i was always told?...

ok thanks mate i shall just go back to the garrage and make sure that they put them the other way up. this is the pi teck department told me that it did not realy matter if they were the wrong way up but i would rather believe you guys with experance with saxos so ill be off to the garage 2 morrow thanks

2nd April 2007, 18:03

sorry

which way do my springs go as they are exactly the same each end and also where i can get the little washer on the right shock at the top below the nut as its missing for the left or can i use standard one cheers

2nd April 2007, 18:15

dont think your springs would matter which way they go as there the same on each end where as mine was different

2nd April 2007, 20:43

anyone else got any info and cheers chrismurra

2nd April 2007, 22:42

yer see how my coils are diffrent at the bottom to the top

so i would think yours would not matter.

3rd April 2007, 17:00

yeah i see cheers just need to know where i can get that little washer or if my standard one will fit anyone?