more torsion bar madness.......

1. SaxOmniaC Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2006 Northants Posts: 2825 none at present

   #1 17th April 2007, 18:15

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by andyg_star i lowered my saxo 90mm at the back that is 3 teeth on the toursion bar and it only took an hour! each tooth is 30mm dnt let any1 tell u different as i actually measured it and my mate works at citreon so i dnt no how all these ppl say there saxo is lowered 45,35,55mm etc maybe the garage tells them that!!!!!!lol!

   
   ive quoted this from my local site and he is a member on here and has given me permission to use what he has said.
   
   basically im looking for confirmation or disagreement on what he says as the only thing stopping me from doing mine myself is the fact i dont know the exact drop each spline equals as ive read so many different things that say different.
2. Graemep Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2004 Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 11649 FN2 Civic Type-R

   #2 17th April 2007, 18:18

   i thought lowering the toursion bar the "teeth" (notces) way was the wrong way?!
3. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

   #3 17th April 2007, 18:19

   compleley wrong way of doing it
   
   have a search been covered a few times theres also guides on the site how todo it right
4. Graemep Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2004 Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 11649 FN2 Civic Type-R

   #4 17th April 2007, 18:22

   thanks hessle i knew i was right
5. Vinny_VSX Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 Bath/Warminster Posts: 2616 57 plate C2 VTS & a saxo 1.4

   #5 17th April 2007, 18:27

   I am confused. So you can't lower a torsion bar by .5mm?? Only 1mm at a time?
6. Graemep Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2004 Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 11649 FN2 Civic Type-R

   #6 17th April 2007, 18:30

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Vinny_VSX I am confused. So you can't lower a torsion bar by .5mm?? Only 1mm at a time?

   from what im make of it hes trying to say you can only have the rear lowerd by either 30mm,60mm or 90mm
7. SaxOmniaC Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2006 Northants Posts: 2825 none at present

   #7 17th April 2007, 18:36

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Graeme from what im make of it hes trying to say you can only have the rear lowerd by either 30mm,60mm or 90mm

   
   yeah thats what im confused by cos how do people go 40mm or 50mm if this guy is adoment that you can only go 30, 60, 90mm??????
8. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

   #8 17th April 2007, 18:43

   he can be adamant all he wants hes wrong and the spacker at citroen is wrong as well.
9. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

   #9 17th April 2007, 19:07

   his mate at citroen must be a monkey mechanic as thats the wrong way to do it, the splines method involves knocking the whole rear arm off and then turning it at just one end a few splines and then forcing the arm back on on the other end. each spline that is passed loweres the car by roughly 30mm and its a cowboy way of doign the job and will not give a completely accurate level each side. also doign it that way also normally causes the bearings to fail not long after as it normally damages the seals when removing the rear arms.
   
   lowering it the right way is to remove the torsion bars compeltely with the rear arm remaining on the vehicle, then reinsert the torsion bars with the rear arms raised to the desired level (any level u want e.g 20mm 45mm anything) this give a accurate way of lowering the vehicle, you can set it at ANY level u want and make it completely level.
10. SaxOmniaC Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2006 Northants Posts: 2825 none at present

    #10 17th April 2007, 19:19

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by stevenet15 his mate at citroen must be a monkey mechanic as thats the wrong way to do it, the splines method involves knocking the whole rear arm off and then turning it at just one end a few splines and then forcing the arm back on on the other end. each spline that is passed loweres the car by roughly 30mm and its a cowboy way of doign the job and will not give a completely accurate level each side. also doign it that way also normally causes the bearings to fail not long after as it normally damages the seals when removing the rear arms. lowering it the right way is to remove the torsion bars compeltely with the rear arm remaining on the vehicle, then reinsert the torsion bars with the rear arms raised to the desired level (any level u want e.g 20mm 45mm anything) this give a accurate way of lowering the vehicle, you can set it at ANY level u want and make it completely level.

    thanks mate, you just cleared it up in a paragraph
11. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #11 17th April 2007, 19:29

    lol, there is a lot of bullshit flying around. use a tape measure and do it properly