New Springs - Racing BEAT

[DKWW2000]

Front Springs all fitted now:-



For you Thomas:-



The rear will not be as easy

[A7RXY]

You don't hang about Pete .... mine are still in the box .... I want to do my rears first so can you get a move on ....
Dibs

[spirit r]

For you Thomas

Pete i take heat resistant graphite grease in the wheel bearings with very good results since more then 200 000 km.

[DKWW2000]

For you Thomas

Pete i take heat resistant graphite grease in the wheel bearings with very good results since more then 200 000 km.

Thomas .....I use a special additive in the Bearings........you can see the Yellow & White (Gelb und Weiss) splatter on wheel arch, comes in special containers

[spirit r]

"Yellow" your bearings will corroded more quick then ? I only can see the standard red grease in your bearings and the rest of the old gold spray can you've smeared everywhere..?....

My mystic grease help with the extremly wheel set up dishes -6mm on my car.

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[DKWW2000]

"Yellow" your bearings will corroded more quick then ? I only can see the standard red grease in your bearings and the rest of the old gold spray can you've smeared everywhere..?....

My mystic grease help with the extremely wheel set up dishes -6mm on my car.

Gotcha Thomas............My "Mystic Grease"




Senf und Mayo

[spirit r]

You're the strut king now Pete!

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[DKWW2000]

I now have the rear prepped for new springs, have changed the ARB Links & the bushes with Energy Suspension, I bought a job lot of 10 a while back & forgot so if anyone needs some give me a shout:-



Haynes says to remove the springs you should disconnect all the suspension links & both shocks to both wheels & lower with a jack on the diff (with car supported on chassis both side)
I had a think & decided to just disconnect both shocks & ARB Drop links & with the assistance of a scissor jack under disc adjust the tilt of the vehicle with a 2 Ton under the diff (also supported under chassis).




I then, with the aid of 2 cut down spring compressors removed the spring having first undone the 14mm bolt in the centre of the rubber bump stop



Now just have to await (been 6 weeks so far, from AUS) the arrival of new Rubber Spring Insulators.

[DKWW2000]

After nearly 8 weeks the the Spring rubber Insulators finally arrived:-



Springs went in easy as they are slightly shorter (approx 1")





All put back together, car sits about the same height as before but what a difference in handling (had to go & get some essential supplies Officer)
The stance seems different even though the ride height (2 fingers between tyre & arch) remain the same

[ian65]

Great work Pete, how the ride then? Is it much stiffer than before?