Fitting RTAB shortly, Tips please! - Page 2

benCSL · 16-01-2009, 07:36 PM

anyone have change the front oem bushes by powerflex?

bryce · 16-01-2009, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave1

not a nice job at all dont see any satisfaction in sweating cutting your fingers getting shit in your eyes swearing and wishing you had never bothered

I love tinkering on the CSL, makes a nice change vs working on quite literally sh*t covered plant machinery

dave1 · 16-01-2009, 09:16 PM

dont get my wrong happy tinkering but there is a limit

_Nathan_ · 16-01-2009, 10:57 PM

make sure you either mark where the arm is located at the moment or get a geo done afterwards (in which case you may as well just get someone else to fit them anyway).

I could've sworn there used to be a guide on here:

http://m3.madrussian.net/diy.shtml

Which showed using tipex or similar to mark the current position.

dave1 · 16-01-2009, 11:04 PM

marking the camber plates is a waste of time as the new bushes are different and will be fitted differently

_Nathan_ · 16-01-2009, 11:30 PM

I read somewhere that if the square carrier thing on the end of the trailing arm was put back in exactly the same place the rear toe would be the same - it is the carrier that was marked in the guide I read - I guess it would be hard to get it exactly right though so you'd need a geo anyway.

Back to paying a man to do it then!

dave1 · 16-01-2009, 11:38 PM

nigh on impossible plus he want's to use powerflex bushes and not oe and if you use a limiter kit it would change anyway

bryce · 17-01-2009, 01:48 AM

^ Agreed, marking just doesnt work.

SpineOnABap · 17-01-2009, 07:57 AM

Marking does work, I did it myself!
Perfect geo.
You just need to be careful.

cslsmiffy · 17-01-2009, 10:35 AM

If you mark the plate correctly you can put it back exactly where you removed it from (we have had our's on and off about 10 times and checked geomatry every time and its always been dead on) our limiter kit's do not adjust rear geomatry at all. Cheers Tim (think i may have spelt geomatry wrong)

16-01-2009, 07:36 PM	#11
benCSL S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: France Posts: 39 Casino cash: $284	anyone have change the front oem bushes by powerflex? __________________ In Motorsport We Trust !

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16-01-2009, 09:16 PM	#13
dave1 S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CORNWALL Posts: 937 Casino cash: $1432	dont get my wrong happy tinkering but there is a limit

16-01-2009, 10:57 PM	#14
_Nathan_ Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,099 Casino cash: $13060	make sure you either mark where the arm is located at the moment or get a geo done afterwards (in which case you may as well just get someone else to fit them anyway). I could've sworn there used to be a guide on here: http://m3.madrussian.net/diy.shtml Which showed using tipex or similar to mark the current position.

16-01-2009, 11:04 PM	#15
dave1 S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CORNWALL Posts: 937 Casino cash: $1432	marking the camber plates is a waste of time as the new bushes are different and will be fitted differently

16-01-2009, 11:30 PM	#16
_Nathan_ Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,099 Casino cash: $13060	I read somewhere that if the square carrier thing on the end of the trailing arm was put back in exactly the same place the rear toe would be the same - it is the carrier that was marked in the guide I read - I guess it would be hard to get it exactly right though so you'd need a geo anyway. Back to paying a man to do it then!

16-01-2009, 11:38 PM	#17
dave1 S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CORNWALL Posts: 937 Casino cash: $1432	nigh on impossible plus he want's to use powerflex bushes and not oe and if you use a limiter kit it would change anyway

17-01-2009, 01:48 AM	#18
bryce S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scotland (sw) Posts: 1,369 Casino cash: $2512	^ Agreed, marking just doesnt work.

17-01-2009, 07:57 AM	#19
SpineOnABap S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: May 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 561 Casino cash: $5714	Marking does work, I did it myself! Perfect geo. You just need to be careful.

17-01-2009, 10:35 AM	#20
cslsmiffy S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 50 Casino cash: $250	If you mark the plate correctly you can put it back exactly where you removed it from (we have had our's on and off about 10 times and checked geomatry every time and its always been dead on) our limiter kit's do not adjust rear geomatry at all. Cheers Tim (think i may have spelt geomatry wrong)