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ohhw, nice!

What you gonna do about the back of the car? You need a relative stiff back for drifting. Or it could be understeering.

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Mounted the polys yesterday:
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Was a nice upgrade, got better steering feel and stiffened the suspension up a bit more.
Frits wrote: What you gonna do about the back of the car? You need a relative stiff back for drifting. Or it could be understeering.
Don't know what I am going to do with the rear end, I just paid for some adjustable dampers from Dai, going to try them before i do something more with the rear end. With the locked diff and the snow it is not actually understeered :wink:
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Looking good! Nice bushes

The adjustable dampers on the rear will be a very nice upgrade too, you will see. Could be enough for the rear. I have the coilover type, but i think it's not stiff enough yet... but first got to get the back lowered.

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Looks good mate! I look forward to hearing how you find the Whiteline ARB, I'm worried that it's too thick, but without trying no one will know!
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I'm your fan as usual !! :lol:

I haven't fit the Spax adjustables yet !! :cry: You'll give the feedback before than me, hehe

Greetz from Spain !!
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They do look good! gotta get round to fitting my wishbone bushes at some point. I havent decided on what to do with the back yet, it roles too much but I can't lower it or I 'll hit rocks with it, lol
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It got a lot better with those bushes, more "tight"

Had som spare time so I removed the old:
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And in with something new:
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Coooool, where'd you get that toy from?
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Jason B wrote:Coooool, where'd you get that toy from?
A group buy with the Swedish 300 club! Fits like a glove :wink:
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...but before you go rushing for your credit card, remember that RHD might not be such a great fit, on account of the position of the steering column. I'm sure it could be made to fit, though.

Good work that man! I need to get on the case with polybushes...

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Good work that man! I need to get on the case with polybushes...
Thanks! The poly's was not a big job, as long as you got the right tools, and it was a nice upgrade..

Guess what the mailman brought today :wink:

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Thanks for great parts and service Dai/Classicswede :D
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meintag wrote: I haven't fit the Spax adjustables yet !! :cry: You'll give the feedback before than me, hehe
Do it! I have adjusted them slightly stiffer than the softest setting and its still a lot stiffer than the original ones, weary happy with them! But the car is still to soft in the front but i assume the springs will sort that

Also got the swaybar fitted :D

Lost the speedo a couple of days ago, so while i was fitting the sway bar i pulled it out too see if there was something wrong......
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Yes that pig tail thing is the cable :o

Any ideas how this has happend????
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Gald to hear you have got them fitted :D

You will need to turn them up a little after a few weeks
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Nikdev wrote:
meintag wrote: I haven't fit the Spax adjustables yet !! :cry: You'll give the feedback before than me, hehe
Do it! I have adjusted them slightly stiffer than the softest setting and its still a lot stiffer than the original ones, weary happy with them! But the car is still to soft in the front but i assume the springs will sort that

Also got the swaybar fitted :D

Lost the speedo a couple of days ago, so while i was fitting the sway bar i pulled it out too see if there was something wrong......
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Yes that pig tail thing is the cable :o

Any ideas how this has happend????

Glad to read that !!!

I'm waiting 4 months the front shocks from the guy you give me the email ! I'm really hope to sort that and fit all at the same time... :roll:

Greetz from Spain NikDev !!
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meintag wrote:
Glad to read that !!!

I'm waiting 4 months the front shocks from the guy you give me the email ! I'm really hope to sort that and fit all at the same time... :roll:

Greetz from Spain NikDev !!
Hmm, thats weird? Have you paid for them?

Had a blast on a closed mountain road:
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And the car got a few more dents :lol:

I have also collected a engine, increasing the volume a bit :wink:
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