Forgot to add my feedback to this. Rang Dai 10ish days ago, chatted for ages about life, the universe, Volvos. Parts arrived withing 48hours. Parts look sexy (front engine mounts for 1.7's and a secret protopart) but not road tested yet. Engine mounts proper 2 piece metal studs, not a single stud too which I was worried about so conducted a few experiments Proper engineering solution.

Thanks bud, really appreciate the quick turn around this time, it allowed me to push the rebuild along.

Once I've got my head around where to get the rest of the unobtainium from I'll give you some feedback on the bits.

roadrallyliam wrote:Dai did u get my pm?

PM replied

Thanks for the feedback Chris,

please do let me know how well they work out

dai,
with out sounding stupid with your drop links how do they go together?

washer,bush,antiroll bar,washer,bush
or
washer,bush,washer,antiroll bar,bush

cheers

sam

I suspect it'll be...
nut, washer, bush, bar, bush, washer, then the shaft of the link, and the same again in reverse at the other end.

cheers

James

foggyjames wrote:nut, washer, bush, bar, bush, washer, then the shaft of the link, and the same again in reverse at the other end.

This one. The nobble on the bush goes into the hole (oo er missus) on each side, giving you the flats of the larger sides of the bush to put into the cups of the washers. Replace shaft of the link for the 2"ish spacer you have that goes over the long bolt

If you take a look at page one the photo shows how it fits together - the washers have changed but averything else is the same.

The wishbone is sandwiched by the bushes one end and the antiroll bar the other. I prefer to have the thread facing downwards but you can face it upward.

That's the way I thought it went but what then stops the washer on the bottom of the second bush falling down the bar?

I presume the centre section of the bar is thicker in diameter than the hole in the washer.

cheers

James

foggyjames wrote:I presume the centre section of the bar is thicker in diameter than the hole in the washer.

cheers

James

Exactly

still having trouble with the drop links the bar is the same diameter from top to bottom
picture bellow shows the issue


(i know the washer is in the wrong place it falls down the drop link otherwise)

Well I don't know exactly how they're supposed to work, but there needs to be some sort of larger diameter section which fits between washers 2 and 3 (counting from top to bottom) to prevent them from sliding into one another. That could either be a wider shank on the bar, or a piece of tube.

cheers

James

Totally right james. I also know for a fact that that arb link is totally wrong!

This is mine:


your kit should have come with two tubes, around 8mm inner diametre that can slide over the bolt. in the pic I took you cant see the bottom bushes, but imagine them being the same as the top.

The order should be (from bottom to top) washer - bush - lower bit of macphearson strut - bush - washer - spacer (tube that the bolt can slide through) - washer - bush - ARB - bush - washer - bolt through the whole thing, nut on the end. If you cant work it out, I'll get a better pic of mine.

aaa im missing the larger diameter spacers!!

thanks guys i knew it didnt look right!

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