The Volvo 340 Project

[mat_91]

hmm i did have a project bit on there some were i forgot about it haha

[slideway]

dude! nottingham win! nice 340 and good work on the mods!
did you chop your springs?

[mat_91]

cheers fella and yer twice 40mm lowering springs my arse now about 75mm haha

[mat_91]

bit more done today got the gear box out and the gear stick but thats were most of the work stops now until my dads range rover is finished its nearly done going for its mot next week woop but ive been looking into suspension systems and dam theres alot to take in i thought i new a fair amount but the more i learn the less i realise i know but ive got to the point were im happy with lengths and angles i need to set up my instance centre roll centre etc for my rear axle design using a triangulated 4 link so i haven't got to use a watts or panard rod bit more compact

[mat_91]

just poped these tyres on blue for a while as the silver rims have better tyres and i cant be arsed changing them but i think they suit it better than the white one

[Speedy88]

I think you're right there, nice colour combo

[SteveP]

Very nice, theyll look great

[volvosneverdie]

Thumbs up from here too. Black and blue looks hard as a hiding.

[mat_91]

yer they do look good but not want i want rely i want a lower et about 15 and a little wider for some mega lock and on back same et about but about 9j as theres a lot of power to put down so some mega arch pulling

[Speedy88]

Word of warning - 9Js will seriously fuck your bearings and you'll forever be replacing them. Just ask chris

[Chris_C]

And mine are only on a 7J.... I am running a 35 offset though

[volvodspec]

well what do you do with those bearings chris?

i know 2 360's in holland with 16" and 9"wide rims, everything stays in one piece.. the only reason i stay with 7" wide is due to the welded diff as i don't want too much stress on the CV joints.

[mat_91]

you guys forget im not using the 340s rear end and ive got things planned for the front
but i need the width for grip and looks and the black rims are et 25 at 7j and are fine had no problems with them

[Chris_C]

I get between 15 and 20,000 out of a set of genuines. I've found Timken significantly better than SKF and Fag, which in turn are significantly better than cheapy unbranded.

Tbh, with the abuse Fake gets I guess thats not bad, but Kar went for nigh on 100,000 on the same set.

[mat_91]

well just a little update for you guys just to let you no its not dead all bumpers are off and there brackets and the wiring loom is out also had both front wings off and its a minter woop so just next step is to make a roll over jig and get on with mounting the rear axle