BB4 bye,bye

Post by **vanzep** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:16 pm

yeah 16" with 205/50's are the recommended size - i went with the larger sidewall 55's to keep the cost down and get a bit more mpg and ground clearance in the winter months
i guess im lucky ive got a couple of sets of 16" wheels - tyre prices can be a bit of pain in the 205/50 profile and most people these days seem to go for 17's
i only went with 15's as i wanted to see how stock set up felt compared to the 16's

Post by **Merlin** » Fri May 01, 2015 9:34 pm

A couple of pics from yesterday.

Click pics for bigger image.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri May 01, 2015 9:42 pm

Why does the front look higher than the rear? Is that just the angle of the photo?

Post by **vanzep** » Sat May 02, 2015 8:38 am

cheers for the photos @Merlin

and thanks for the passenger ride in your track lude - that was epic - you were going so fast and must have been generating some G force at the third last corner so much so that i actually felt a bit dizzy

pity about the driveshaft - hope you get it sorted ok

wurlycorner wrote:
Why does the front look higher than the rear? Is that just the angle of the photo?

Yep that does look odd doesnt it - must be the angle of the ground the car was sitting on either that or the suspension is way off on one side

will have to go and look at this today...

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat May 02, 2015 10:18 am

Sorry dude

Don't want to be giving you jobs/worry!

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Sat May 02, 2015 11:00 am

Check the spring perch is on the right way.

Post by **vanzep** » Sat May 02, 2015 6:54 pm

there is definately a bigger gap at the front but im sure its ok - angle of photo and camber of ground has exagerated this

im thinking its progressive springs on the back so less compression whilst the fronts sit a bit higher but compress more when you get going.

newkid came round and parked his lude next to mine and it has same gap front to rear as mine and he has just changed his suspension to koni/teins practically identical to my koni/eibachs. He says his konis are set up as follows: rears are on the middle setting which is standard height and the fronts are on the highest which again is standard. Im sure my set up is same.

anyway
ive just done a run down to Galashiels this morning and the car is sweet

the Bridgestones are the best tyre ive ever had fitted to the lude

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Sat May 02, 2015 9:16 pm

Sorry, I was't implying you had fooked up

I suggested it because waaaaaaaaaay back when I first fitted the konis I had, in my haste I put two on with the actual spring perches, not the height setting, the wrong way round

Glad it's running sweet. I so want you to see it through with this car and get the arches done, but I know it's easy to say, just you've come such a long way with it.

Post by **vanzep** » Sat May 02, 2015 9:37 pm

no worries bud i knew you and wurly were not implying anything but i do like to check things out if anyone spots a potential issue

the konis were 2nd hand so i have never looked at them - it was only recently that i found out from a post on the forum that you can adjust the height (off the car only) with the perch

i appreciate all feedback

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Sat May 02, 2015 9:46 pm

vanzep wrote: it was only recently that i found out from a post on the forum that you can adjust the height (off the car only) with the perch

Or by flipping the silver perch over....and putting it on upside down.....if you're a tit...like me.

The daft thing is it's fairly obvious when it's wrong, as it doen't self-centre on the spring properly.

Lude Generation

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