redwine300 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 Thanks Lymon. Hopefully I will get time to bolt up the bracket to the crossmember and chassis rail without it being attached to the suspension arm today. As you say, if I understand correctly, the issue will be move the suspension into the correct position so as to engage the 2 connecting bolts. I guess it is my lack of my understanding that is the main issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
znut Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 This or these will really help your situation in getting tensioned holes to line up...Podger bars,i use them all the time:yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dan300zx Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Thanks Lymon. Hopefully I will get time to bolt up the bracket to the crossmember and chassis rail without it being attached to the suspension arm today. As you say, if I understand correctly, the issue will be move the suspension into the correct position so as to engage the 2 connecting bolts. I guess it is my lack of my understanding that is the main issue. why do you just fit adjustable tention rods ? you can then slack them off bolt in place then adjust to were you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 This or these will really help your situation in getting tensioned holes to line up...Podger bars,i use them all the time:yes: Cheers znut, They look the dog's b£ll£ck's, I have added them to my shopping list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 why do you just fit adjustable tention rods ? you can then slack them off bolt in place then adjust to were you want That's a fair question Dan, and my answer is two fold really... 1, I am a bit of an OEM nurd. 2, I am on a bit of a tight budget, but I take your point mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dan300zx Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 That's a fair question Dan, and my answer is two fold really... 1, I am a bit of an OEM nurd. 2, I am on a bit of a tight budget, but I take your point mate. yes but if you used tein arms like mine not the cheap crap ones, you can then set the caster just right after you have done all this, and the problem will be gone good luck with this what ever you do :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 Well after a couple of hours wrestling with the bolts connecting the brackets to the tensioner rods, they are finally apart! Now I can offer up the brackets independent of the rods and hopefully there will be no mismatch. Watch this space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewG Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Before you do up the bolts (arrowed) put a jack under each hub and lift up to the point that the suspension is just lifting the car. That way you will not put the bush in tension (pre load) when the suspension compresses under normal load and the bush wants to twist but can't as it has been tightened up with the suspension dropped. Quote She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 Brilliant Andrew, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 Eureka! I have now managed to loosely fit the left and right hand tensioner brackets to the crossmember and chassis rail. Looks like I may have to position the crossmember a little better just to get both side as good as each other, but nothing serious. Can't thank you guys enough for the advice so far, (please keep posting) particularly Lymon and Slick Pete. :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 Well that's me done for today guys, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Good stuff. Proper experienced and knowledgable people really help with stuff like this. It's a shame we don't have more of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantav8 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 This or these will really help your situation in getting tensioned holes to line up...Podger bars,i use them all the time:yes: Oooo.......I love a good Heel bar! got my first when I was an apprentice and still have it! Sorry, I digress...............Is it done yet? :chinese: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 : Oooo.......I love a good Heel bar! got my first when I was an apprentice and still have it! Sorry, I digress...............Is it done yet? :chinese: :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
znut Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Oooo.......I love a good Heel bar! got my first when I was an apprentice and still have it! Sorry, I digress...............Is it done yet? :chinese: Dazzler your still an apprentice:tongue::D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 27, 2016 Author Share Posted June 27, 2016 Well after a bit of fiddling, I managed to get the second side to line up as well as the first side. Not a lot of progress I know, just needed to feel happier about the alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Best to be confident mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantav8 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Dazzler your still an apprentice:tongue::D Yes!-but an apprentice what Bri? :ninja: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisbasildon Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Well after a bit of fiddling, I managed to get the second side to line up as well as the first side. Not a lot of progress I know, just needed to feel happier about the alignment. If I don't see some welding soon I'm gonna come round your house sit you in the corner with a crate of Stella and weld it myself! :lol: Great work mate :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 27, 2016 Author Share Posted June 27, 2016 If I don't see some welding soon I'm gonna come round your house sit you in the corner with a crate of Stella and weld it myself! :lol: Great work mate :thumbup1: I understand your frustration mate, I am so close it is untrue. I think it is the uncertainty of whether I will secure a replacement or not that's holding me back. That said though, I have been prepping all of the spot welds by way of grinding back to bare metal in readiness to fire up the mig. Hopefully soon. May do some practise welds tomorrow. Your are welcome to join me in a Stella by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside01702 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 If I don't see some welding soon I'm gonna come round your house sit you in the corner with a crate of Stella and weld it myself! Great work mate I understand your frustration mate, I am so close it is untrue. I think it is the uncertainty of whether I will secure a replacement or not that's holding me back. That said though, I have been prepping all of the spot welds by way of grinding back to bare metal in readiness to fire up the mig. Hopefully soon. May do some practise welds tomorrow. Your are welcome to join me in a Stella by the way. RIGHT.......... Chris....... I will join you.......... Road trip to sit him down and force him to drink a crate of stella!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 Not a lot to write home about I'm afraid, just some spot weld preparation whilst I await news from the Vendor. I have stated that as a bare minimum, I would expect a full refund, at best a good replacement. No news as yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 RIGHT.......... Chris....... I will join you.......... Road trip to sit him down and force him to drink a crate of stella!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it Russ.. :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 Don't get too excited, but I will be welding tomorrow. Only my set-up piece mind, just want to be deadly sure of my setting before I make a start in earnest. Be patient guys, it'll be worth the wait I promise. I will have to stop procrastinating sooner or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joely P Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Ironic and saddening with the previous talks of manufacturing your own cross member and yet, here you are now re-manufacturing a previously manufactured manufacture from the bloody manufacturer! I guess your efforts to "make good" of the defects has removed a large portion of the likelihood of a positive outcome, but fingers crossed they do the right thing and compensate for the troubles. I feel that this responsibility should fall with the vendor, who should then in turn claim from the manufacturer but things are rarely that easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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