How Much Better Do You Think My New Suspension Will Be?

[BusEngineer 7]

Im slowly rebuilding my 205 after 12 months sitting idle and sorted all the front suspension over the weekend

 

Fitted Biltein shockers, Koni springs, new Grp N top mount rubbers, new top mount bearings (SKF), new front wheel bearings, a 309 front ARB (to match my 24mm 306 one thats going in the rear beam) and 266 mm brakes

 

So heres how it looks

 

Sorry about the sketchy pic quality

 

Now for the worrying bit . . . . heres what i took off

 

 

Its still sat on my bench compressed like that now, and this pic was taken 2 weeks ago!!

 

Broken spring from OS

 

 

And a disturbingly buggered top mount bearing (both sides were like this!)

 

 

Enjoy the pics as much as im enjoying bringing my 205 back to life

Edited March 15, 2010 by pugtorque
imagefilesizes, 800 x 600 & 160k max please or use thumbnails as above

[TT205 42]

Ooooh rusty!

[Paul_13 212 1 Cars]

Nice, well and truely FUBARED!

 

Your car will handle sh!t loads better

[jimistdt 1]

The difference will be night and day! How on earth did you manage to drive it before you took it off the road?

[welshpug 1,645]

nowt wrong with the damper, they're not gas charged

 

bearing doesn't look bad at all, still intact, the lower rave seems to be still in the top spring pan.

 

broken spring isn't good mind!

Edited March 15, 2010 by welshpug

[BusEngineer 7]

I agree the lower race was still intact but the upper part was non existent!!

[welshpug 1,645]

but I can see it in the picture.....

[pug_ham 243 3 Cars]

bearing doesn't look bad at all, still intact, the lower race seems to be still in the top spring pan.

That bearings looks fecked to me, you can see the rust has truned the grease brown & a couple of the bearings in the pics below look worn.

 

 

I wouldn't reuse it anyway for the sake of ~£10 for a new one.

 

The broken spring is the biggest concern, rust on a shocker thats been on the car for 15 years+ isn't a worry except for cosmetic appearance.

 

Graham.

[BusEngineer 7]

I didnt re use it as said in original posting

 

It may look ok to you Welshpug but its siezed solid and kicked, and the lower part (my mistake) is completely missing

[marksorrento205 80]

How on earth did you manage to drive it before you took it off the road?

 

Its been off the road that long he wont remember

 

Edit : for the spelling police

Edited March 16, 2010 by marksorrento205

[BusEngineer 7]

I expected better from you mark!!

 

But its a good point!! 13months and counting

[marksorrento205 80]

 

Has it really been that long? Bloody hell time flies!

[BusEngineer 7]

Tell me about it

 

Getting there tho, just about to go out and get more parts

 

Still havent sorted my rear ARB tho!

 

Must get that done at work this week

[marksorrento205 80]

Im swapping my arb if you want to use mine as a template or swap them?

[BusEngineer 7]

Sounds like a plan fella, what do you suggest?