309 Beam On 205 Ride Hight

[Jean_quemener 0]

hello

 

Just after a little help with the ride hight of my 309 rear beam i have fitted to my 205, i have sorted the problem with her not sitting level and now just have to address the ride hight issuse, i have been told that with the 309 beam on a 205 will sit at eather a high postion or a low position, mine deffo is set at the low as it is almost touching the lip of pastic arches which i suppose i will need to cut away.

 

was just wondering if any one could post a link or a pic of a 205 with a 309 beam on just so i can see the ride hight to save me from adjusting it only to change back.

 

thansk jean.

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

 

Here's my 205 with a 309 beam, just needs lowering a tad at the front

[jord294 91]

[shalmaneser 26]

 

mine, at the 'high' height i guess, will drop it a spine I think - when I can be bothered.

 

No rubbing though which is nice.

[marksorrento205 80]

Whats all this high or low position all about? You can set them to what ever height you want them at

 

 

Edit: A picture

Edited April 21, 2010 by marksorrento205

[jord294 91]

 

sorry. should of said. this is the set up i was very happy with

 

-35mm springs with standard front struts and rear beam distance between shocker mounts 308mm

[marksorrento205 80]

Andy, did that rub much on the back? Is that the 6 powered one?

[Fox 3]

[jord294 91]

Andy, did that rub much on the back? Is that the 6 powered one?

 

no rubbing at all mark, even with a full tank

 

std 8v. gutted i sold her. should of spent my money on respray

[shalmaneser 26]

Whats all this high or low position all about? You can set them to what ever height you want them at

 

I found that the splines only go in certain ways, one was 'high' the other 'low'.

 

Although I wasn't able to get the bars out of both stub axles which may have made life a little more difficult.

[Jean_quemener 0]

I found that the splines only go in certain ways, one was 'high' the other 'low'.

 

this is what i have been told

 

mine sits very low going to have to get a pic to show, but then again i havent got an engine in my car at the moment, will the back come up a bit when the engine is in?

Edited April 21, 2010 by Jean_quemener

[Jrod 7]

From what you are saying you are doing it the wrong way I think.

 

You should slide the torsion bar out enough so both ends are not in. You then set the distance between the shock bolts and refit the torsion bars. You will have to rotate the bars until they slide straight in with no resistance. This way you can have any height you want.

 

Mine:

[Tom Fenton 1,540]

^What he said

 

This is my car with a 309 beam with Xsara VTS arms and +4mm each side track width.

 

Set at 302mm centres on 23mm bars I was expecting it to be a bit lower than it is.

 

[Jrod 7]

Set at 302mm centres on 23mm bars I was expecting it to be a bit lower than it is.

 

That's the fun of using uprated bars, trial and error is a PITA!

[j_turnell 136 3 Cars]

 

-35mm

[shalmaneser 26]

From what you are saying you are doing it the wrong way I think.

 

You should slide the torsion bar out enough so both ends are not in. You then set the distance between the shock bolts and refit the torsion bars. You will have to rotate the bars until they slide straight in with no resistance. This way you can have any height you want.

 

I'd like to be able to do this but as mentioned one of the TBs is basically welded into the swingarm. I'll get it apart over the summer and get a serious press on it which should make life easier!