This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Brembo and pagid are both pretty good. As above make sure you fit the spacers on the rear, and be prepared for a fight with the disc retaining screw on the front. While you're there I'd have a look at the rubber boots on the slider pins.
I'd go with rear discs with the bearings already in place, so much easier than trying to press a bearing in etc. Fronts and rears I would go with Brembo which are a decent brand and good value, if you go too cheap on the rear the bearings will be rubbish. Just remember to put the spacer/washer...
Apologies for the resurrection, but wanted to get some definitive answers for:
Front strut 'compression' nut/spacer & front strut top nut in engine bay. Have found conflicting info for both online - some have the compression nut listed at 20nm and top mount at 65nm, and vice versa (KYB have one...
...the black powder coating.
Got the Powerflex black series axle bushes in and the brackets on, then got the stub axles, 1° camber shims, PMS spacers and caliper brackets all bolted up
The axle is basically ready to bolt on now, I'm going to try to do it in the garage, as I don't really...
The paint finish on the bumper looks just as good if not better than what it was from the factory so you're all good 👌
As for the brake discs, since they're nla you can use 172 discs which are 280mm or bin the caliper spacers and drop back down to the standard discs
I investigated the whistling noise convinced it is an air leak in the vaccum system as it is come from around the inlet manifold somewhere. After a comment from my wife about how strong it smells of petrol after running I thought hmm you're right and had a look at the fuel injectors. Maybe a...
...sound slightly better as thicker material etc. The 172 seats are much firmer than the standard billabong seats..i actually think the original drivers one was starting to collapse as a bit higher seating position now. I might pull the spacers if needs be to drop it a little.
Thanks for reading!!
...friction plate, new driver's side driveshaft and carrier, fully rebuilt JC5-129 with Quaife QDF6M LSD by Stephen McMenemy, Hubcentrics spacers front (18mm) and rear (10mm). Everything there was bought new, bar the gearbox.
Following that I had it setup including corner weighting at NADUK for...
...turned out it was the regulator as can be seen when I got the old one out
Fixed the wheel fitment at the front with 16mm hub centric wheel spacers. Never ran spacers before but the 2118's are et38 and as can be seen didn't fill the arch so spacers were the only option.
Before
After
Also...
Ahh ok, yeah i've only seen pics of the kit and the spacers didn't look too thick.
Maybe do a few Photoshops of your current brakes to see what colour works.
The godspeed kit come with spacers, I believe it's just a 9mm spacer that's required though so I could easily knock some up. The BM has silver calipers and I think they need to stand out a little bit more. Maybe a light blue as the pear is slightly blue on the car 🤔.
Looking at the Godspeed kit i think all they need is a small spacer which you'll be able to knock up in work.
Being a white car, a fresh silver colour might work?
Hi all, does anyone know where I can get or if someone has a spare steering wheel spacer kit for a 172 ph 1 with original steering wheel.
Much appreciated,
Steve Dortmund Germany.
Hi, sorry about not answering promptly. We still make these.
I see some people writing me private messages but seems I can’t answer. I suppose because I’m not logging into the forum since A LOT.
Please contact us from the website.
Thank you for your interest in my spacer!
This thread is where...
...Approx 1kg more on r26 discs vs kangoo. Note r26 disc is wider, so will increase track width by approx 12mm. This is good as i run 10mm pms spacers on the back for inner arch clearance.
Bought a spare kangoo stub axle to mock up.
Mocked up spare disc, bolts straight on no drama, abs sensor...
Still no codes but I went out for a drive earlier and the secondary lambda was showing between 107mV and 819mV, which appears to be outside the normal range.
My question is why it took nearly 1000 miles to trigger some sort of error. If the spacer is doing nothing then surely driving across...
Thought to myself, I'll whip the spacers out the rear, no worries should take an hour.... Absolutely welded to the stub axle. Lots of swearing, cutting and hammering and they came off. Took it for a drive and doesn't rub on speed bumps so I'll call that a win.
Look decent fitment wise. But that rear wheel not sitting in the centre of the arch makes my teeth itch. Probably a trick of the lens so don’t panic Roj
Wheel bolts arrived so wheels on. It must have some rear spacers I didn't know about as it shouldn't be that tight lol. Good job I didn't get 7.5j wheels. I'm sure the rear arches will self clear or ill get the hammer out. Even going round the block, you can tell the AR1s are serious. A lot more...
Also fitted some new spacers, 15mm hubcentric on the front and 5mm slip on ones on the back in addition to the 10mm axle spacers I already had. Doesn't look half bad 😍
The left one is correct, I just don't have enough of them because they are only fitted to the rear due to running longer bolts on the front for spacers. Now I have removed the spacers To fit the new wheels, I don't have the right bolts to bolt them on at the front.