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jord294

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hi guys

i'm after a little help please

i will be fitting eibach springs to the front of my car and am also overhauling the rear beam, and fitting 21mm torsion bars

is anyone running the same set up? if so, can you tell me what the distance was between the shocker bolts

thanks Smile

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Posted 13th Nov 2010 at 22:23

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I have this set up and lowered the ream beam to suit after refurbishing it, the bolts "I think" are normally 330mm apart so to lower it 30mm the same as what the Eibachs are supposed to the bolt measurement would be 310mm,
However when I set mine to this it was a bit high so I lowered it again using this method,

http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=63880&page=1

Mine on Eibachs was 605mm from the floor to the bottom of the arch so I set the rear distance to the same measurement Smile

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Posted 15th Nov 2010 at 00:13

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that's good to know. thanks

i was gonna go for a measurement of 312mm anyway

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Posted 15th Nov 2010 at 01:04

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I have not measured the bolt to bolt centre, but when fitting the 21mm bars I had to lift the trailing arm by about 25mm to get the same ride height as before.

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Posted 15th Nov 2010 at 02:31

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russian guy wrote:

I have not measured the bolt to bolt centre, but when fitting the 21mm bars I had to lift the trailing arm by about 25mm to get the same ride height as before.

that sort of makes sense.

i've only recently found out that the bigger the torsion bars, the less the measurement between the shocker bolts needs to be

it makes sense. as there is less 'give' in thicker bars

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Posted 15th Nov 2010 at 02:35

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well i've fitted the vts torsion bars, with a measurement of 311mm between the shocker mounts

also fitted the eibachs to the front.

i've taken measurements roughly from the sill to the floor.

at the front of the car i have a measurement of 140mm and the rear part of the sill is 160mm

so the car does sits lightly higher at the back

which i believe is how it should be, and should not be sitting level

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 00:08

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sounds just about right Andy, that's exactly the rake front to back that the rally build book states for both the 205 and 309 Smile

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 00:21

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welshpug! wrote:

sounds just about right Andy, that's exactly the rake front to back that the rally build book states for both the 205 and 309 Smile

nice one

will tighten everthing up next time i'm off work

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 00:25

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welshpug! wrote:

sounds just about right Andy, that's exactly the rake front to back that the rally build book states for both the 205 and 309 Smile

That is how my track car and standard GTi seats as well Wink

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Posted 17th Nov 2010 at 02:20

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job done

the final measurement was 308mm between shocker mounts, and eibach springs fitted to the front

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russian guy wrote:

welshpug! wrote:

sounds just about right Andy, that's exactly the rake front to back that the rally build book states for both the 205 and 309 Smile

That is how my track car and standard GTi seats as well Wink

+1 (when I had it...) The impreza sits a bit more than that, but it needs all the turn-in help it can get.

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looks spot on. thats the exact ride height i'm wanting mine to be.

Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 17:42

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gaz likes shmeat wrote:

looks spot on. thats the exact ride height i'm wanting mine to be.

+1, handy bit of info here cheers

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jord294 wrote:

job done

the final measurement was 308mm between shocker mounts, and eibach springs fitted to the front

Andy, what profile tyres are on your Nile?

Did the ride height come out the same both sides when you did it this way?

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matt evans wrote:

jord294 wrote:

job done

the final measurement was 308mm between shocker mounts, and eibach springs fitted to the front

Andy, what profile tyres are on your Nile?

Ta

The WRONG profile LOL

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