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Old 19th January 2019, 17:53
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Well i've finally got off my laze @rse and sorted the front suspension!

First I whipped the front shocks off.




Disassemble




Then i ordered the new springs from Merlin Mororsports who are based on Castle Combe race circuit and have given me lots of great advice over the years.

Existing springs are 325lbs and give no flex whatsoever, but it does corner like it's on rails!

So i did some reading and saw that oem Vitesse/GT6 rating was about the 180/190 range and with the metalwork removed and replaced with fibreglass, but wanting slighlty firmer, i've now opted for 200lbs. TBH i'm not sure how lad-logic ended up with me getting the 325's in the first place, but we live and learn!

As i've gone quite a lot softer, before i ordered i looked at where the old shock seats had ended up being positioned and I decided to add an extra inch. (cue the abuse!)

New 200lbs x 9" springs on left, old 325lbs x 8" on right.




Everything was cleaned and inspected (all good) and then reassembled with the spring seats set at 1" up from lowest as a starting point.




All is now refitted and i took the opportunity with the wheels off to give the suspension a bit of a light clean.



Next, setting the ride height!
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