Ok dudes cheapo`s for me! What about the front ones.Got to take the engine and box out so i`ll change them all.She`s been clunking alittle up front recently so i guess something knackered. Oh yeh,got a cracking deal on the rear vibratech engine mounts at inters this year.They don`t seem any harsher than the standard ones but are quite a bit more expensive. Edited by: micky1
acf - mine wasnt too bad, and my car is an 88 model Micky - the wishbones can be a pain in the arse to press in, but aint too bad. Like all things, easy once you've found the best way
I got a brake line spanner from halfords for a fiver, made the job a bit easier. I also replaced the solid lines and swapped the rubber flex`s for braded lines while I was in there, it make sense to do it all at once since you have to take the lot off anyway.
Just replace all the lines and hoses on my rear beam and mashed in the bug pack rear beam bush insert. Not sure what it will do. Didn't buy a brake line spanner as i am not a spanner and didn't envisage rounding any nuts. Copper pipe and fitting are a piece of pis5 to fit the b@stard bit is getting the old ones off. Cut most of them off as they were just large lumps of rust. Steel pipe is a bit shagged on the rest of the car so may replace that as well. Actually quite enjoyed it, think I will go work for Kwik-fit!!
an other (cheaper) options for new brake lines other than goodridge? i can't really afford them, could always get new o.e. ones, not ideal, but may be better?
You can get earls but they`re about the same price, I just changed them to save me doing it all over again later. You may as well leave the flexis until you buy braided stuff and do it later, unless the rubber flexi`s are completely shagged.. I`m not a spanner either and have used it on a few other cars since so it`s paid for itself really..
im gona get new wishbones soon (cause the ECP ones i fitted are Cr*p). ANy ideas where i can buy decent wishbones with good front bushes in them already or should i buy the wishbones seperate and put decent bushes in them?
hey mk2, got 2 bare wishbones from GSF, and just fitted poly bushes. the wishbones came to 26 quid and bushes were 15 i think, they are just bug pack ones so gsf will give you the price. if your going to do it might as well get new ball joints at the same time.
i replaced them all 6 months ago but the bushes i think are of poor quality (they came with the wishbones fitted) and i did the ball joint then as well, so thot mite be able to take the current ball joints and put them on the new wishbones. Are the bushes ok? were they hard to fit??
no just got them squeezed in with a vice, dead easy if u've got newish wishbones just replace the bushes mate.
good stuff. doing the brakes as well at the same time so thot mite save bit of time. roll on friday when i get paid
How can you see if the wishbones have seen better days? Rust, bent arms? Just wondering if I should change them as well whist I am under there doing ARB's, Bushes, bearings, ball joints and brakes. I suppose for 26 I might as well, or would be a waste of money?
I got Febi ones bare from C+R (other people have had problems with these though), I think 26 for the pair at inters. I had no bother, poewerflex bushes went in nice `n` snug and it all fitted fine.
