Friday, May 7, 2010

Not so bad at all

First let's look at picture of the jeep after settlement of the springs and short ride around the block. It's high, but not so bad. It looks like at launch when torque rises the front :). I don't like it, but see no major reason to panic. It still looks more or less ok. Hope I will be able to fit bigger wheels to compensate this:
Many changes happened in the garage. First - old driveshafts from A80q don't fit, because they are using 108mm inner CV joints and have different lenghts. As my car is from my. 87 - it has 100mm inner CV joints and bit different differential housing. So just another challenge. So as always - whole strut is taken out and disassembled:After quite a while old CV joints taken off the driveshaft (wasn't able to get outer CV joint myself, "outsourced" this operation to local auto repair workshop. And driveshaft with everything necesessary is in place (after "just" two days of work(!)) :
Rear suspension assembled. It is interesting how flash is showing all impurities on the black. I think it's just dust with grease on the wishbone, because that spots were not visible with naked eye.
You have probably noticed, that wheel rim bolted. It's my R17 AZEV's (ATEV) test fit. Seem to clear everything at the rear
Nice. I have no idea how those huge wheels will look with skinny tires (can't get wide tire for cheap, so probably I will go for 215/40 R17, which looks pathetic on this size of rim).

And what awaits me today. Hope I will manage with fitting of struts this week. It's very slow, because every step is literally full of traps. I'm retapping some holes, replacing (sometimes going to buy) necessary parts, loosing tools in the garage, etc.

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