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Ive been thinking about upgrading for some time now and will probably have to do some thing before the next MOT due to Flexi's blowing. Im thinking of going with a Pure Motorsport system... What systems would you recommend and why? I want to go with performance over noise.

I hadn't realised you'd linked in the photos when I first read your post. These really help illustrate what Im going to have to do and will make me more confident carrying it out myself, thanks. Ill take some pictures when I come to doing the job to mine to demonstrate the state of them.

Thanks for the response Suj, im going to follow your advise on this... So be it during the week between Christmas and NY, but I'll have plenty of time to get the car on axle stands to be able to attempt the job! The Discs dont need replacing as I had then changed earlier in the year, so Ill...

Greetings every one, Ive recently been notified of the ABS / ESP sensor error on the dash warning. Is this a job that can be easily worked, when I was cleaning the wheel arches earlier in the year, I noticed some corrosion around the back of the rear disks, this is where the ABS ring is...

I managed to get the bolt off that on the strut arm onto the carriers but the bolts on the drop bar links are way to tight, I even tried a breaker bar on it. so I think the angle grinder is a good option & some fresh parts

& it now looks like this. I just have the front to tackle now

Thanks guys but I managed to get a 6m spanner on the top mount shaft to hold it & than undid the bolt. I was a bit stuck at the time as the springs looked like this

Do you know what, spanner springs to mind!!! A 6m one ‍♂️

Ok so I thought I’d attempt the rear suspension which I thought was going well until it came to undoing the top mounts on the strut arms, When I go to turn the bolt the suspension thread twists with it ‍♂️ I thought it would be a straight bolt off job, do I need a particular tool for the job?

Mission aborted.... I think I was a little over ambitious trying to tackle the front at least on my own. as the title suggests I had to stop as I wasn’t getting any where, I couldn’t undo the bolt holding the anti drop bar, the 5m key head has rounded off so the bolt & thread just spins... I...

A place I’ve always used as a bench mark to go is Etbtyres.co.uk I’ve just searched & they have 225 45 R17 stock

So for peace of mind I checked and I think you can just make out from the image the 8j17 with the x,

It’s cool, I find it interesting on all these different variances to be honest & it’s on my mind now so it’s always best to find out. I wanted the slightly wider wheels & look which is why I went for them in the end.

I’ll have to get the wheel off & have another look, i do remember seeing the 7.5 & the 8j markings at the time, so I measured them to check the width due to tyre size. I got them from pure motorsport earlier in the year. I was debating between these & the ultraleggara’s. But with a sale on...

I’ve got the Cup Racer Speedlines, to my understanding they’re 8j width. I’ve thought about getting spacers but then heard mixed reviews so have decided against it.

Good choice, I remember now when I was looking for mine the price difference between the 225 to 235 being bonkers

I went with 225/45 on mine, based on the size being cheaper than the 215/45. On the 7.5j I was running Goodyear’s But with the speed lines being 8j, I went with Michelin’s on the 225’s. The grip is so much better. If you were to go a further size up in width then I’d imagine the grip being...

So its still work in progress, but ive managed to assemble the front struts up, I thought id attach a picture, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but then I did decide to buy the coil spring compressor like the one Turkie172 posted. No way would I have been able to assemble them with out...

Yes looking forward to the springs arriving now so I can crack in with it. Yeah I ordered the rear dampers as well, the ones that are on it aren’t in bad condition but I thought it would be best to do the whole lot So looking forward to getting it all sorted now

From the top we have the top mount/ bearing / bump stop / gaitor (all pre assembled) / strut. I’ve tried to capture the part numbers for future reference if interested. RPD did email me the diagram of the difference between the pre 2010 & post 2010 set ups if you are interested. just waiting on...