Stephenvenning
Gold Member
forged meg 197 cup
- Thread starter Markmec
- Start date
Whislt I’ve been looking/working on the car I’ve noticed the rear pads were exceptionally low, so ordered them from Ktec and they arrived yesterday.
So having a bit of free time today, I thought I’d change them.. so go to my toolbox to grab my wind back tool and recall lending it to a mate and it hasn’t been returned. Anyway, looked at the car to find the piston wedged solid and the dust seal torn in half.
So have now ordered a pair of rear calipers from RPD today, hopefully they will be here tomorrow. Will get them fitted with the new pads (DS2500’s) then still have to bleed the brakes, fit the new clip to the osf out cv gaitor, new pinch bolt to nsf lower ball joint, then set the ride height and get the geo/tracking done. Then hopefully get the car mapped.
All being well snetterton on the 22nd is still a possibility, fingers crossed.
So having a bit of free time today, I thought I’d change them.. so go to my toolbox to grab my wind back tool and recall lending it to a mate and it hasn’t been returned. Anyway, looked at the car to find the piston wedged solid and the dust seal torn in half.
So have now ordered a pair of rear calipers from RPD today, hopefully they will be here tomorrow. Will get them fitted with the new pads (DS2500’s) then still have to bleed the brakes, fit the new clip to the osf out cv gaitor, new pinch bolt to nsf lower ball joint, then set the ride height and get the geo/tracking done. Then hopefully get the car mapped.
All being well snetterton on the 22nd is still a possibility, fingers crossed.
In balls deep now Mark! Hope you make the 22nd and she don’t disappoint.
Stick with it. Ive been there, done that, its is well worth it in the end.
Well had a few hours on the car today.
New rear calipers and DS2500’s fitted to the rear.
New cv joint clip fitted
New lower ball joint bolt fitted
Bled the brakes as the whole system had been emptied, new braided hoses and front calipers rebuilt. So in with some RBF600.
Coil overs adjusted for ride height, rear seems ok, front needs to go lower.
All I need to do before Saturday afternoon is adjust front ride height, geo and tracking setup, and mapping, so fingers crossed should make snetterton Sunday.
New rear calipers and DS2500’s fitted to the rear.
New cv joint clip fitted
New lower ball joint bolt fitted
Bled the brakes as the whole system had been emptied, new braided hoses and front calipers rebuilt. So in with some RBF600.
Coil overs adjusted for ride height, rear seems ok, front needs to go lower.
All I need to do before Saturday afternoon is adjust front ride height, geo and tracking setup, and mapping, so fingers crossed should make snetterton Sunday.
What did you use as a guideline for ride height? I think mine could go down another 10mm all round
Tried and tested method
Yeah geo all set up. Pop over and say hi on Sunday I’ll show you how bad a driver I am
If I pop over to see you, you’ll be in the passenger seat getting schooled . Lol
Tried and tested method
Yeah geo all set up. Pop over and say hi on Sunday I’ll show you how bad a driver I am
Haha! Round coram I tend to slide from drivers to passenger seat so I’m used to it!
Roughly 70-75mph. Couple of guys on coilies were about 3-5mph quickerHaha!
What sort of speed you doing round there before the coil overs?
You probably need some nice 197 cup recaros.
