quick help needed fitting lowering blocks..

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is the bit of the protruding rubber bump stop supposed to fit in the hole in the lowereing block? mine doesnt , the bump stop is far too big for the hole

[Dalek]

Remove the rubber bit m8 then fit the blocks.

[ChristophStone]

How much are you lowering it by mate? get some pics up when it's done!

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Remove the rubber bit m8 then fit the blocks.

remove the rubber? is that practical? it must be there for a reason, saying that if your method is safe im up for it!

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How much are you lowering it by mate? get some pics up when it's done!

 

just coming down an inch to match up with the coilovers at front.

[Anglia68]

Like Dalek says,just throw the rubber away and then fit the blocks.

It's only there as an insulator against road noise but tbh you won't notice any difference with it removed.

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

that pic there take the whole bracket off which has the rubber in it

 

knock it off with a hammer then there must be a nipple or bolt through the spring which will sit in the lowering block

 

put the rubber on the top of your block then into the axel

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erm... what

 

done it now anyway dave, i cut the rubber down , on the other side i had to make a bush (out of copper pipe and pushbike hanlebar)as the locating peg was too small for the locating hole, its a snug fit now

 

before....

 

and after...

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

ok looks good

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cheers dave, might even have to go another inch when i get the 60 profile tyres on, altho you know the problems with speedbumps up my street dont ya

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its about an inch lower all round now.

[ChristophStone]

Can't argue with that mate, it looks f*cking amazing

[Chris!]

Tonnyyyyyyy dont change your tyres, that looks perfect

[vibrating_Cake]

the tyres do look a little bit on the large side now its lowered.....

[vibrating_Cake]

and you have... CARPET... in your workshop..... and its CLEAN...

 

 

im jealous!

[bigglesmk2]

Do ya know what Tony.......

 

 

......i really like your car

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ive got to change the tyres as these wont last the season out..

im dropping from 185 70's to 185 60's.

cant go wider than 185's by the way, not on a mk1.

[ChristophStone]

Cooper do their cobra tyres in 175/70/13 if you wanted to keep the white lettered look.

 

Bit tall and thin but I haven't found any others currently on the market that aren't 205/60/13. Bit ghey really, because I really want white letters for mine whe I get it.

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you cn buy stick on tyre letters and stick on whitewall rims chris..

 

biggles , ta mate,

[ChristophStone]

Do they look any good though? I know you can get pens that do them too but I always assumed actual raised white letters would look better and the stick on ones or the pens would look a bit naff.

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my letters arnt raised, they are set into the tyres, they were white origially but they go yellow so i redo mine every coupla months with white pen.

[samurai]

Keep the tyres and lower it more

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have a scout round here chris..http://www.northhantstyres.com/

oh but before you do bare this in mind, i cant wait to get shut of the white lettering, as carefull as i am somtimes you just cant help scrubbing the kerb which just destroys the white lettering and makes the tyre look awfull, itl be even worse with raised letters! mark my words mate.

[caprinerd]

i think the white letters give it more of the 70`s feel mate ok i know what your saying about scrubbing but thats part and parcle of white letters and walls

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yeah your right but ive had enough of it, pisses me right off when it happens, have to rush home, clean smudged white paint off with thinners and start again lol