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Llanigraham:
With a 40,mm lift you are going to need to modify the bottom chassis rails and possible fit new offset bushes for the steering arms. Try it as standard first and see how effective it is.

V8MoneyPit:

--- Quote from: Llanigraham on March 18, 2010, 14:49:26 ---With a 40,mm lift you are going to need to modify the bottom chassis rails and possible fit new offset bushes for the steering arms. Try it as standard first and see how effective it is.

--- End quote ---

Good point.

We fitted a 50mm lift and it needed significant chunks of 'chassis' rail cut away. Not just the hole in the inner wing as the instructions suggested. It still just about catches the track rod on the rails at full lock/full rebound, but our MOT tester is quite generous!

Also, on our TD4, the LH rail has a fuel pipe junction piece on top of the rail. This had to be relocated down onto the inside of the rail.

We also fitted adjustable camber pins to the front. The rear seemed to remain within factory tolerances. Even with the pins, the front tyres scrub the insides away. We have the tracking set as per factory specs. I tried toeing it in a little more, but it squealed like crazy round corners. Sounded like a car chase through a car park in a Hollywood movie  :lol:


Edit..... sorry my editing was rubbish earlier so have re-worded the above to make sense!

maddogz:
Good job I didn't buy the 'bolts straight on' kit off the bay then [-X.
How much ££ am I looking at for a sumpguard then?
Any recommendations?

Andy

Llanigraham:
If you have access to some 3 or 4mm ali plate/chequer plate I have the drawings for the sump guard

V8MoneyPit:

--- Quote from: Llanigraham on March 18, 2010, 18:00:39 ---If you have access to some 3 or 4mm ali plate/chequer plate I have the drawings for the sump guard

--- End quote ---

Ooo..... I'd be interested, please, please and pretty please  :lol: Is 3 or 4mm up to the job? I suppose it's better than the standard item!

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