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Lillee
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Clean? Whats that?

Hmmm cleaning equal's it will rust...

Leave it Dirty & its protected!


Hmm , sounds like a job for Mythbusters to me :lol:


:lol: That's all I've been watching here in the States.

I said it before and I'll say it again, GO HYDRO!!! :P :wink:

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yep, and id clean it too and give it a coat of paint befor you put i t back :


and paint 8)

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Ok..for those that are still with us...

I spent today cleaning the arm, the area around it and a general degrease of everything that I pulled apart. The arm got a once over and was stripped and cleaned of all the old grease.

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I got the new cone into position and compressed ready to go and the top arm is back in place with nice new grease 8)

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All that's left to do is fit the Hi-Lo's (which need to be machined first so that they go lower), and reattach the ball joint and shockabsorber...then onto side 2 :lol:

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You may wont to change that bumper rubber also Josh...its looks...Um...D.e.d

Other wise...keep the info comming :wink:

What Colour are you coing to paint it all...Blue I'm Guessing

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You may wont to change that bumper rubber also Josh...its looks...Um...D.e.d


Look again gaf, it's a NEW one!

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Not the rebound Buffer

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:lol: ...yes it's NEW @ $12ea :shock: ....must be melbourne prices ;)

No paint for the top arm, just a good clean..

Bottom arm may get a coat of paint though, in flat black ;) ...the blue grease is enough :lol:

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Not the rebound Buffer


Ahh..yep the bump stop will be getting replaced too 8)

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Okaay...DONE 8)

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All I can say is WOW...sooo comfy now...i can fly over speed humps and hardly notice...I actually tense up expecting a big jolt and bang that's usually accompanied by kidney pain :lol: ...but then nothing happens..it just goes by 8)

Throwing it around a bumpy roundabout shows much less, if any bump steer..so that's good..

Not sure whether handling is better or worse :? ...i think there is more traction available...but ultimately less grip as there is now more positive camber..I'll work on that. :)

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Yer you should;ve left it low.
Now its higher, its put the geometry out.
Mine was like this, till i lowered the front down.
Sits like 0* now.
Might have to invest in adjustable bottom arms still tho....
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Don't worry Josh, by the time you're my age, it'll be level!!! 8)

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It was too low before, sitting on the bump stops and the tire was hitting the guard cracking the flares...not to mention no suspension travel and the handling although good on smooth roads, caused the front end to bounce all over the place in bumpy corners..

It wants to be about 1 finger lower, and i'll just get either adjustable arms or 1.5 neg 1 piece bottom arms...

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