Author
|
Message |
|
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:29 am |
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 18, 2011 Posts: 7
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Newcastle
|
 |
My 206 has been dropped - shocks,springs and torsion bar so wondering how to raise the level of the rear bar as i have just had the shocks and springs changed and its still to low on the rear
| |  |
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:31 am |
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
Trade Rating: +65
Location: England
|
 |
A car just doesn't drop on its own. Sounds like something has failed.
| |  |
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:32 am |
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 06, 2011 Posts: 1850
Trade Rating: +8
Location: Wiltshire
|
 |
Lee wrote: |
A car just doesn't drop on its own. Sounds like something has failed. |
Don't they mean lowered Lee? Just take it to a garage and instead of having them lower the torsion bar have them raise it. simples.
| |  |
|
|
 |
 | |  |
| Renault Twingo 1.2 GT TCE, AP Coilovers, 25mm Hubcentric Wheel Spacers (Rear), 16" Speedline Turini Alloy Wheels, Renault Sport Cup Spoiler,, BMC F1 Panel Filter, Forge Dump Valve, Front Mounted Intercooler, K-Tec SS Cat-Back Exhaust System, K-Tec Decat Pipe, K-Tec Remap. 136.6 BHP 154.3 lbs/ft. | |
 | |  |
|
|
|
 |
|
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:41 am |
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 29, 2010 Posts: 3977
Trade Rating: +15
Location: Halifax
|
 |
JE_180 wrote: |
Lee wrote: |
A car just doesn't drop on its own. Sounds like something has failed. |
Don't they mean lowered Lee? Just take it to a garage and instead of having them lower the torsion bar have them raise it. simples. |
yeh was going to say. sounded like it had been lowered not the whole suspension has collapsed 
Raising the torsion bar should be easy enough seen as its already been done. Source yourself some new struts with coils from a scrap yard and get them changed over would be the easiest and you can sell the others.
| |  |
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:45 am |
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5120
Trade Rating: +19
Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
|
 |
Rob2859 wrote: |
Raising the torsion bar should be easier seen as its already been done. |
want to bet not always the case 
i have had a few "already been done" and been right gits 
took all day with heat and huge hammer to get a "already lowered" 180 bar out 
my new car has been done but couldnt get it out other day when i had a quick go :lol;
| |  |
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:52 am |
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 29, 2010 Posts: 3977
Trade Rating: +15
Location: Halifax
|
 |
Shouldn't be that much harder if they have been treated like they should with some kind of anti-sieze compound. When I do mine I am going to marinate everything in copper grease 
| |  |
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:58 am |
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 18, 2011 Posts: 7
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Newcastle
|
 |
I have had the shocks etc changed back to standard today but the rear is far too low so how hard a job is it to highten the torsion bar and does anyone know of a place near Newcastle which would do this
| |  |
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:05 am |
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 06, 2011 Posts: 1850
Trade Rating: +8
Location: Wiltshire
|
 |
carrolabs wrote: |
I have had the shocks etc changed back to standard today but the rear is far too low so how hard a job is it to highten the torsion bar and does anyone know of a place near Newcastle which would do this |
It's a job worth getting done in a garage tbh, some places are good and do it for £100 or less, others take the p**s and ask for alot more.
| |  |
|
|
 |
 | |  |
| Renault Twingo 1.2 GT TCE, AP Coilovers, 25mm Hubcentric Wheel Spacers (Rear), 16" Speedline Turini Alloy Wheels, Renault Sport Cup Spoiler,, BMC F1 Panel Filter, Forge Dump Valve, Front Mounted Intercooler, K-Tec SS Cat-Back Exhaust System, K-Tec Decat Pipe, K-Tec Remap. 136.6 BHP 154.3 lbs/ft. | |
 | |  |
|
|
|
 |
 |