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    Diffs

    Yip 2 stud patterns but may sort it at some stage but focusing getting the car back on the road first. Not a huge problem though
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    Thanks for the info I appreciate it as im still learning all this stuff. Ill pull an axle and see what I have got cheers. It also has finned drums which doesnt seem to be super common? So just to clarify you think since the drum surface is 2.5" wide it should have a 2.5" shoe?
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    Whats the easyest way to confirm which bearing type / size I have?
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    Question regarding 9inch drum brakes, my impala has a 9inch in it and took a look at the drums on it in the weekend. One shoe on each side had delaminated and were floating in the drum and one side is missing the guide for the adjusting cable so cable is just floating around. Now i have no idea what car the diff was out of so when ordering new shoes does it matter as long as I get the right size or are there variences in the shoes for different models? Second question is the current shoes are 2" wide but drums measure 2.5" is this normal to create tollerance or the wrong shoes have been put in? Was thinking 2.5" shoes in the 2.5" drums might be to tight? 3rd question is there is a bit of grease seeping out into one of the drums how hard are these seals to replace? Cheers Michael
  5. Does anyone know the correct amount to lap valves? I cant find consistant info or is it personal preference? Some i have found lap the entire face others just do a 2-3mm band around the face. Heads are cast iron off a big block chev. Cheers in advance
  6. If someone else is paying to re paint your whole car you would be silly to not take it wouldnt you.
  7. Made it to lorneville a bit early haha heading to riverton shortly.
  8. No worries if you cange your mind we are meeting a mate at lorneville just before 11. We are taking skyline as wagons got no warrent and mates taking his nightrod
  9. https://m.facebook.com/488108934617483/photos/gm.1315286625290342/2268759793219046/?type=3&source=44 anyone heading along for a look tomorrow?
  10. Riverton car show this weekend anyone heading out for a look
  11. Thats what I was expecting i might have to do test bits to find out whats wrong a bit annoying but better to find it now i guess. Im guessing its user error not a product issue.
  12. I cleaned mine up with meths as per instructions then wax and grease remover then applied epoxy primer. The epoxy is super easy to chip off / hasn't stuck very well at all so I am thinking I went wrong using the meths. I will try cleaning up using thinners instead next time.
  13. I think its missing one cam retainer as well not sure how that went missing #shrugs shoulders
  14. We will head up on the sunday if nothing comes up busy saturday.
  15. How many people would really want to leave their cars there overnight these days, keen to find out more info. We will just be heading up for a day trip and im sure @kyteler will be the same if it still suits him.
  16. Cheers man much appreciated
  17. I was just about to ask the spring is only 15mm un captive it wont matter if the keeper is pretty much fully compressed even unloaded will it? I guess i can adjust it all a bit anyway so its not fully compressed anyway.
  18. @Truenotch I Just adjusted rear as per suggestions and it worked so now have 50mm droop (with springs un captive so will need to get some keepers). Thanks for your help guys much appreciated as I got myself overly confused. Good to know for the future as well.
  19. I read that the other day but got put off by spring not being captive haha but makes sense when you add keepers ill get into shed tomorrow afternoon and have a play.
  20. Rear coilover on the right of image. Cletus I tried that last night and it was pretty much already no preload so there was no change. Currently have 30mm droop. Cert guy said it needs to be 40mm and plenty of people have come back with it fixed but only suggested a shorter spring might help.
  21. Yea sorry yip you can adjust spring perch too, I was meaning for your main height adjustment you just use bottom mount
  22. Cheers for the reply ill sit down and get my head around that. Car is a r34 coupe and coilover height is adjusted by winding shock body up or down in the bottom mount spring perches stay put.
  23. Hey guys does anyone know how to get more rear suspension droop for a cert? My coilovers dont have enough droop even when fully extended the only thing I can imagine working is put a softer spring in so it sags a bit more at ride height. Coilovers are bc golds. I thought about a shorter spring but if its the same spring rate then the lower spring seat just moves up so shock is still in the same position therefore will still have same issue. Any ideas or am i missing something? Cheers
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