Macca177
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- VS Statesman V8
Hey All.
Couple of questions. Have VS s3 v8 Statesman. Has lowered king springs all round.
Ever since ive had it about - 6 years and 150k kms or so, it has had a some amount of what feels like axles bounce. It was few and far between and easily manageable for most of the time, however in the last few months its now nearly all the time. It is load related (heavy acceleration/towing/up steep hills), changing tyre pressures does change the effect. I have done the uni's and center bearing and Cv boots and repacked all the bearings, recently.
I have not done rear shocks since i first bought the car, this is next to do.
It does have the o/e high performance diff (Not LSD). Any thoughts on what is the cause of the axle bounce/vibrations and next fix?
It has a bit of body roll, so I do want to upgrade shocks to firmer rears - any suggestions?
about to grab a new HD sway bar. Front suspension is all brand new.
Local shops just want to sell me whats on special, and seem to have no idea about valving.
Next issue - the key between selecting start and then back to On/Run has lost its spring to pull the key back. Is this as easy as just grab a barrel from wreckers and change the spring?
Thanks for reading.
Couple of questions. Have VS s3 v8 Statesman. Has lowered king springs all round.
Ever since ive had it about - 6 years and 150k kms or so, it has had a some amount of what feels like axles bounce. It was few and far between and easily manageable for most of the time, however in the last few months its now nearly all the time. It is load related (heavy acceleration/towing/up steep hills), changing tyre pressures does change the effect. I have done the uni's and center bearing and Cv boots and repacked all the bearings, recently.
I have not done rear shocks since i first bought the car, this is next to do.
It does have the o/e high performance diff (Not LSD). Any thoughts on what is the cause of the axle bounce/vibrations and next fix?
It has a bit of body roll, so I do want to upgrade shocks to firmer rears - any suggestions?
about to grab a new HD sway bar. Front suspension is all brand new.
Local shops just want to sell me whats on special, and seem to have no idea about valving.
Next issue - the key between selecting start and then back to On/Run has lost its spring to pull the key back. Is this as easy as just grab a barrel from wreckers and change the spring?
Thanks for reading.