camber and freshenup
To get prepped for the install of the new brakes the tapped struts to receive the adapter bracket received a rebuild, and the new yellow koni's
Starting with the removal of the totally destroyed dust shields (custom aluminium ones will be made in the future)
After which the steering arms got a delete, since the txr roll steer kit removes them entirely from the equation
Continued with scraping of the rubber coating and some sandblasting to get them prepped and ready for paint
I also made this little tool to torque the strut tops, two old hex bolts, 5mm plate and a file did the trick
With the struts themselves sorted, I moved to deal with the annoying issue of the txr plates shifting which I solved by welding them into place (I chose 50% ackerman to try as they adjust from full parallel to full ackerman)
I found out later that the new bolts supplied with the kit are grade 10.9 compared to the stock 8.8 and are tightened to 105Nm with some locktite for good measure, which explains part of the problem
Also bought and freshened up this lot for the new setup:
And fixed my previous camber modding sins by using the drill press and measurement this time around
I used the original front studs from the old plates which seemed better quality and pulled in better than the aftermarket replacements, as I stripped the other set trying to pull them in to the drilled holes, whereas the volvo ones went straight in
Pretty content with the result!
I also got around to testing some prototype valve setting tools I made or myself and my brother
Installed the rear distributor delete plug
And got the plate I got lasercut to keep it there installed as well
The upgrades made a big difference, the car feels much more stable now, the 50% ackerman was a bit strange at first, but in high speed corners the added grip when pushing is definitely noticeable. With the new lsd rear axle in the works, it should also be better in low speed corners, with less front end push making the ackerman change noticeable due to the locker