Stop the Bouncing!
It's been a while since the last update, so what's happened...well not a lot really, over the summer I fitted a set of Gaz Gold shock absorbers purchased from Absolutely Shocks . Fitting was really quite easy, well it was after I found some initial settings on Pistonheads.com. These initial settings refer to the number of clicks towards plus from full minus setting and the distance the spring retaining collar is screwed onto the barrel of the shock, measured from the bottom of the thread. These settings are not to be taken as the correct ones for all cars and preferences but they are a good starting point, at least they will get you to your favourite dealership or indie garage for a proper set up. So the settings I used are; Rear: 18 clicks, 35mm. Front: 12 clicks, 25mm. I also bought a new set of bolts from Steve Heath Engineering Ltd , which saved me having to clean up the old ones, and just generally for peace of mind. As mentioned before the job was quite straightforward, j...