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Post by wildplumdx on Oct 14, 2006 11:06:16 GMT 12
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Post by mikuni on Oct 14, 2006 11:20:10 GMT 12
Perhaps you could try disconnecting your rear sway bar and seeing if that makes a difference. I didn't think the sedans even had sway bars!? I actually found that mine is bent a couple of days ago.
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Post by wildplumdx on Oct 14, 2006 11:44:54 GMT 12
yeah thanks will do that ive been messing round with it and got it too 8mm diff no idea how but its sitting on bumps now half bumps so guna see if the bumps are cut in half proper ive cho[ped way to much outta the springs now guna have to get new ones dammit
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Post by defcon on Oct 14, 2006 11:47:52 GMT 12
while your at it take the panhard rod off and see if that amkes a difference.
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Post by wildplumdx on Oct 14, 2006 12:11:22 GMT 12
just took it for a drive on half bumpys and ride is so gay car keep slamming into the road :S and trying to get back up the driveway oooh god burnouts up the driveway lol so i gotta go higher be buying me some new springs ! and yeah i'll do all that after lunch  |
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Post by mikuni on Oct 14, 2006 12:27:11 GMT 12
Fuk! I just pulled my rear swaybar out. What a weird set up. It was pulling up on the diff so hard I could barely even loosen the bolts from where it attaches to the diff. Then as I pulled them out it just slammed up onto the diff! Fully shouldn't do that. I'm pretty sure the sway bar was wrong because it wasn't even clearing the diff head. It was pushing on the diff head so hard that it had worn a grove in it about 8mm deep! And on top of all that the sway bar was bent, which I mentioned before. I seriously have no idea what is going on with it.
Car still seems to handle the same without it. I was hoping that fukt swaybar was going to be the answer to my diff skipping problem. Its maybe a little more floaty on the corners in the rear without it in there, but hardly noticeble and still lifts a rear wheel.
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Post by wildplumdx on Oct 14, 2006 14:20:40 GMT 12
yes i've sussed it finally just went down to a dudes place in my lil town that i know had a gem and he hooked me up with rear springs for free! went home cut one side 10mm higher then other plus didnt cut them so dam low and now my gem sits bang on ! finally man what a mish
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Post by defcon on Oct 14, 2006 14:56:59 GMT 12
haha man thats a ghetto fix, but at least its got you sorted.
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Post by wildplumdx on Oct 14, 2006 14:57:48 GMT 12
and now its the same again all i did was put the rubber things back on the springs and its all turned to crap again i'm 13mm out again so it can Barry Whiteing stay like it
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Post by wildplumdx on Oct 14, 2006 18:00:47 GMT 12
oh man this gemini cant make its mind up measured again and now its bang on ? i dunno lol
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Post by zep on Oct 14, 2006 18:05:35 GMT 12
Where are you measureing from/to?
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Post by 77vette on Oct 14, 2006 19:09:59 GMT 12
Haha this is funny as! the ultimate gemini lowering saga haha. I've never measured the height of mine aye. I just used my eyes and it worked out well ;D Mikuni: you say u cant notice the difference after removing your swaybar. Id say this is cos the suspension is so low/stiff. Is this an aftermarket swaybar or what? Also another question (which has probably been covered elsewhere  ): Does anybody know if chevette wagons have the same rear suspension setup as sedans? i know hatchs are different but im not sure about wagons. |
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Post by wildplumdx on Oct 14, 2006 22:12:10 GMT 12
from hub to guard and yes plumb
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Post by mikuni on Oct 15, 2006 0:53:09 GMT 12
Also another question (which has probably been covered elsewhere ): Does anybody know if chevette wagons have the same rear suspension setup as sedans? i know hatchs are different but im not sure about wagons. Yeah the wagons are the same as the hatch chevettes. They have angled shocks which changes things around a little. It was a standard bar as far as I know. Was tiny and nutsty. The car does feel abit more floaty on the corners aye. Doesn't turn in aswell, which is what I was expecting as apparantly the gems/vettes pivot off the back wheels. So if it is abit sloopy it won't turn in as well, regardless of how tight the front is. I'm pretty sweet with it tho. It only lifts a wheel if I corner real hard under throttle. I'm pretty sure its just that the shocks are too short but thats a sacrifice I made to get it low. Its all good. I might change things around when I get a proper diff, but untill then riding on 3 wheels round corners is pretty fun! haha. |
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Post by 77vette on Oct 15, 2006 1:17:33 GMT 12
Barry White that sounds pretty ruthless aye ive gota get some shocks sorted soon for mine its a bit mental how uncaptive my springs are at the moment. I nearly painted my wheels and headlight surrounds matt black today but i chickened out however i did notice a really small opel badge on my wheels  |
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): Does anybody know if chevette wagons have the same rear suspension setup as sedans? i know hatchs are different but im not sure about wagons.