So yesterday I started on my list of things to sort before Japfest
Didn't get as far as I wanted to due to spending some time on stiff bolts, but some good progress nevertheless
Started off with the big job 1st, changing out the rear wheel nuts so I could use my new spacers on the rear. Obviously jack the car up and take the wheel off 1st
Remove the 2 x 19mm bolts holding the rear caliper in place, these may be a bit stiff so a good douse of WD40, as long a wrench as you can get on it and some elbow grease will get them shifted
Once the caliper is off, rest it on the suspension assembly in the wheel arch, being careful not to bend the brake line too much
You'll then have to take the brake disc off. This does just simply come off, with a bit of force! A rubber mallet did the job for me
Then it's time to hammer out the old bolts
And compare against the new ones
Once all five are out, you've got to work out the best place where there's a gap in the hub to put the longer bolts into before putting them through the holes. I could only manage to fit 4 before they were catching on the handbrake springs when spinning it round due to the backs still sticking out a little
So the next step is to refit the brake disc with the 4 studs in place, and use STEEL wheel nuts to pull the bolts into place on the hub:
By tightening the nut on the bolt, it will pull the head of the bolt snugly into place. Once all 4 are done, you can then remove the brake disc and do the same with the 5th as you'll be able to turn the hub without the other bolt heads catching
You're then left with a hub with 5 longer bolts, simply refit the brake disc, refit the caliper and tighten the bolts, put the spacer on and refit the wheel
10mm wider on the rear, might want a bit more...
Next job was to lower the rear, wasn't happy with it sitting up in the air
How she sits now:
Not much arch gap left!!!
Car feels a lot more planted with the rear on the floor and spaced out slightly as well, love it
Removed the rear splash guards as well as they kept catching on things
Wanted to take the fronts off but need to get some pliers on a couple of the screws that are rusted in place
Rear drop links wouldn't budge, need to get Kaizer Motors to take a look I think
All the other bits will be attempted at the weekend