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[Centurion07]

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[stiggy]

Surely the gas struts will affect the bonnet deployment system?

I know this isn't really relevant unless you hit a pedestrian - but perhaps could have legal ramification if you did given it has the potential to make the injury more serious?

Just sayin' ?

 

[Centurion07]

Tough titty. Don't step out in front of my car.

 

[SteveS]

This might be a daft question, but i'll ask it anyway. Do the hood struts make the bonnet easier to lift or additionally heavy?

 

[Twin Turbo]

Surely the gas struts will affect the bonnet deployment system?

I know this isn't really relevant unless you hit a pedestrian - but perhaps could have legal ramification if you did given it has the potential to make the injury more serious?

Just sayin' ?

A good point. However, many cars use active bonnets now, such as the Jaguar XF, and that has hood struts, as can be seen here. Of course, it could be that the struts are designed to break when the active system goes off :shrug:

 

[Centurion07]

This might be a daft question, but i'll ask it anyway. Do the hood struts make the bonnet easier to lift or additionally heavy?

Yes it is a stupid question. ;)

The bonnet is sooooo much nicer to open now. Whereas before it was quite a hefty bit of metal to lift aaalllllll the way up, now you lift it about a third of the way up and the struts take over and gently finish the job.

Closing it means gently pulling it down to overcome the struts and then keeping hold of it before it drops all the way and then dropping it the last 8" or so. That said, I think you could possibly let it go right from the point where the struts are "beaten". Depends how hard you're bothered about your bonnet slamming.

Definitely recommend getting some though.

 

[SteveS]

Yes it is a stupid question. ;)

The bonnet is sooooo much nicer to open now. Whereas before it was quite a hefty bit of metal to lift aaalllllll the way up, now you lift it about a third of the way up and the struts take over and gently finish the job.

Closing it means gently pulling it down to overcome the struts and then keeping hold of it before it drops all the way and then dropping it the last 8" or so. That said, I think you could possibly let it go right from the point where the struts are "beaten". Depends how hard you're bothered about your bonnet slamming.

Definitely recommend getting some though.

Thanks for clarifying both my buffoonery and the strut operation
I actually have the Redline Elite struts, just no car to put them on yet.
The reason for asking was I was wondering how much resistance the struts would provide in the event of the bonnet deploying. The guys on the EU forum came to the conclusion that the hood would still be able to arc upwards with little or no interference from them.

 

[Centurion07]

I don't know.

Some struts are like the ones on that Jag i.e. the attachment points are "reversed" compared to the Redline ones, which may affect the operation of the explosive bits.

As TT mentioned, when those kind of struts are OEM they may be designed for that specific application as opposed to our retro-fit ones.

Either way, don't walk in front of my car and you won't get hurt! :lol:

 

[Centurion07]

FINALLY managed to get some time on my friendly mechanic's ramp!!

Ultimately not enough as it was a saturday plus I had a prior engagement so ended up only fitting the Eibach Pro-kit lowering springs & Steeda Subframe Bushings...but what a difference!!

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

I fully concur with [MENTION=13598]Gibbo205[/MENTION], the car now feels sooo much more planted at the rear. When you pull out of junctions, even with light throttle, it always felt like the car was struggling for traction and there would be a little bit of juddering; that's all gone now, not to mention the fact that now it looks like it should've from the factory; kickass and ready to rock!

Just need to get the vertical links, roll-bars & braces on now and then I'm done.

Annoyingly I did munch my way through a wheel nut this morning, luckily now I've done the springs I can fit the new wheels which I have a set of black nuts for so it's not an issue, but take care when doing the wheel nuts.

 

[Gibbo205]

That looks amazing, but looks higher than other cars that have the Pro kit, in the after photos had you taken the car for a drive before taking?

Also did you make sure to torque all bolts with the suspension loaded or car on the ground, or did you just tighten everything up whilst car was in the air?


P.S. Your missing a wheel nut in your rear wheel !!!!

 

[Centurion07]

Hmmmm, maybe it was the sport kit I had then? :lol: It was definitely the kit that gives the least drop.

The after pic of the front isn't quite the same angle but the difference is just as marked as the back.

I did it all while it was in the air as I was a bit pushed for time. Should they be done when on the floor then?

And yes, car had been driven about 4 miles back from the garage.

I'm hoping when the HRE wheels go on it will have a similar stance to yours regarding the "poke". Looking at [MENTION=16428]NewMustangDE[/MENTION]'s thread who has the same wheels, it should be perfect.

 

[Gibbo205]

Hmmmm, maybe it was the sport kit I had then? :lol: It was definitely the kit that gives the least drop.

The after pic of the front isn't quite the same angle but the difference is just as marked as the back.

I did it all while it was in the air as I was a bit pushed for time. Should they be done when on the floor then?

And yes, car had been driven about 4 miles back from the garage.

Ah that explains it then, your car will drop more for sure!

When you tighten everything in the air you have tightened the bushes in those positions which is wrong, bad for the bushes and means your car won't be at its true height.

Your supposed to clock the bushes, so essentially just take the slack from the bolts, but not tighten so still loose, drop car down, bounce on it a few times, then get under the car and torque all the bolts. If you have a ramp in a garage this is easy, if at home you need to drop the car down onto ramps so you can still get underneath to torque the bolts.

Do it this way is the correct way, bushes won't get damaged and the car will sit at correct height straight away.

The way you have done it is why many people say springs settle, they don't settle at all it is just because they torqued everything with the car in the air. ;)

 

[Centurion07]

P.S. Your missing a wheel nut in your rear wheel !!!!

Yes, that will be the one I munched. :doh:

 

[Gibbo205]

Yes, that will be the one I munched. :doh:

Did Ford not give you spare ones from when they fitted locking nuts? If not I have 4 spare ones, your welcome to one.

 

[Centurion07]

The way you have done it is why many people say springs settle, they don't settle at all it is just because they torqued everything with the car in the air. ;)

Well I did still have the pole-jack holding the subframe up so it wasn't hanging free.

I'm hoping it won't drop too much further as I quite like it as it is.

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