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talon
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« on: April 28, 2009, 11:28:21 AM »
Finally got around to replacing the rear suspension on my car. I decided to upgrade to the adjustable dampers from Spax as they are cheaper and ride much better than the Lotus ones, not to mention that they are both ride height and rebound adjustable. I did the front last year and it really woke the handling up without compromising ride quality. Right now, the rear is about 1/2 inch lower than it was with the factory setup but I may go another 1/2 inch once I let the units settle in a bit.

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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2009, 01:39:44 PM »
That top nut looks like it could be a biatch to remove... 1/8 turn at a time  sleepy2
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« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2009, 12:37:24 PM »
Nah - there is enough room to get a long socket over it.
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« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2009, 01:20:26 PM »
How does it handle?  Have you flogged it yet?

Pretty soon, I will own land on one of those curvey roads I took you guys on.  So I'll have the opportunity to scout out more roads in the area for future drives.  Grin
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« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2009, 04:21:58 PM »
I haven't serisouly flogged it yet, but there is already an amazing difference. Hopefully I'll get to play with it more over the weekend. I want to dial the suspension in a bit as well.
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