My Suspension upgrade!!

viper · 8th May 2005, 20:46

HI,
Have been following this post for a while now. Must say that design 5 is the best in my opinion.

Have a question for the moderators. Shouldnt the subjext be changed to which design is better or Sparco seats or something alike. I found no relevance to suspension upgrade in the last couple of posts here and feel that the topic has shifted.

Viper

Edmund · 10th May 2005, 03:49

Viper dude!!!
if you were really following the topic for a while you would've known that the topic was initially about my car getting a suspension upgrade......as i got more stuff i needed to share i just kept adding it to this topic instead of opening ten different topics about my car..........the thing is i dont mind if the title is changed......just saw no point in starting up ten different topics bout my car!!!

viper · 10th May 2005, 10:56

Hey there,

I meant no offense. Chilll its just that i entered at a later stage and by the time I saw the original post I realised what happened. For some reason I was unable to edit the post.

Viper

Edmund · 10th May 2005, 23:45

Absolutely no offence taken.........don worry bout that man!!!!

revtech · 11th May 2005, 00:20

hey edmund
so how does your car handle now after the suspension upgrade anychange in handling and ground clearence??

Rev

Edmund · 11th May 2005, 01:11

The ride has drastically improved as the older leaf springs had lost their flex after serving for 20 years!!!!
Ground clearance was up by an inch because the suspension now has return travel when the car is empty........Now im focusing on performance upgrades and for that im looking to Dragger to do the honours.......will be driving down to Bombay in the near future to have that done!!!!

revtech · 11th May 2005, 01:16

hey edmund congrats on the new suspension and lookin forward to your car after the performance mods.keep us updated and post pics as soon as you get anything done..

Rev

nitrous · 11th May 2005, 03:44

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the older leaf springs had lost their flex after serving for 20 years!!!!

edmund, does that mean leaf springs should be changed after a period of time?? how long can a set of leaf springs last in your opinion? can u pls. explain ?

Edmund · 11th May 2005, 04:49

Seriously i think its how hard you drive, how much payload the leaf springs are constantly put under and then ofcourse time..........and i think twenty is plenty [couldn't resist the pun, twenty as in twenty years!!!!!]
Other wise i think Leaf springs should or must be changed at around 100,000kms...........
The price of the springs depend on the number of leafs.......
The two leaf Maruti 800[1989-94] cost between 2.5-3k..........mine on the other hand are fiberglass ones that are a rare find!!!!

Edmund · 28th January 2006, 22:33

Finally .................... My car is heading for the workshop, after a good 8-months of stashing away the big bucks!!!
Yippie!!!

adya33 · 29th January 2006, 00:47

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Originally Posted by Edmund

Finally .................... My car is heading for the workshop, after a good 8-months of stashing away the big bucks!!!
Yippie!!!

that is great Edmund,
what sort of upgrades are coming up ?
Man lets meet after you get your car done.

guys I tell you. this guys car is crazy. During MotoXtreme rally both myself & hkanitkar were wondering as how can this suppose to be old & slow M800 flying

Edmund · 29th January 2006, 03:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by adya33

that is great Edmund,
what sort of upgrades are coming up ?
Man lets meet after you get your car done.

guys I tell you. this guys car is crazy. During MotoXtreme rally both myself & hkanitkar were wondering as how can this suppose to be old & slow M800 flying

If i told you whats in the plan books, I'd have to kill you!!!

Hahahahahaha..... Kidding!! Will definately meet up once she's rolling again!!!
Helluva lotta plans...........

chiragh_bir · 30th January 2006, 13:12

looks good, how did it cost and where did u bought it from

Edmund · 31st January 2006, 01:14

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Originally Posted by chiragh_bir

looks good, how did it cost and where did u bought it from

Read the first post on this thread chirag, the leaf springs were given to me

Edmund · 2nd February 2006, 23:15

Restoration continued on : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...s-rebuild.html

take a peek and tell me what you think!!!

8th May 2005, 20:46	#46
viper BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,766 Thanked: 20 Times	Topic Changed HI, Have been following this post for a while now. Must say that design 5 is the best in my opinion. Have a question for the moderators. Shouldnt the subjext be changed to which design is better or Sparco seats or something alike. I found no relevance to suspension upgrade in the last couple of posts here and feel that the topic has shifted. Viper Last edited by viper : 8th May 2005 at 20:50.
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10th May 2005, 03:49	#47
Edmund BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 831 Thanked: 175 Times View My Garage	Hmmmmmmm!!!! Viper dude!!! if you were really following the topic for a while you would've known that the topic was initially about my car getting a suspension upgrade......as i got more stuff i needed to share i just kept adding it to this topic instead of opening ten different topics about my car..........the thing is i dont mind if the title is changed......just saw no point in starting up ten different topics bout my car!!!
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10th May 2005, 10:56	#48
viper BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,766 Thanked: 20 Times	Hey there, I meant no offense. Chilll its just that i entered at a later stage and by the time I saw the original post I realised what happened. For some reason I was unable to edit the post. Viper
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10th May 2005, 23:45	#49
Edmund BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 831 Thanked: 175 Times View My Garage	Absolutely no offence taken.........don worry bout that man!!!!
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11th May 2005, 00:20	#50
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 39 Times View My Garage	hey edmund so how does your car handle now after the suspension upgrade anychange in handling and ground clearence?? Rev
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11th May 2005, 01:11	#51
Edmund BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 831 Thanked: 175 Times View My Garage	The ride has drastically improved as the older leaf springs had lost their flex after serving for 20 years!!!! Ground clearance was up by an inch because the suspension now has return travel when the car is empty........Now im focusing on performance upgrades and for that im looking to Dragger to do the honours.......will be driving down to Bombay in the near future to have that done!!!!
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11th May 2005, 01:16	#52
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 39 Times View My Garage	hey edmund congrats on the new suspension and lookin forward to your car after the performance mods.keep us updated and post pics as soon as you get anything done.. Rev
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11th May 2005, 04:49	#54
Edmund BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 831 Thanked: 175 Times View My Garage	Leaf springzzzzzzz!!!! Seriously i think its how hard you drive, how much payload the leaf springs are constantly put under and then ofcourse time..........and i think twenty is plenty [couldn't resist the pun, twenty as in twenty years!!!!!] Other wise i think Leaf springs should or must be changed at around 100,000kms........... The price of the springs depend on the number of leafs....... The two leaf Maruti 800[1989-94] cost between 2.5-3k..........mine on the other hand are fiberglass ones that are a rare find!!!!
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28th January 2006, 22:33	#55
Edmund BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 831 Thanked: 175 Times View My Garage	Finally .................... My car is heading for the workshop, after a good 8-months of stashing away the big bucks!!! Yippie!!!
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30th January 2006, 13:12	#58
chiragh_bir Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In front of you :P Posts: 1,123 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	looks good, how did it cost and where did u bought it from
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2nd February 2006, 23:15	#60
Edmund BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 831 Thanked: 175 Times View My Garage	Detour! Restoration continued on : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...s-rebuild.html take a peek and tell me what you think!!!
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