Old Jun 27, 2016 | 05:43 PM
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Didn't get round to pics.

I have found that the drivers side driveshaft on the front is at quite an extreme angle so that when you go over a big bump you can hear the drive shaft rub or vibrate in the cup or at the cv joint.

When the car is on the ground the driveshaft is pointing upwards. I don't think the xr4x4 longer shafts would help as the angle from output cup to hub would still be the same. I can raise the ride height of the car but I don't think it would look right if I go a lot higher. Any thoughts chaps?

The pin angle is leant right over on the track control arm so I am going to add some positive camber at the top mount to bring the pin back in to line.

GEARBOX, the close ratio makes the car so much nicer I always found the std Cossie ratios very long which felt like the car dropped out of the power from one gear to the next. Now I have std 1st and then 2nd, 3rd and 4th are really close to each other and it just keeps on the boil and the 5th is a bit more relaxed. The box does make a sort of straight cut whine on overrun but on a steady throttle it is quiet.

If you change up at around 4000 rpm you really make fast progress but without the massive lunges you get higher up the Rev range. Full bore it is bonkers.
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