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Old 26-05-2009, 05:27 PM
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Default who can set up adjustable suspension on a sapph in scotland

i have an adjustable rear beam,adjustable tca's and coil overs,i stay on the east coast of scotland.is there anybody close by that can set up my suspension so its all in line and so it drives nice?im thinking andy gallagher but hes a fair but away.also roughly how much should i expect to pay?
Old 26-05-2009, 05:28 PM
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Hypertec or i'm taking mine to burnbrae garage they set up race cars.
Old 26-05-2009, 05:29 PM
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Not sure on the east coast mate but as you said I'm pretty sure AndyG has some fancy machine for setting up suspension..
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Is Hypertec in Bonnybridge? I think they did my coilovers on my type-r years ago
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is there a rule of thumb setting for all cars or is it different for sapphs?any idea of cost as it needs done but im almost cleaned out this month.
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I got my settings from mike r.
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fancy p.m'ing me that info?
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Originally Posted by 155lee
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May be similar to the info in the first post on this thread

https://passionford.com/forum/pictur...-sapphire.html

Front: Independent by LEDA adjustable 2˝" coilovers with 400lb springs. *Macpherson struts, three-door Cosworth hubs and track control arms, set to 2° negative camber, 0" 20' toe in. *Standard 28mm anti-roll bar with polyurethane bushes and GGR Grp A three piece strut brace.
Rear: Independent, by semi-trailing arms, LEDA adjustable 2ź" coilovers with 200lb springs and Escort Cosworth 22mm anti-roll bar. *Ream beam replaced with an Ahmed Bayjoo modified (Grp A) 6°
item, rose jointed and fully adjustable set to 1.5° negative camber and 0' 0" toe. *Polyurethane rear axle bushes and Sparco rose jointed rear strut br

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Old 26-05-2009, 06:42 PM
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bit in bonnybridge called pro-grip. guy ian owns it and set a few of my typeR's up
Old 26-05-2009, 06:47 PM
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Take it to that place in st cyrus lee the place that used to have the tarmac challenge xr2s outside they did garys tvr
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Originally Posted by 155lee
fancy p.m'ing me that info?
Front - 1.5 degrees negative camber, 2mm toe in (1mm each side)
Rear - 1.5 degrees negative camber, 3mm toe in (1.5mm each side)
Old 26-05-2009, 08:13 PM
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Old 26-05-2009, 08:15 PM
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The above would be my choice as well had my 3 door done there last week
Old 26-05-2009, 11:52 PM
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Lee the place ksa mentioned is the guy's i was telling you about,very good rep

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Old 27-05-2009, 12:21 AM
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I would say Andy G as he has experiance with setting them up, think im going to book my car in with him soons for a set up and corner weight.
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