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    Cool What did you do to your x40 today thread.

    This is a thread to tell others what you did to youre x40 and also a record for members so feel free to post and tell us. Post pics if poss

    Right I'll kick it off lol I had my tracking done today nice straight steering wheel again feels fantastic to drive.
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    Who did the tracking mate, I have a Hunter alignment place around the corner, Th t5 is going there once the front suspension gets replaced,, which is soon, the front end is just about on the ground.

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    Just a local tyre place orca reason mine had to be done mate I had all the front suspension off to do the top mounts also I had to replace a steering rack gator, nice and straight now it was doing my head in steering wheel not being correct. Feels much nicer. Wasn't out much tbh, but you can never get it spot on
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    Cant wait to get mine sorted, its eating front tyres, I decided to go Bilsteins and eibachs , and might as well do the top mounts at the same time , they are a bit shagged, the discs and calipers are already here, ots just getting the time to do it now.

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    You can do it all youreself orca it's not hard, tracking and alignment is a different ball game though you have to have proper laser machines etc. mine ate through a set of front tyres aswell mate top mounts were really shagged on mine.
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    Can't beat the Hunter alignment, I swear by it.


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    The guy is only sixty quid, Im going to get the T5 and the C70 done, the c70 feels a wee bit wandery at high speeds, and the T5 does such high mileage it will cost less in tyres to just get it right. Plus they feel planted when they are set up properly.

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    Replaced the two front struts the other day and also a new pair of drop links
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    I decided to get Bilsteins , cos the struts are both knackered anyway, might as well upgrade a bit its like a discount on Bilsteins lol.

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    I looked at mine today.... (Did nothing)



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    Nice wheels mate.. Looking is good too.

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    I bought some new wheels for mine, pic them up Friday.

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    Gave it a good clean after my 225 mile journey on sunday, actually thats a lie i got the romanians to scrub the dirt off i just waxed it when i got back home

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    Nice wheels firebolt!

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    Shiny shiny .. i likes shiny,, falkens too, I went for Falkens on both cars, not brave enough for 40's though, the roads up here are like a ploughed field.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orca2 View Post
    Nice wheels mate.. Looking is good too.
    Those wheels are buckled, I have replacements to go on when I get the car an MOT.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Orca2 View Post
    Shiny shiny .. i likes shiny,, falkens too, I went for Falkens on both cars, not brave enough for 40's though, the roads up here are like a ploughed field.
    Picked some wheels up sunday with 40s on, havent fitted them yet is the ride really that bad? Id change them in a flash but they are almost new continental sc5's

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    Nah they are great tyres , the grip is not bad and they last fairly well, its a pothole thing, I bent two wheels last year with 45's on , even the motorways have potholes up here. The ride isnt that bad , its just the damage that outs me off.

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    Shame there buckled judge I would have done a swap lol I'm after some 5/6 spoke alloys for mine. Ahh well lol nice v40 btw Panama yellow is a nice colour.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JUDGENINJA View Post
    Those wheels are buckled, I have replacements to go on when I get the car an MOT.
    Bummer mate, they look great, I got two buckled one s straightened on my C70 , they heat them up and then press out the dent, was much cheaper than replacements. I dunno what they are called , they are those bbs split rim ones , propus or something like that.
    They look sh hot and run true now.

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