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  1. Thanks a lot. yeah the pinch bolts, I've had a couple snap....getting used to it now! And the captive subframe bolts! I dropped the subframe recently on 2 mondeos (I have an ST200 hatch for spare parts (and hopefully recon the engine) for the 24 estate), no problems dropping both subframes. It was putting the damn thing back. 3 of the 4 subframe bolts started spinning... now I have holes cut in both footwells and 1 near the washer bottle...lol
  2. I figured the more pointing downwards the front is, the more leaning forward would be the strut, but on seconds thoughts, I guess it might not it it's all held in place. Thanks
  3. Hi. Im going to fit 40mm lowered springs on a Mondeo Mk2 (ST24) estate as I'm fed up of the gaping great gap above the wheels! I just realised this will give it positive castor angle at the front. Any idea if this would affect things? I will get a geometry done at some point as I'd like to lower the back and replace all the bushes etc. (Though i heard on the Mondeo there is not a lot of things that can be adjusted such as camber.) So does anyone know if there is anything I need to consider if lowering it? Many thanks.
  4. Haha thanks for the tips but I wish I had joined this forum last year before I took the front struts off! I bought a massive breaker bar and armed with my new toy I went to work. 1 pinch bolt came out no problem, on the other one I heard a very strange sound....I didn't know what it was and figured it was the bolt coming undone so stupidly continued to apply pressure, turns out the sound was the metal warping and twisting and next thing it snapped! Oops. I spent the rest of the day/week drilling the damn thing out and went through so many drill bits....even those tough ones that people recommend, corbite or something? And yeah I have Plusgas and just bought a heat gun! I also bent my steering knuckle, holding it in a vice to remove the old bearings or something. Didnt realise I was bending the knuckle, had to replace that too as the brake calipers were out of place now Lessons learnt and its all experience towards being able to repair and modify my own car easier in the future. Using the old mondy as a learning project
  5. Yeah I only got the front done as it was really out. I intend to replace some rear suspension parts so was going to do that first then get full geometry done. I'll get on it ASAP before the rear tyres are completely gone!! Thanks for the info.
  6. Thanks for that, just to report back and for anyone with similar issues, I had the tracking done and it made a huge difference, no more clunking at full lock and front end handling much better. I have however noticed that the rear end feels wobbly, after I go over white lines or cracks in the road, the rear end seems to react badly (like the front used to!) and the rear tyres seem to be scrubbing (wearing down a lot) on the outside edge! I have looked at another topic here ( this one ) and I see that the rear wheels also have a toe setting. I believe that mine must have "toe in" for the outside edge to wear so much. I will get a full geometry done one day when I have replaced more suspension parts, for now I will look to adjust the rear toe myself or just live with it. Im surprised that fitting bigger wheels has resulted in things being out of alignment.
  7. OK thanks a lot. I will get the tracking done ASAP then, maybe swap the springs first. Great website, I just found it but no doubt I'll return in the future and maybe make a donation in thanks for the assistance
  8. There never used to be a clunk and now I notice it on full lock (parking etc) mostly. The "wobble" is only on full lock so very low speed. I can look out the window and the wheel seems to wobble maybe a cm or inch. Its not a wobble but its like the wheel slips out sideways an inch every wheel rotation or so. Could a lot of toe in cause this? On lines in the road, potholes etc, on a normal handling car the whole car might get pulled towards the white line, in my case its like 1 wheel gets pulled off in some weird direction and the other wheel wants to go straight ahead or something. Looking at the front of the car I think I can see definite toe in. So that's something I can fix. But I have a strong suspicion there's loads more to the problems than just tracking.
  9. I am interested in this thread so I hope you can keep us updated please. I have an ST24 Estate, which is a PITA because most suspension parts are different on them than the standard ST24. Due to old rusty parts and poor handling, I recently changed driveshafts, bearings, wishbones, ARB links and fitted 18" wheels. Now there is a clunk from both sides and wheels seem to wobble at low speed full lock turns. When driving, the handling is all over the place and feels like the wheels are pointing in different directions. I noticed one of my springs has snapped at the bottom! I have replacements (lowered) so I think I should fit these (and shocks) and put the old driveshafts back on to see if the clunk goes away (new ones were cheap parts off ebay, oops), then check all the bolts and torques at the same time as I rushed it all back together. After reading this thread I see I will need a full geometry done. First I think I will replace the rear suspension parts and rusty bolts. I think in the meantime I will do the tracking myself to see if there is any improvement so I can drive locally a bit easier. I watch this thread as the info might be useful for me! Thanks.
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