What have you done to your DeLorean today?

[jwrayth]

Installed the DPNW front strut tower brace. Other responsibilities mean I need to wait until next weekend to take her out for a test-run though

[Chris 16409]

Installed the DPNW front strut tower brace. Other responsibilities mean I need to wait until next weekend to take her out for a test-run though

I've got one of those too. I'm interested in what you think about it. Post back after you go on that test drive.

[DrJeff]

I got driver's side spring and hub fitted today, but ran into a problem. I got the angle drive several years ago and never got around to fitting it. My speedometer bounced a little.

First clue was that the angle drive didn't snug into the spindle nut. Even after secured in place with the ring, it would move in/out by between 1/16 and 1/32 inch. Good chance it was going to rattle a bit. Still I persisted.

Second problem, the 'new' angle drive is 25mm width from the large nut. The original angle drive 20mm. The extra 5mm means that the angle drive is conflicting (hitting against) the spring. Turning the wheel means that the angle drive strikes the spring. In the second photo, I'm holding the stock angle drive underneath the fitted 'new' angle drive.

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The spring is a new lowering spring, but I don't suspect that the spring is taking up the space, rather than the angle drive being too wide.

Unfortunately, I searched all my records and can figure out who I bought the angle drive from. (Based on the vendor site pictures it appears that it was the angle drive from SpecialTAuto.com).

Jeff

[jawn101]

After my passenger side window regulator finally failed during a parade yesterday, I spent today replacing it with the spare A-1 I had in the garage. It's not as terrible a job as everyone seems to think, though it did take me about 5 hours to get everything lined up and working just so. The drivers side took longer when I did it years ago, because I let the drop glass fall off the tracks. Lower it halfway and then tape it in place with big strips of painter's tape so it never falls and loses alignment.

The A-1 mounting brackets are pretty ghetto... But once everything is in place and closed up, you don't have to look at them and they work a million times better than OEM.

Next weekend will be an oil change and then an attempt to track down why my dome lights are acting up.

[Patrick C]

I replaced my original LCAs this weekend with Byrne Heninger's beefy replacements. Not a terribly easy job, but I got it done in about 10 hours.

[Rich_NYS]

I replaced my original LCAs this weekend with Byrne Heninger's beefy replacements. Not a terribly easy job, but I got it done in about 10 hours.

How much are the Heninger LCA's? They come with ball joints installed, right?

[Patrick C]

How much are the Heninger LCA's? They come with ball joints installed, right?

Roughly $980 shipped. Yes, they come with new balljoints and polyurethane bushings installed.

[Jonathan]

I got driver's side spring and hub fitted today, but ran into a problem. I got the angle drive several years ago and never got around to fitting it. My speedometer bounced a little.

First clue was that the angle drive didn't snug into the spindle nut. Even after secured in place with the ring, it would move in/out by between 1/16 and 1/32 inch. Good chance it was going to rattle a bit. Still I persisted.

Second problem, the 'new' angle drive is 25mm width from the large nut. The original angle drive 20mm. The extra 5mm means that the angle drive is conflicting (hitting against) the spring. Turning the wheel means that the angle drive strikes the spring. In the second photo, I'm holding the stock angle drive underneath the fitted 'new' angle drive.

IMG_20160417_164804.jpgIMG_20160417_165206.jpg

The spring is a new lowering spring, but I don't suspect that the spring is taking up the space, rather than the angle drive being too wide.

Unfortunately, I searched all my records and can figure out who I bought the angle drive from. (Based on the vendor site pictures it appears that it was the angle drive from SpecialTAuto.com).

Jeff

1.) You don't think it's related to your springs not being straight? Like in a cylindrical way? They look deformed to me.

2.) Maybe you should finish putting everything back together, and when the suspension is under it's usual loads, perhaps some of that extra room you need will reappear?

No idea really. Just thinking those springs don't look right and maybe once the sway bar and other items are back together it will correct that.

[DrJeff]

1.) You don't think it's related to your springs not being straight? Like in a cylindrical way? They look deformed to me.

2.) Maybe you should finish putting everything back together, and when the suspension is under it's usual loads, perhaps some of that extra room you need will reappear?

No idea really. Just thinking those springs don't look right and maybe once the sway bar and other items are back together it will correct that.

1)Yes the springs do look a little askew to me, but I'm not sure what else I could do during installation that would make them straight? It seems this would be a feature of the springs themselves and not something that would be determine by installation.

2) Certainly possible, just doesn't feel likely. I've got to get the car on the ground and the suspension settled anyhow, so we'll see if a gap opens up. Worst case I'll be swapping out the angle drive (again) with the hub/LCA still attached.

[Bitsyncmaster]

1)Yes the springs do look a little askew to me, but I'm not sure what else I could do during installation that would make them straight? It seems this would be a feature of the springs themselves and not something that would be determine by installation.

2) Certainly possible, just doesn't feel likely. I've got to get the car on the ground and the suspension settled anyhow, so we'll see if a gap opens up. Worst case I'll be swapping out the angle drive (again) with the hub/LCA still attached.

If your shocks were to long that would cause that spring to bend more.