Post #1210842
2026-04-03 14:58 UTC
In fact I have just found a very annoying insurmountable asymmetry anyway.
I thought I had detected my first major part ordering error for this lot.
The rear shock top mounts, I got 2x Febi 10819, but they are not left/right symmetric, so I assumed I must have ordered two right side parts.
But NO. It is supposed to be this way, and that's how it was on the car already (I just haven't removed the left yet). Presumably some random sort of manufacturing efficiency reason I guess, and maybe a part shared across various car models ... maybe on some of those that lower hole is actually used for something, as on the Fox it is not (and that's the asymmetry.)
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@yvan@toot.ale.gd 2026-04-03 16:25
Preassembling suspension bits... Fucksake. I got both these done... then realised I forgot something. I was too caught up in mucking about with the spring compression and alignment, which was tricky with these basic compression tools. We'll call that a practice run. (Should be pretty quick the second time around.) It's a pity the el-cheapo compression tools damage the paint on the springs a bit.