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If you've got a spare coilpack, stick it in the spare wheel with the tool kit. they always let you down at the worst times ;)

any chance you could get one of these rims on some scales Sam. I'd be keen to no how much they weigh. I was told by someone that they're pretty light.

well done. Now get in it and rag its arse off. economy driving is sooo boring.

Lol. It may be the same system :cartman:

I agree. but electronics are more widely used by the japs on their performance cars than any german made motor. The ESP and TC on our cars is very crude now compared to more modern cars

agree about switching it off but the biggest users and developers of electronic driving aids are actually japs. do you reckon an EVO or GTR would be half as quick without all the electronic aids :whistle:

Lol. very good. I had a similar scary moment after fitting my spacers. I thought i'd tightened the nuts up but after a couple of miles they were all loose. I could actually feel the rear end of the car squirming around.

the LC in standard guise is always listed as weighing 1289kg but I assume this is based on the early pre-02 leons which had the 16" rims and no side skirts facelift bumpers etc. I'd imagine the facelift version to be slightly heavier but there wont be much in it. Here's the specs...

My passenger seat has a few of those :cartman:

yep, coilpack x2

the fsd/eibach setup is great if your not after extreme lowering. I use mine as a daily and drive the family around in it, so coilovers weren't really an option. The drop is about 10-15mm it looks slightly lower than a standard LCR in flesh. The ride is superb though even on 18's

I weighed one of mine when I first got them, albeit on some digital bathroom scales and they weighed 11.4kg :(

not a fan of black on black personally. Deffo white for me.

^^^^^ now thats a nice light weight for an 18x8 rim. even my heavy LCR rims felt a huge improvement over the rondells.

rule of thumb with wheels is always buy the best you can afford. Light wheels will make a fair difference in acceleration, braking and general handling. I was running some Rondell 0081 split rims (see avatar) which were 18x8.5 and weighed a huge 13.9kg each just for the rim. The car felt...

get underneath and see if one of the exhaust brackets has sheered off. Its a very common fault on the oem exhausts. If you have an after market exhaust, Ignore everything I've just written. lol.

top man. There's nothing worse than having the car in bits and suddenly realizing you dont have the right tools to finish the job :cry:

luckily i use plus gas alot with my job so have some in the garage. I'll give it a good soaking overnight and let it work its magic. Will I need any tools that are out of the ordinary? I've got all the usual spanners, sockets etc. I dont have a swivel socket adaptor thingy though, will i need...

cheers for the info willie. Think I'll have a go myself as money's very tight at the moment. I've done the ball joints on an old golf caddy before and they were straight forward so shouldn't be to difficult. Will just have to pay for the allignment :D

well seeing as the car has just done 109,000 miles I'm going to treat her to new ball joints and rod ends and alignment to hopefully tighten things up a bit. How much should I expect to pay for that lot. ball park figure obviously.