Mr S
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Me and Zep were very fortunate when we swapped out the bearings on my GS. Less than an hour each side from start to finish, but Zep knew what he was doing, so probably would have been even quicker without the buffoon he was showing. (Me)How do they even get away with that ..?
One thing to note- FD offer a Skyhook error delete in the form of a plug that cheats the ECU to think the damper is still present. A friend of mine who build looms for race bikes for the TT and BSB and the like, tells me he has played with this and a set value resistor, plugged into the loom is too simple to work in most all cases....FD confirmed that their error delete isnt that simple either...
Maybe it expalins the cost of the FD kit if its included. ( I cant remember TBH) Not something you need in a non Skyhook car anyway but of you have Skyhook, AND a CC box..it gets a little more tricky. I switched off Sport mode in my manual. Its easy. But doing that to a CC car will delete F1 Sport mode functions ...and that'd never do !
£15 a pop for the SKF item..
Mind you - the FD plain bearing, teflon enhanced rod ends can be had for about the same anyway...! Just thread them onto some cheesy string of the right length and away you go....!!
Car had been Geo’d last year which probably also helped. Cant remember exact cost but £36 delivered rings a bell. Rear end now feels much tighter and oversteer much more predictable.
As for the Skyhook damper swap, i have a GS, so watching with interest, as had a look the other day, and Larini want £500 for the gizmo to keep the Skyhook light off the dash with their FD coilover’s. Can imagine its alot cheaper if you know how.