This time we rebuild the front springs dampers and Shockmounts for our 1996 Jaguar XK8 (X100) Purdey, using Adamesh lowering springs, Bilstein Dampers and new top strut mounts supplied by British parts.
Springs. Then we re-fit them to the car.
https://www.adamesh.co.uk/uprated–lo…
Dampers / Shock absorbers Front
https://www.britishparts.co.uk/jaguar…
Dampers / Shock absorbers Rear
https://www.britishparts.co.uk/jaguar…
Front Shock mount / Strut mount
https://www.britishparts.co.uk/jaguar…
Spring compressors
https://amzn.to/44tdwAk
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Thanks John. Other videos make this look easier, but apparently are leaving out some of the great detail that you provide.
Copper on aluminum will lead to galvanic corrosion of the aluminum frame. The little bit of copper spray you have used won't harm much but I would stay away from using copper paste!
Yeah I am still not regretting having a shop re-assemble my struts.
Having done this just two weeks ago, I have some hopefully useful comments. Did you clock each spring relative to the mount and the way it ultimately fits into the shock tower? Wayne Tate has indicated to me that this is critical to getting them into the most neutral position so as not to have a tendency to drive the mount off center. Too bad there was a chunk of video missing at the fitting of the shims. A ratchet strap is probably better than a chain to hold the spindle and hub up. Cheers.
Another perfect video John. It gives home mechanics the encouragement to have a go. As you point out, if you are methodical and take care it really isn't as mysterious as people think.
Just one comment on the reassembly of the strut for others tempted to have a go- Make sure that the bottom bush is correctly aligned with the three studs on the shock mount so that when fitting it to the car, the bottom bolt lines up with the subframe holes. It can be almost impossible to adjust that once the strut is under compression. Yes, that was discovered by personal experience!
Those colourful struts were let down by the crusty control arms John but perhaps that's for the future video on bushes and ball joints?
When you re-installed your thin and thick washers onto the upper wishbone fulcrum shaft, did each location point use both a thin and thick washer or was it a different configuration such as two thick washers in one location and two thin washers in the second location? When I removed my upper wishbone, like a dummy, I did not pay attention to the configuration of my thick and thin washers. I'm trying to determine a baseline and your thin, thick washer configuration would be a good place for me to start when reassembling my upper wishbones before I take it in for a front-end alignment. Thank you John for this great video.
Where did bump stop go?