Russats Posted June 8, 2014 Report Posted June 8, 2014 I've noticed that my Galaxy doesn't appear to have and drop links or anti roll bar on the front?? Seems highly unusual to me?? The suspension on the front is very stiff and appears low, so would it be some kind of modification?? Quote
insanitybeard Posted June 8, 2014 Report Posted June 8, 2014 That age and spec of Galaxy should certainly have had an anti roll bar from the factory, infact regardless of spec it should be fitted. Is there any evidence when looking at the mounting holes on the struts or subframe of there ever having been anything there? Do the springs and struts appear to be more recent fitments or appear non standard? Quote
Russats Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Posted June 9, 2014 Looks abnormal about the struts or springs. I've not had chance yet to put it up on ramps look underneath for the Anti roll bar fitting. However there are holes in the struts where the drop links would usually fit. It's that low that I am going to need to remove the wheel to access the bulbs. Quote
insanitybeard Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 It's possible they've retained the original struts and just dropped it considerably using lowering springs, if this is the case then it's likely the position of the anti roll bar moved so much with the standard length drop links it was removed to stop it fouling anything, or it was no longer possible to line up the drop links with the mounting hole in the strut! Quote
Russats Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Posted June 9, 2014 I'd imagine it's quite a job to replace the springs back to originals if that's the case, or is it something a novice like myself could do? Quote
insanitybeard Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 Not so bad on the rear as the springs are mounted independently of the damper, so you just need to drop the trailing arms with a jack, but the front struts will need removal from the vehicle, this can be tricky as potentially the knuckle to strut bolt can be tough to shift due to corrosion, equally the top mounts gather water which doesn't drain and therefore causes the top locknut to corrode onto the thread making it a pig to remove, the access isn't fantastic either. If you do get the struts out ok you will then need spring compressors in order to safely remove the spring from the strut and to fit the new ones. Quote
Russats Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Posted June 10, 2014 It doesn't seem too bad with regards to handling, just very stiff at the front. No bounce at all. Quote
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