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Looking for some advice on adjustable suspension - more specifically, systems where you can change the height on demand.
I'm in the process of importing a DeLorean from the US, which has already been lowered to the designed ride height.


Our driveway has a slight peak, where the drive transitions to the drob kerb, then down to the down.

I used to own a 2012 BMW Z4, and when laden with 2 occupants, it would slightly scrape the chassis as it passed over the peak. Obviously I don't want that to happen with the DeLorean!

So... Has anyone installed (or had any experience with) air suspension systems? 

I only need to have the front adjustable, and I've seen 2 potential systems available - Air Ride (replacing existing springs entirely), or "Air cups" (that sit atop the existing coilovers).

Both systems are then hooked up to a compressor system (with or without a tank), allowing the front of the car to be raised on the fly. Perfect for passing speed bumps or other undulations. 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.]]>
Looking for some advice on adjustable suspension - more specifically, systems where you can change the height on demand.
I'm in the process of importing a DeLorean from the US, which has already been lowered to the designed ride height.


Our driveway has a slight peak, where the drive transitions to the drob kerb, then down to the down.

I used to own a 2012 BMW Z4, and when laden with 2 occupants, it would slightly scrape the chassis as it passed over the peak. Obviously I don't want that to happen with the DeLorean!

So... Has anyone installed (or had any experience with) air suspension systems? 

I only need to have the front adjustable, and I've seen 2 potential systems available - Air Ride (replacing existing springs entirely), or "Air cups" (that sit atop the existing coilovers).

Both systems are then hooked up to a compressor system (with or without a tank), allowing the front of the car to be raised on the fly. Perfect for passing speed bumps or other undulations. 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6425 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 23:40:19 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6425
I need to examine in more detail but I think mines on its way out.]]>
I need to examine in more detail but I think mines on its way out.]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6310 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:19:13 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6310
 I'm nearing the end of my front end suspension and brake mods which have included a revamped steering rack as the old one had a heck of knock and bang on our pothole strewn british roads    

So is there anyone in the notts derby area that does an alignment for the Delorean and more importantly has the specs.

Any recomendations would be appreciated 

Cheers
Mich]]>
 I'm nearing the end of my front end suspension and brake mods which have included a revamped steering rack as the old one had a heck of knock and bang on our pothole strewn british roads    

So is there anyone in the notts derby area that does an alignment for the Delorean and more importantly has the specs.

Any recomendations would be appreciated 

Cheers
Mich]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6150 Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:01:38 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6150
Cheers Rich]]>
Cheers Rich]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6122 Sun, 21 Feb 2021 23:06:34 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6122
If anyone is using his bushes, I urge you to check them. I saw a few people mention to me how thiers have failed so I checked mine and guess what? Theyve failed too and quite horrifically. 
All Ed did was blame me for driving hard or making my car powerful and claim in 9 years he has known none to fail. Utter BS! I dont drive my car hard and its a stock car. I have a freeflow exhaust as the only deviation from stock so not exactly a turbo. 
Ive also been messaged by an american vendor who've said in the last 2 years, they have seen at least 60 of these fail. I feel Ed knows exactly what he is selling and he is selling a part prone to failure quickly.

Best avoided if you can. Ive put in a NOS one so will keep an eye on these but from what Ive been told, these are far superior to what Ed supplies. Ill be changing the passenger side one tomorrow. 

Heres the drivers side I removed today...


  20210221_171629.jpg (Size: 4.97 MB / Downloads: 56)

  20210221_171703.jpg (Size: 4.98 MB / Downloads: 56)

And before anyone mentions it, having the rear suspension under load or not makes no difference. They will fail either way.]]>
If anyone is using his bushes, I urge you to check them. I saw a few people mention to me how thiers have failed so I checked mine and guess what? Theyve failed too and quite horrifically. 
All Ed did was blame me for driving hard or making my car powerful and claim in 9 years he has known none to fail. Utter BS! I dont drive my car hard and its a stock car. I have a freeflow exhaust as the only deviation from stock so not exactly a turbo. 
Ive also been messaged by an american vendor who've said in the last 2 years, they have seen at least 60 of these fail. I feel Ed knows exactly what he is selling and he is selling a part prone to failure quickly.

Best avoided if you can. Ive put in a NOS one so will keep an eye on these but from what Ive been told, these are far superior to what Ed supplies. Ill be changing the passenger side one tomorrow. 

Heres the drivers side I removed today...


  20210221_171629.jpg (Size: 4.97 MB / Downloads: 56)

  20210221_171703.jpg (Size: 4.98 MB / Downloads: 56)

And before anyone mentions it, having the rear suspension under load or not makes no difference. They will fail either way.]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6063 Sun, 07 Jun 2020 11:25:57 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6063
Just need new locknuts is all [emoji846].

Sent from my moto g(7) power using Tapatalk]]>
Just need new locknuts is all [emoji846].

Sent from my moto g(7) power using Tapatalk]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6048 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 23:51:10 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=6048
Anyway a bit of searching has yielded Rover/ Land Rover bolts to FT108301 (various applications) as being a match, in yellow zinc, the only difference being flanged heads. I've found them for £1.70 a pair delivered!

#littlewins!!!

Sent from my moto g(7) power using Tapatalk]]>
Anyway a bit of searching has yielded Rover/ Land Rover bolts to FT108301 (various applications) as being a match, in yellow zinc, the only difference being flanged heads. I've found them for £1.70 a pair delivered!

#littlewins!!!

Sent from my moto g(7) power using Tapatalk]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5818 Sun, 13 May 2018 19:34:27 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5818
The newest discovery are the rubber bushes on the top shock mount.
Looking at DGo, they say 2 per shock? So I need 8?
I thought just one per shock on the top? 
I want to order some ready for when I’m back on the car next weekend.

While I’m here, anyone have the torque values for the nut on the top of the shocks?

P.S.....This is what I’m looking at getting
https://www.deloreango.com/uk/spax-rear-top-bush.html

Any other suggestions welcome]]>
The newest discovery are the rubber bushes on the top shock mount.
Looking at DGo, they say 2 per shock? So I need 8?
I thought just one per shock on the top? 
I want to order some ready for when I’m back on the car next weekend.

While I’m here, anyone have the torque values for the nut on the top of the shocks?

P.S.....This is what I’m looking at getting
https://www.deloreango.com/uk/spax-rear-top-bush.html

Any other suggestions welcome]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5387 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:43:21 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5387
I defiantly don't want Spax I've had them on other cars I've owned plus its a Delorean not a Ferrari so don't need hardcore susspension LOL]]>
I defiantly don't want Spax I've had them on other cars I've owned plus its a Delorean not a Ferrari so don't need hardcore susspension LOL]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5330 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:25:14 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5330 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5273 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 19:58:30 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5273
Apparently they are prone to splitting but there are some slightly longer and stretchy ones you can get does anyone know a source for these?
S.]]>
Apparently they are prone to splitting but there are some slightly longer and stretchy ones you can get does anyone know a source for these?
S.]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5221 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 22:41:14 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5221 Now tried and tested wisdom says there are two ways of fitting these.......
1, Cut Bush in half and shove it in around column.
Or
2, Remove complete steering column, as stated in the workshop manual.

Neither of which appealed to me. So looking for a short cut that gave me a complete steering bush.

Here's what I did.

1, loosen top steering knuckle under bonnet. Remove bolt completely.

2, loosen tilt adjustment under dash.

3, give steering wheel a good yank and intermediate shaft will fall off. Column will just about pull through column Bush.

4, push old Bush out (into car) . Grease and Fit new Bush from the inside of car. I used a 25mm square piece of wood, about a foot long, and hammered it in.

5, Refit in reverse. Making sure column is inserted far enough. I used self-grippers to ensure adjustable column was pulled back out.......]]> Now tried and tested wisdom says there are two ways of fitting these.......
1, Cut Bush in half and shove it in around column.
Or
2, Remove complete steering column, as stated in the workshop manual.

Neither of which appealed to me. So looking for a short cut that gave me a complete steering bush.

Here's what I did.

1, loosen top steering knuckle under bonnet. Remove bolt completely.

2, loosen tilt adjustment under dash.

3, give steering wheel a good yank and intermediate shaft will fall off. Column will just about pull through column Bush.

4, push old Bush out (into car) . Grease and Fit new Bush from the inside of car. I used a 25mm square piece of wood, about a foot long, and hammered it in.

5, Refit in reverse. Making sure column is inserted far enough. I used self-grippers to ensure adjustable column was pulled back out.......]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5187 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 21:46:43 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5187 After the success of refurbishing the front lower arms and ARB. I'm about to tackle the steering bush and indicator canceler.
While at it ,I'm thinking about having a brace made between the suspension towers/mounting bolts.
Question is....... Can I remove the fixing bolts for fabricating the brace without anything happening?

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]]]> After the success of refurbishing the front lower arms and ARB. I'm about to tackle the steering bush and indicator canceler.
While at it ,I'm thinking about having a brace made between the suspension towers/mounting bolts.
Question is....... Can I remove the fixing bolts for fabricating the brace without anything happening?

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5166 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:07:39 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5166 Sold as Delorean bushes, but they don't fit.
Miss selling or am I doing something wrong?

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]]]> Sold as Delorean bushes, but they don't fit.
Miss selling or am I doing something wrong?

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5150 Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:41:28 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5150
Well trying to sort out a couple of niggly things with #5641 before this weekends meeting.

My indicator stalk won't self cancel when when putting on the indicators and then turning the steering wheel.

Before I dive in and start to take things apart (and creating a bigger problem) is this likely to be an easy fix? Whats the mechanism that cancels the indicator?

Stu]]>
Well trying to sort out a couple of niggly things with #5641 before this weekends meeting.

My indicator stalk won't self cancel when when putting on the indicators and then turning the steering wheel.

Before I dive in and start to take things apart (and creating a bigger problem) is this likely to be an easy fix? Whats the mechanism that cancels the indicator?

Stu]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5017 Wed, 13 May 2015 15:09:52 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5017 [ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]
Chris]]> [ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]
Chris]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4846 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 10:31:09 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4846
Am I correct in thinking this applies specifically to;

• Frame to link fasteners (upper + lower)
  
• Link to hub fasteners
  
• Shock to hub fastener
  
• Shock to frame fastener

I assume the other fasteners can be torqued whilst the car is jacked up? Or do I have to torque the Trailing arm bolts with the suspension loaded also?]]>
Am I correct in thinking this applies specifically to;

• Frame to link fasteners (upper + lower)
  
• Link to hub fasteners
  
• Shock to hub fastener
  
• Shock to frame fastener

I assume the other fasteners can be torqued whilst the car is jacked up? Or do I have to torque the Trailing arm bolts with the suspension loaded also?]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4753 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 23:36:03 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4753
I’ve had to have a bit of a hiatus from working on the car, but am planning to get back to it in the next couple of weeks. (most recent purchase- transmission jack. It just seemed easier than fighting with the box on my chest!!). Among numerous other jobs, I have poly bushed the rear upper and lower links.
I noticed on removal some witness marks (and although in the past repainted, some paint had previously been deliberately ground off the arms) on both the chassis and the arms, at the points indicated in the pic.
[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

Anyone else ever seen this? I know they are not wonderfully precise cars, but I thought this was pretty rough, and would certainly be noisy and inhibit movement of the arms.
Everything seems stock, and the bushes which came out where standard. I do not think the bushes were so worn that they would allow contact, but you never know…
I thought about relieving the frame a little just at the contact points. Again, any opinion??

Cheers for now,
Andy]]>
I’ve had to have a bit of a hiatus from working on the car, but am planning to get back to it in the next couple of weeks. (most recent purchase- transmission jack. It just seemed easier than fighting with the box on my chest!!). Among numerous other jobs, I have poly bushed the rear upper and lower links.
I noticed on removal some witness marks (and although in the past repainted, some paint had previously been deliberately ground off the arms) on both the chassis and the arms, at the points indicated in the pic.
[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

Anyone else ever seen this? I know they are not wonderfully precise cars, but I thought this was pretty rough, and would certainly be noisy and inhibit movement of the arms.
Everything seems stock, and the bushes which came out where standard. I do not think the bushes were so worn that they would allow contact, but you never know…
I thought about relieving the frame a little just at the contact points. Again, any opinion??

Cheers for now,
Andy]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4720 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:19:02 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4720
Been gradually sorting various bits of my d to do with the braking and handling.
I have had judder in the steering and pulling to one side under braking. These were solved with new wheel bearings and calipers being rebuilt.
I am now left with a squirrely sensation that manifest itself if I accelerate reasonably hard then release the gas. It immediately pulls the steering to the left a bit and I get a wobble as the car corrects itself back into a straight line.

Chris N has had the car a couple of times and checked the rack and said there is no play there.

I initially thought tracking. I took it to a local chain garage a while back but as 'Delorean' was not in their database were a bit stumped!
If I try again should I go for 4 wheel alignment?

Failing that what else could it be?]]>
Been gradually sorting various bits of my d to do with the braking and handling.
I have had judder in the steering and pulling to one side under braking. These were solved with new wheel bearings and calipers being rebuilt.
I am now left with a squirrely sensation that manifest itself if I accelerate reasonably hard then release the gas. It immediately pulls the steering to the left a bit and I get a wobble as the car corrects itself back into a straight line.

Chris N has had the car a couple of times and checked the rack and said there is no play there.

I initially thought tracking. I took it to a local chain garage a while back but as 'Delorean' was not in their database were a bit stumped!
If I try again should I go for 4 wheel alignment?

Failing that what else could it be?]]> http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4689 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:47:37 +0000 http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4689
Mine had 4 on one side and 3 on the other, ive attached a picture of them and where they are fitted.

Any help advice with them would be great

cheers

Dan]]>
Mine had 4 on one side and 3 on the other, ive attached a picture of them and where they are fitted.

Any help advice with them would be great

cheers

Dan]]>