Originally Posted by Bunny
It took me considerably longer than 3 hours to fit mine! On my mid-2012 body/chassis I struggled with insufficient clearance around the rear chassis lugs which prevented the billet piece from slipping into place. in the end I needed to remove the steering rack to allow a different approach angle. Also, due to the inconsistencies of early chassis fabrication I needed to machine around 1.5mm off the rear of the nearside billet piece.

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After I had the wishbones physically in place it took quite a while to set up the caster and camber angles with careful shimming either side of the rose joints to prevent lateral movement etc, etc. It is definitely an iterative process with each small adjustment seeming to effect everything else! I was fitting new ATR adjustable shocks at the same time which gave me more adjustment but was another variable thrown into the mix.

I used a small & inexpensive INCLINOMETER as recommended by Planenut to set the caster & camber and a home-made jig to set the wheel alignment.

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Having said all this, the whole process has vastly improved the driving experience so I can heartily recommend the kit to everyone. I expect the installation would be much more straight forward for anyone with a later chassis.


Thanks for this help!