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[slindborg]

the wishbone ball joints come with new nuts.

[SteveA]

Jimmy, you can borrow my ball joint tool if you want. A good tip for removing bushes (if you are chucking the old ones in the bin) Is to get a smallish drill bit and tap a few holes in the bush. This ruins the integrity and from there they are real easy to push out. You won't even need a vice. You will need a bench vice to push the new ones in tho.

[Ouchie]

- and I needed another pair of hands to get the front lower rear bolt done up - the one in the footwells)

I tried the cable tie a spanner to the wishbone method and it was ok. Bit of a faf though. Turn bolt in footwell a bit, get out of footwell, go check the spanner is still in place, go back into footwell, repeat until bored or muscles go into spasm. 24" extension and no footrest in the way would of helped a lot.

Edited by Ouchie, 20 October 2009 - 11:40 AM.

[dannynewport]

I did mine & got all the tools mate if you want to borrow them. If you need the ball joints pressed out I can sort that too.

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

I've spoken to sj sports cars who have given me a good price on OE bushes and ball joints. Can anyone confirm that OE S2 Elise bushes/ball joints fit the VX220?

[Mike (Cliffie)]

handbrake cable uses 16mm P clips
driveshafts require a deep reach 30mm socket

top tip;

use a 5mm drill bit and put four holes into the oem bushes - north, south, east, west sort of pattern.

do not drill into the wishbone

then the bushes will easily come out with a small knock from a hammer/drift.

really wish I had thought of that idea at the first rather than the last bush

Top Tip Vocky, I must remember this.

Jimmy,

Just fitted a full set of Superpro bushes and really really pleased, great upgrade from standard and not that much more expensive.

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Anyone..... I've spoken to sj sports cars who have given me a good price on OE bushes and ball joints. Can anyone confirm that OE S2 Elise bushes/ball joints fit the VX220?

[techieboy]

They should do. Bit more of a pain in the arse to fit than the poly bushes and not sure whether you might need to get replacement snubber washers to use. If you were using the poly or Nylatron version, you can get away with using an extra "castor" washer but that might not be a good idea with the standard bushes, as they're rubber. S2 ball joints are fine.

Edited by techieboy, 20 October 2009 - 03:45 PM.

[mandarinvx]

I've spoken to sj sports cars who have given me a good price on OE bushes and ball joints.

How much have they quoted you

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

I've spoken to sj sports cars who have given me a good price on OE bushes and ball joints.

How much have they quoted you

I've actually forgotten.... It was cheap..... £9.80 for one type £11.summit for the other

£210 (inclusive of VAT) ish for a full set of OE Lotus bushes to fit an S2 Elise (£ 258.69 Inc. EU VAT on EliseParts).

If they defo fit the VX, that's a good price!! I can pick them up direct, so incur no postage!!

[vocky]

the poly bushes are so easy to fit, but not sure if they are any better or perhaps worse than oem in the long term My new poly bushes should last me at least 10 years due to only doing 1500 miles a year

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

1500 miles a year

shame on you neil did the anti roll bar over the week end and no fun at all ....should have got them when i came to see you

[Zoobeef]

What about these ball joints?

Link

[mandarinvx]

What about these ball joints?

Link

They're more expensive than the Elise Parts ones, unless you can negotiate a good deal on postage

[Zoobeef]

Ahh i see, not sure where their location is to collect either

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

That SJ Performance place does the OE Lotus ones for about £12+vat. I'm getting mine from there. If anyone wants any I will be at Fab's for the christmas meal, and at th VX North Weald day

[oakmere]

That SJ Performance place does the OE Lotus ones for about £12+vat. I'm getting mine from there. If anyone wants any I will be at Fab's for the christmas meal, and at th VX North Weald day

I will take 8 please if original at that price!

Not going to either event though can they post them?

Cheers Oakmere

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

That SJ Performance place does the OE Lotus ones for about £12+vat. I'm getting mine from there. If anyone wants any I will be at Fab's for the christmas meal, and at th VX North Weald day

I will take 8 please if original at that price!

Not going to either event though can they post them?

Cheers Oakmere

Yeah, they will post them. Give them a ring if you're not bothered about postage??

SJ Sportscars 01363 777790

[slindborg]

the poly bushes are so easy to fit, but not sure if they are any better or perhaps worse than oem in the long term

My new poly bushes should last me at least 10 years due to only doing 1500 miles a year

christ, if thats 'true' I'd kill a set in less than 12 months

[oakmere]

That SJ Performance place does the OE Lotus ones for about £12+vat. I'm getting mine from there. If anyone wants any I will be at Fab's for the christmas meal, and at th VX North Weald day

I will take 8 please if original at that price!

Not going to either event though can they post them?

Cheers Oakmere

Yeah, they will post them. Give them a ring if you're not bothered about postage??

SJ Sportscars 01363 777790

Thanks JJJ