I'm developing a performance suspension package for City's

[3GCVC]

damn im going to need to try get in on this but no $ how long you think you might keep making the set, i just want the lowering some race ish stiffness springs and the roll center adaptors and tie rod extenders.

[James]

Don't worry man it wont be dissapearing any time soon if it does happen.

[James]

Hit a bit of a hurdle, it may be slightly more difficult to find the shock seals than I had originall anticipated. Fear not, I will prevail.

Went and had a good chat to the local suspension Guru this morning, some interesting stuff, he offered to give me some advice on valving and oil and things once I have all the seals I need.

[James]

OK so Ive found its relatively easy to find some KYB gas strut inserts that will fit in the city housing. This will be more expensive however, probably up around or slightly over 1k for the base package. Will consider this if I can't get parts for the rebuilt. Have sent away a bunch of enquiries about seals so should get some replys on Monday. Have also found a suitable lathe but its down in Otago, have to wait till monday to see if I will be able to freight it for a reasonable price.

[James]

Bastard, the rear uses a 15mm shaft instead of a 20mm shaft, so has different seals and bearings. At least the O-rings are the same. Its also a slightly simpler setup, it had no piston bearing, just uses the piston. This may cause some problems if anyone has heavy scoring in the bore of their struts, luckily we can replace the bores without tooo much trouble. The struts also use much less oil than I thought, probly only 150ml or so in each one.

Now I have to stop thinking about this so I can get some uni work done!

[James]

OK I have sent about 5 more emails trying to track down these seals, should get a deluge later today hopefully as people return to their offices. One main avenue of exploration is motorbike shock parts, as they seem to rebuild these more often than car ones get rebuilt.

[James]

Looks like I might have found some.

[ProT]

That is excellent.

Is that for both the front and the rear?

[James]

Just front at the moment. Will see how it goes.

[DODO]

oh.! i wld be keen too!

[classichondasrule]

does anyone know if NA City's struts and control arms are suitable for the exchange setup? thought i'd better ask that one lol

[James]

Yeah that will be fine. Still looking for a lathe and talking to people about oil seals.

[James]

Im now the proud owner of a Logan 210 Lathe so watch this space!

Still tracking down seals, have an email address for NOK Japan the manufacturer of the original ones so that should hopefully prove fruitful.

[turbocab]

congrats on the purchase,thats going to be fun when it comes time to move house.
matt

[James]

Yeah, its not too bad, about 200kg for the lathe itself, prolly another 100kg for the bench