could someone give us a hand

**i5aces** · 10th March 2010, 19:51

i have sat in my porch
a set of lowering springs
ARB bushes front and rear
drop links
and rear trailing arms
there was a lad at work who was going to fit these for me today but has been called away last min,
so i was wandering if anyone local fancied giving us a hand to fit them this weekend i am not new to diy (usually because i hate to pay the garage for stuff i can do myself) but i have never done any of these things before and would just like a more exsperianced hand,
i have most of the tools (appart from spring clamps and the spanner for the ARB bolts)

i would be willing to pay someone £70 + (coffee and bacon buttys) to come down and help

**Jezzy** · 10th March 2010, 20:19

I'd do it, but I'm about 100 miles from you....

**Graham** · 10th March 2010, 20:22

Hows that for a hand.

**Jezzy** · 10th March 2010, 20:23

Originally Posted by Graham

Hows that for a hand.

There's always one...lol.

**i5aces** · 10th March 2010, 20:35

Originally Posted by Graham

Hows that for a hand.

lol i was expecting that

**Graham** · 10th March 2010, 20:36

**Jezzy** · 10th March 2010, 21:17

By the way, don't know about the rears but for the front ARB bushes you won't need any special spanner (you mentioned above you don't have it). The ideal tool is a 10mm ring spanner, as long as it has 12 teeth rather than 6.

**i5aces** · 10th March 2010, 21:30

Originally Posted by Jezzy

By the way, don't know about the rears but for the front ARB bushes you won't need any special spanner (you mentioned above you don't have it). The ideal tool is a 10mm ring spanner, as long as it has 12 teeth rather than 6.

cool i have loads of them but read somewhere that they can round if you dont use the proper one

**Jezzy** · 10th March 2010, 21:33

Originally Posted by i5aces

cool i have loads of them but read somewhere that they can round if you dont use the proper one

No, the Torx spanner only has 6 teeth, meaning you have to turn it at least 60 degrees before you can remove it and place it back on to turn it again (if that makes sense), and space is so limited that it's nigh on impossible to turn the spanner 60 degrees. With a 12-tooth 10mm ring spanner you only need to turn it 30 degrees (360 degrees divided by 12 teeth).

**Jezzy** · 10th March 2010, 21:34

I was going to suggest seeing if there are any suitable upcoming meets in your area that you could go to and get some fellow members to help out there, but there's little or nothing going on in the South East Regional forum it seems.