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Suspension swap!
« on: 01 July 2009, 00:15:16 »

I have an MV6 that is being stripped, I was going to keep it as a rolling shell & tow it to the scrapyard in preference to cutting it up.

But the 2000 "W" 2.0 CD handles like a bag of sh*t, whereas the MV6 handles like it is on rails (same as my old one)

Q. is it a straight swap to fit the MV6 mini facelift coils, shocks & wishbones! to a facelift CD?

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Re: Suspension swap!
« Reply #1 on: 01 July 2009, 00:55:09 »

beleive so. Have posted as much a few times and nobodys told me any different. In your position i would do the same.
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Re: Suspension swap!
« Reply #2 on: 01 July 2009, 01:43:24 »

Cant see a single reason why not. Though aren't the droplinks different...also camber angles a little different?

Certainly must be a straight 'swap', with minor fettling afterwards. Probably... ::)
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Re: Suspension swap!
« Reply #3 on: 01 July 2009, 02:43:14 »

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Cant see a single reason why not. Though aren't the droplinks different...also camber angles a little different?

Certainly must be a straight 'swap', with minor fettling afterwards. Probably... ::)


more get out clauses than a dfs salesman!!!
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« Reply #4 on: 01 July 2009, 03:11:03 »

99.99% certain the dimensions are the same. Just need to be carefull with spring and damping rates between models. For instance i would not fit 4 pot to 2.5 TD as there is a massive weight differance i beleive. Plod armoured car and Hurss etc, a common pence approach obviously....

Estate and saloon obviously completely different rear.....
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Re: Suspension swap!
« Reply #5 on: 01 July 2009, 08:22:03 »

No need to swap the wishbones and the drop links are the same.

ARB's may be different (measure the thickness)
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Re: Suspension swap!
« Reply #6 on: 01 July 2009, 18:22:51 »

Thanks for the comments

I only added wishbones as I will be aimining for the least number of bolts to undo, and I haven't looked under the car yet.

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Re: Suspension swap!
« Reply #7 on: 01 July 2009, 21:17:29 »

I,m sure the mv6 has uprated anti roll bars so be sure to change them aswell, infact changing them alone will make a huge difference to body roll. I have a set of complete mv6 struts in my garage if needed, springs, shocks & top mounts already built up.
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Re: Suspension swap!
« Reply #8 on: 01 July 2009, 23:00:17 »

I apologise for my get-out clauses!! I wasnt feeling very confident  ;)

I think your question's been answered already, but yeah, you should be fine.

Good point about the AR-bar, too.
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