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Ah f**k. It's a learning curve all right.

I loosened the pinch bolt.

In the latest twist in my gearbox swap saga, the steering shaft has become disconnected in the footwell, presumably from lowering the rack still bolted onto the subframe with the pinch bolt undone. What's the easiest way to sort this please? Can I remove the steering wheel and pull the shaft...

Got it in eventually with another pair of hands. Not a job I'll be doing again!

Working by myself with access to floor jacks and a two-post lift. Subframe lowered on one side and box going in that way. It's heavy and I'm struggling to get it back on the block by myself. Thought about raising the car and using a transmission jack, but how do I secure the box when lifting so...

Found the second nut - directly about the driveshaft spline facing driver's side. Hooray - box successfully out.

Thanks - I've seen that thread and most others but still can't find the nuts...

I think I've got two of the three as I've got the seven from the bellhousing plus two others out. Can't see a thing inside the engine bay.

Trying to separate the gearbox from the block. I've removed all of the bolts I think, but struggling to find the extra 2x nuts that need undoing. Where are they, please?

Ok that makes sense. I found that coilovers with stiffer front springs reduced roll significantly. Can't comment on aftermarket front springs, as haven't tried them.

If you're happy with your current setup, why change?

DS1.11 will eat your wheels. As will any proper pad. Only solution is to put a decent coating on the wheels, and wash them before they get wet. 5 mins with a jetwash will do it if you've coated them.

I use max caster (centre of top mount as far back in the turret as possible) and camber right in the middle of the turret. With caster you get the benefit of camber when you need it (when turning the wheel) without camber's drawbacks, which are less contact patch in a straight line and potential...

I haven't tried B14s but I am very happy with BC DS series on the Clio platform (and fwiw BC BR series on the E85 Z4 platform). Having experimented with various spring-rate combinations I've settled on 7F/5R as being ideal (for me) on the road. Which happens to be exactly what Bilstein offers...

Those lower shock threads are fragile. Pretty sure mine won't take more than about 100 Nm torque without cross-threading. Hopefully 100 Nm and some threadlock will keep the bolts in.