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Ah ok. Makes sense now! Lol

Bottom pic is an xe/let engine is it not?

Yeah this is it mate. Yes the charcoal canister is gone, but I retained the solenoid to overcome any warning lights. It's all gone though now as I've done a full custom engine loom along with a gen90.

Yeah I hear that a lot from Volvo guys tbf mate! Lol! I'm a Scania master tech and I don't find them bad to work on really.

Can't say as I have seen them tbh mate. I don't really pay much attention to them when I'm out the workshop. Yeah it's keltruck that I work for mate. Unfortunately. West pennine Stoke is around a 40 minute drive away from me. Shame really, but they're all as bad now tbh. Expect everything, but...

Scania main dealer in the Midlands mate. You work for Volvo truck and bus direct or franchise like crossroads truck and bus?

That's one of the things that put me off fitting my fg bootlid mate tbh - the aerocatches. Plus they look huge on a boot as well!

If you have a look on the front of the casing you'll see the model code of the box mate. If it says 'jc5 130' which I suspect it will, then yes it's a 182 box. Possibly an early twin taper bearing 130 box. I'm a truck mechanic as well! Who do you work for?

Looks very neat, nice one! It's a shame that the aerocatches distort the bodywork really as they're ideal in locking form.

That's a nice sized garage you've got there mate! Nice project as well. :up:

They're only there to keep the injector in the rail when removing them. I don't run them.

Yeah they're all rear coilover units mate now and they all have rebound adjustment.

I'd get the 4100's mate. They're almost identical to the 5100's other than they're not inverted dampers.

You can get it corner weighted as is mate - the springs don't dictate this, so if you were getting it corner weighted, I'd have it on the suspension that you intend on running. Otherwise it will cost you twice. I personally wouldn't bother with the b14's. I'd punt them on and put the rest...

Hello @jeremy swanson and welcome to the club! There are a few on here that have fitted Megane 225 engines as well as the vag 1.8T. If you click on 'search' and enter the details your looking for, the majority of it will be found. Happy hunting!

To get the best out of any suspension setup it needs corner weighting mate.

I'm sure it's been stated on here what the billy rates are mate, so it's worth a search. It will combat some, but a lot of that can come from various things - rear roll stiffness, roll centres etc. Also worth noting, the rear controls the front on a fwd car, so you may need to up the rear rates...

Do you know what the original bilstein Spring rates are? You want to be in around 450-500 up front mate, but just be prepared for them to wear the dampers out quicker that's all. We aren't talking within months though, so don't worry.

You'll get away without revalving them mate. Trust me, it'll cost more than it's worth to revalve them -£100+ per shock.

Thanks - it's definitely worth the journey! I opted for the Quaife over the gripper as I got the Quaife at the right price from @Tony Hunter when he upgraded to the gripper.

No worries mate! :up:

No problem mate. :up:

Merry Quaife-diff-mas! Lol! @Fletcher @Christopher. @masekwm A few strings pulled at Quaife to get these back on the asap. Not what you know.......:cool:

I think I've seen it before tbh mate. Sure you sent it me in a pm? The spare box sounds the better option for definite then if it's only 3rd.

Basically mate, the diff isn't an issue as that's easily remedied! It'll need at a guess, bearings, 3rd gear, 4th gear, 3rd/4th selector ring (doubles up as reverse - don't ask) and then a few seals. That's a bill of £350 to £450 just in parts! Option 1 or 2 will result in the above mate...

Well those quotes are the current 2015 prices - I'm expecting them to increase next year for both the gripper and the Quaife. You'll need a few specialist tools to get the box open, but other than that they're actually quite a straight forward box to strip - assuming you've done a few already...

Cheers. Yeah it's a great place tbf.

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My cup has only ever ran with the hubs mate. The diff is only there for the extra power for 2016 - but, the hubs alone made a substantial improvement/difference on standard power. Corner weighted and setup correctly it was epic - and that was on kw's. On the asts it's phenomenal. Have a search...