I am SOOO excited! New Virage Volante
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07-05-2013 | 08:54 AM
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Thanks guys for all the great comments!
Update:
Installing my H&R springs. Started yesterday and must report that the fronts are kickin my ****!!!!! Had to put the spring compressor on to get the stock coilovers out of the car..... Even with the shorter H&Rs, the fronts are extremely difficult to get back in the car. Took my 4 hours plus to do the right side yesterday and ~1.5 hours to do the right rear. Spent the rest of the day ~5 hours working on the left front. It's STILL not in the car...... Having a lot of trouble lining up the bottom mounting point on the coilover to the lower A-arm. This is beatin the crap out of me too! My hands and arms are cut up and scraped!
I should also add that it took my less than 8 hours to take the H&Rs out of the DB9 and reinstall the stock springs.....
What's worse, the HREs do NOT fit on the rear!!!! I will need to buy spacers to mount them as they hit the rear caliper. Fronts are good but could also use a spacer to push them out a bit.....
Here are some pics from yesterday:
Right front installed:
Right rear installed:
Bolt on spacers will work on HREs, stock wheels have same sort of recessed areas too:
Stock springs vs. H&Rs:
Update:
Installing my H&R springs. Started yesterday and must report that the fronts are kickin my ****!!!!! Had to put the spring compressor on to get the stock coilovers out of the car..... Even with the shorter H&Rs, the fronts are extremely difficult to get back in the car. Took my 4 hours plus to do the right side yesterday and ~1.5 hours to do the right rear. Spent the rest of the day ~5 hours working on the left front. It's STILL not in the car...... Having a lot of trouble lining up the bottom mounting point on the coilover to the lower A-arm. This is beatin the crap out of me too! My hands and arms are cut up and scraped!
I should also add that it took my less than 8 hours to take the H&Rs out of the DB9 and reinstall the stock springs..... What's worse,
the HREs do NOT fit on the rear!!!! I will need to buy spacers to mount them as they hit the rear caliper. Fronts are good but could also use a spacer to push them out a bit.....Here are some pics from yesterday:
Right front installed:
Right rear installed:
Bolt on spacers will work on HREs, stock wheels have same sort of recessed areas too:
Stock springs vs. H&Rs:
Last edited by LRDog; 07-05-2013 at 08:56 AM.
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07-05-2013 | 02:41 PM
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Job completed....
The culprit of my consternation.....
Rear springs:
Rear coilover b/f install:
Now, I need to have in aligned and find a spacer solution..... H&R bolt on 23mm to wide and I really do not want to start replacing wheel studs!
The culprit of my consternation.....
Rear springs:
Rear coilover b/f install:
Now, I need to have in aligned and find a spacer solution..... H&R bolt on 23mm to wide and I really do not want to start replacing wheel studs!
Spic n Span gorgeous!
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07-06-2013 | 10:12 AM
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Thanks guy and gal... 
Love the H&Rs! Ride is better than in the DB9, prolly b/c the DB9 had the sport package and the dampers were setup stiffer? When I hit the adjustable suspension button in the Virage it rides like the DB9 did.... Glad I put them on the car.
Here's from Cars and Coffee this morning Just as it started to sprinkle!!! Damn rain, it's been raining here every frickin day for what seems like weeks!!!! Enough already!:
This was also there this morning. Absolutely beautiful machine but, I could not drive something like this even IF I could afford it. For one, I too tall but more importantly, it's too in your face.
Love the H&Rs! Ride is better than in the DB9, prolly b/c the DB9 had the sport package and the dampers were setup stiffer? When I hit the adjustable suspension button in the Virage it rides like the DB9 did.... Glad I put them on the car.
Here's from Cars and Coffee this morning Just as it started to sprinkle!!! Damn rain, it's been raining here every frickin day for what seems like weeks!!!! Enough already!:
This was also there this morning. Absolutely beautiful machine but, I could not drive something like this even IF I could afford it. For one, I too tall but more importantly, it's too in your face.
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07-06-2013 | 10:14 AM
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Tough installs are never any fun....yuck! Usually you get frustrated and tired and then its best to walk away from it and come back tomorrow. Little light bulbs will go off in your head in the middle of the night telling you to approach it differently! And as the ace in the hole, ping Irish here on the list - he has all the tech tricks up his sleeve.
How did the car ride afterwards? I'm curious!
How did the car ride afterwards? I'm curious!
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07-06-2013 | 10:24 AM
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Tough installs are never any fun....yuck! Usually you get frustrated and tired and then its best to walk away from it and come back tomorrow. Little light bulbs will go off in your head in the middle of the night telling you to approach it differently! And as the ace in the hole, ping Irish here on the list - he has all the tech tricks up his sleeve.
How did the car ride afterwards? I'm curious!
How did the car ride afterwards? I'm curious!
Car rides much like it did with the stock springs (still need to get it aligned), perhaps just a touch stiffer? Certainly not what I would call stiff like the DB9 rode. DB9 had the sport package which prolly had stiffer dampers? When I hit the adjustable suspension button in the Virage, it rides much like DB9 did but, still not as stiff. I like the ride a lot with the springs.
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07-07-2013 | 12:06 AM
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Getting the car on Day 1
LRDog:
I was looking through your earlier posts on this thread when you first received your car, and I couldn't help but remember the excitement when I first received mine earlier this year. It was also delivered. I waited close to two weeks before receiving it and it seemed like an eternity!
I was looking through your earlier posts on this thread when you first received your car, and I couldn't help but remember the excitement when I first received mine earlier this year. It was also delivered. I waited close to two weeks before receiving it and it seemed like an eternity!