Coilovers and diff mount and brake pads

Today I fitted the Gaz Gold rear coilovers on the car. The rears seem to rub on the inside of the turrets. I'm not sure if this will happen when the car is at the correct ride height. The fronts are fine. The Gaz Gold coilovers should allow for quick ride height adjustment and simple spring replacement.

I also replaced the original Ford differential mount for an alloy unit with a poly centre mount. I hope this, combined with the polyurethane beam mounts should make for a stiffer rear beam with less flex.

For the 2009 season I am giving up crap brake pads. Redstuff fall to pieces, Yellowstuff turn to rock and the cheap OMP pads I have used have been pretty good. But this season I'll be using DS3000 pads by Ferodo - these from the nice people at Burton Power.

Here's the original diff mount and the alloy unit in place ready to be fitted:





Front coilovers:



And the rear suspension with springs and dampers removed, and new coilovers in place:





You can see the eccentric top mounts on the tops of the front coilovers sitting in the turrets in this pic, and the second pic shows the location inside the turret top:





Yellow stuff pads off the front and DS3000 pads on.