Rust ruining my day

[sfella]

To be totally honest since 2011 the vxr8 has done very little apart from sit out on the drive. I decided it was time to get her going as a daily again and knew the rear pads needed doing. Got her jacked up and caliper off to discover discs are corroded to hell with fronts not far behind,rear tyres knackered,pedders springs and anti roll bars flaking and rusting and bottom arms looking a bit crappy. Pretty peeved as was looking forward to using something comfier as a daily again. Guess she can sit there a while longer until I have time and interest to start figuring out what she needs. Bad times

[bonesxu1]

Get the anti roll bars off and springs and get them blasted and powder coated at P.A.C.E in Union Mills , Mr Tunney's young lad does a nice job. My Pedders springs were flaky too, mine are nice and shiny now.
And you'll have to get a nice warm garage for it to live in like my ute has.

Edited by bonesxu1 on Sunday 19th June 17:55

[sfella]

Good to know I'm not the only one and that they can be reduced. Garage is next on the list to build so cars can go inside

[Mud_]

Suspension components look like hell 5 mins after they go on.

[stu vxr]

Not really sure why you would expect any different,and why mention pedders in your thread?
Anything would rust in that situation without protection,the underside of my Monaro is rust free after 6 years of ownership including my suspension, that's because I have taken steps to protect and maintain

[snowwolf]

Have to agree, any car will rust underneath left to the elements, if you just want to get it on the road, forget about how rusty the suspension parts are, wheels off, clean up discs with wire brush and emery cloth (coarse) and drive it, fingers crossed Pistons in calipers are not seized, keep an eye on the discs for heat, in first mile with light braking.

[stevieturbo]

IMO nothing sees a car rust quicker than it just sitting doing nothing. ( Unless in a heated garage or something lol )

But rust really is a bd.

[sfella]

Discs are beyond a clean,inside faces have chunks missing so would be pointless fitting new pads. Mentioned pedders because that's what the car has fitted.....self explanatory I would have thought

[vaxer]

sfella said:

Discs are beyond a clean,inside faces have chunks missing so would be pointless fitting new pads. Mentioned pedders because that's what the car has fitted.....self explanatory I would have thought

Makes sense to me - you're not having a go at Pedders I'm sure - that just happens to be what they are.