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bmw156
29-07-10, 01:49 PM
hey guys, i need a lowering bracket for my Xe which is running 45's

cant find any companys which sell them.

what do people do?
what do people use?
smaller alternator?

+rep given
mowgli
29-07-10, 02:52 PM
martin, don't people just weld 2 of the slotted bars together & put a longer belt on, like on the sport????
Sloth
29-07-10, 03:01 PM
iirc hh sells em.
Adam
29-07-10, 03:18 PM
Online Autosport/Tuning.co.uk
Used to sell them

Give them a ring.
bmw156
29-07-10, 03:20 PM
mowgli i dont have one of those slider bar things, let alone two lol.

SBD sell a smaller alternator and a turnbuckle for the adjustment. but its close to 200 quid IIRC.

and i thought about making a spacer which set the alternator lower down out of some 6mm plate
Adam
29-07-10, 03:37 PM
A thick plate with 4 holes in should do it.
Bolt that to the block, then bolt the standard bracket to the plate.

Do you definently need to lower it? My tb/45s SBD inlet cleared fine with a quick file down on the edge of the alternator.
bmw156
29-07-10, 03:44 PM
its not the inlet its the carbs its self that it hits.

i will upload a pic of what i do when i do it.
mowgli
29-07-10, 03:44 PM
won't it fit the other side, where the ps pump fits??
Sloth
29-07-10, 03:46 PM
that/\ or try a daihatsu 900cc cuore thing alt mate.
bmw156
29-07-10, 03:49 PM
where the PS pump fits. what lol.
i never knew there were/are bolt holes there.
and would i just flip over the alternator, for the puley

and yeh my mate said about the small ones, but i would rather atm keep the costs down.
Sloth
29-07-10, 04:30 PM
you use the same alt and make a bracket up martin. im sure there has been threads on it.
Count Vaux Alot
29-07-10, 04:53 PM
I have one some were i will see if i have a pic - its for sale too

HERE (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116570) she is in this forsale thread.
amggsi
29-07-10, 05:08 PM
I got one for my 1600 of www.webcon.co.uk (http://www.webcon.co.uk), worth a try.

Wasn't listed as a seperate on their website, but rang and explained what I was looking and they got it posted out.
blue_peg_16v
29-07-10, 06:11 PM
thats the problem with the 7degre mount they catch, with the horizontal there fine on the xe ive seen people use an a/c mount and mount the alternator on the front instead
MARTIN KELSON
29-07-10, 08:23 PM
Do you definently need to lower it? My tb/45s SBD inlet cleared fine with a quick file down on the edge of the alternator.

Exactly what i did when i ran my Webers.
Set the grinder to the alternator casing & took a slight curve out to get enough clearance.

Martin