Eurospare is a marketer, and not a manufacturer. They sell replacement parts manufactured in various countries, including China, under their own brand name.

Lemförder replacement suspension parts are manufactured globally, with some parts still made in Germany while others are produced in countries like China and Turkey, as the brand is part of the global ZF organization. While the company's engineering and R&D are still heavily based in Germany, its manufacturing footprint is worldwide, including China.

Buying OEM suspension parts by Lemforder is like buying Lucas Electric parts. I choose to buy far less expensive replacement parts because China's automotive industry is huge. My indie told me all the replacement parts looked good and fit perfectly. My XKR now rides like it was brand new, with no squeaks, rattles, or clunks. I saved thousands of $$$ over OEM parts and dealer labor, and am very happy with the results.

My car, my money, my choice. Time will tell, but so far, so good. My Fortune cookie said "The Road of Life is short, so enjoy the ride!". And I am. .

Stuart

 

The same here, I put up a waterproof shade sail so as long as its not to cold I can stay at least dry. I built my tool colelction up, got a nice dewalt mechanics socket set on the cheap, got a compressor of SGS engineering and picked up some air tools, my recent set was the baring puller which I used to get the rear hubs of the driver shaft using the impact gun to turn it. But knowledge is the key here as you say, lots of research and reading, then take a day and try it. Was pleased with all the new bits mine sailed through her MOT and got treated to an oil change at the same time. Next will be the fuel pressure dampers I have sat here and a new exhaust to make her roar!!! Thinking of back box deleted and my reasearch and talking to the trusted garage of mine, without back box she would still pass emisions on the MOT

 

Replacing a three page diatribe with this:

I hope I am at the skill and knowledge level of many of you guys someday.
Practice makes perfect, as long as I don’t turn a $400 repair into a $2000 screw up.
Not in a place to throw thousands at her in a big bang fashion. So I’ll just study and learn and hope for the best.
Sad there aren’t more videos out there. But I’ll keep researching.

As always I appreciate all of you.

 

I thoroughly undersstand, an example of the rear brake pipes from Jaguar £70 for the rear left, £120 for the rear right its like WTF why, yes it came with banjo bolt and 2 x copper crush washer. I got the same ones from Britsh car parts £60 for the pair, it also included banjo bolts and crush washers. Crush washer from other 2 x packs of 2 washer £22!!!! By a box of them off amazon/ebay/aliexpress £2/

Tools wise yep, slowly build a collection mines taken years, but invest in a good socket set a comprehesive one, good set of spanners, and a Torque wrench, make Chritmas presnet a nice high powered impact gun. Jacks and stands as well. I really want some quick jacks they are on my list so still expanding :-)

Just some advice when I did the rear end as made this kind of mistake on another car. I did the bolts up but not tight I then put the rear suspension under load using another jack and then tightened everthing up. She sat on the floor perfectly afterwards ride hieght wise. I use the old toe rodeas a rough guide to set the new one funny thing when taken in for a 3d track after completing all the work the only wheel out of alignment was the front right :-) so i did something right!!

 

Ok, doing some homework.

On FCP Euro, was able to find all parts.
Eurospare:
Rearward control arm - $163 left $155 right (weird)
Forward banana - 2 for $216 (interchangeable?)
Lemfordor:
Sway bar links - $94 for a pair (interchangeable?)
Toe Adjustment links - $180 pair ((interchangeable?)

Total: $808

Gonna compare to el cheapos from China and shop around a bit.

Almost seems Stuart’s whole kit for $1200 is a bargain.
going to see if it has all these parts.

Keep in mind, I don’t track it. Hardest I’ll be is mountains drives. Maybe Dragon’s Tail once to say I did it.

 

Almost seems Stuart’s whole kit for $1200 is a bargain
wj

 

Noted. I poked around and got the total down to $580 for the 4 things I need for both sides. (8 parts total)
When they open Tuesday, I will call the indie shop and see what they want for installation.
I'll price: Just these 8 parts. The entire suspension.

Curious though... While many Jag things, especially XKR things, are very unique and requires someone that knows our cars.
For things like suspension, can't I just go to the shop our extended family uses who is inexpensive and incredibly honest?

 

Interesting... But I'm not sure you can assume all aftermarket is a suitable replacement for OE. There are suitable aftermarket components that do work quite well. Similarly, there are many that don't.
For example, the OE vs OEM generator has two distinct codes from the manufacturer. And when you dive into the specs, you will see the difference. Another example is OE vs OEM tires.

The question is really, can "You" live with the differences.

As it happens, I don't require the extra belts in the tires. However, I am not going to get into the habit of replacing the generator annually (yes, a learned experience), when the oe version lasts 10 years.
I've also gone back to OE brakes, for the very reason.
Cheers

 

@Circumnavigator , we have a local brake and alignment shop here in Tyler that I previously showed the much-talked-about eBay suspension-component kit to and asked for an estimate to install it. They quoted $850 and I don’t have any doubt they’d do it for that. I’ve used them for turning rotors ($10 each) and alignments ($75 for either 2-wheel or 4-wheel). They are known as the place to go in our town for this kind of work. All their work for me has been top notch. And they’re very honest. I brought one car in for an alignment and they gave me the printout showing it was completely within spec. They didn’t charge me anything for that analysis as they said, since they didn’t do any work, they could not in good conscience charge me anything. So, I’m just trying to say, don’t count out your local shop for being able to swap suspension parts and perform an alignment.

 

Just ordered the 2 engine mounts and trans mount for $185 for all three.
Will get installation cost from the indie and from the family shop Tuesday.

Discovered the tires are 10y old.
From the many threads on drive quality, I am going to go with mounts, tires and alignment first.
Nice set of continentals and a fresh alignment should do wonders after the mounts are on.
Indie said while the front lowers and rear sway/toe are aged and should be done, he said it isn't an urgent thing.
And again, there is zero play or uneven tire wear and no noises going over speed bumps. (went over 6 in a row last night)

 

Circumnavigator....Question for you....Wouldn't you think it would be a good idea to tackle one project at a time and then go from there? Of course I'm only talking from my perspective of how to go about dealing with different projects. Regardless, it's enjoyable following your thread, and of course the help your are getting from our experienced members is priceless. Good luck and keep up the good work!

 

If I understand where you're coming from, that is exactly what I'm tossing around in the ole noodle.
Part of me wants to just rip off the band-aid and do it all, one and done. Buy once cry once.
Not interested in replacing parts that are not perfect, but are not yet an issue.
Unless of course, when they become an issue I get bigger issues (think valley hoses).

I feel a ton better after my jag-only indie post-purchase inspection and went ahead and had them do an oil change.
His words:
I see nothing that has to be addressed right now, given you don't drive it hard and only around 50-100 miles a week.
Tires are end of life but have decent tread. Suspension components (mentioned above) are showing signs of wear, but aren't causing issues or any play. Nothing is urgent.

My complaints are that she shimmys (while car) at startup and when dropping to lower idle. He said almost guaranteed mounts.
And she doesn't feel stable in handling. I have to hold her straight. when I let go she doesn't necessarily always drift, but the wheel goes back and forth (left and right) about 2 inches maybe of circumference?
So I am thinking, Mounts, nice new tires and an alignment should resolve my current complaints.
Then plan the rest as I go.
Winter is coming up, so I'll be mostly driving the ole Pilot. Plenty of time to do suspension stuff.

And thank you for the kind words. The wisdom in this forum is incredibly valuable.

 

I did the "here fine do everything while you got it apart" with my Jag a few months ago and my Lotus a few months before that both turned into $4000+ bills; as it did with my Corvette a couple of years ago. If you've got the coin to stomach that, you will save a fair whack of money depending on how much disassembly needs to be done to get to whatever needs tending to (in the Lotus' case they had to take the front end off of the car while they were doing a recall, so I saved $1500 in labor right off the top because Lotus was paying to pull that apart which is why the dealer suggested I get everything else under there).but that absolutely is a nasty surprise when all is said and done.

 

If the steering wheel has that movement while driving I'd look at the wheels possibly being bent.
wj