Jaguar XK8 and XKR Parts and Accessories

As the Jaguar XK8 gets older it’s expected that the front suspension parts will become worn and require replacement. Typically wheel bearings, top and bottom wishbone bushes, springs, shock absorbers ball joints etc will all eventually require replacement.
However, if your car’s front suspension is making a knocking noise don’t necessarily assume it is caused by [...]

The front suspension of an XK8 / XKR is prone to a number of problems. We have already discussed in a previous post that wheel bearings are subject to early wear at around 30K miles. If there is play in the suspension, then this can be attributable to worn bushes. One problem that may arise [...]

Worn bushes can affect the handling and ride of a car. On an XK8, they should be changed if you are replacing the ball joints or shock absorbers / springs. However true to form on an XK8, the bushes are unique and require care in replacement.
There is now a new range of British made Polyurethane [...]

Changing front wheel bearing parts on many cars can be a fairly straight forward job but changing the bearing parts on an XK8 / XKR can be challenging and a special tool will be required to do the job. There is nothing complex about the XK8 wheel bearing as such as they are a standard [...]