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Colin

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6th Nov 07 at 00:46

Yeah im going to fit them on Saturday, will use the stuff provided

Need to get some new spring compressers as ive just worked out I need bits from the old shocks to fit them

Lee Wilson

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6th Nov 07 at 10:11

quote:
Originally posted by BAZ 1256

quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Am I better putting on the stuff they supply to lube the treads on or just use copper slip

use stuff that came with them, spray pleanty on.
just clean every so often, give threads a wire brush and respray them, youll prob have plenty left in tin, if not give me a shout, usually got a few tins of it going about

I used JCB Grease

Seems to have preserved them very well.

Lee Wilson

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6th Nov 07 at 10:13

Spring compressors arnt nessacerily needed unless your fitting the standard ones back on. Just undo the top mount and run

Adam-D

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6th Nov 07 at 10:57

i have a set of avo's for £250 if anyone wants them

come with top mounts etc ready to bolt straight on

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6th Nov 07 at 12:44

my old ones?

Daimo B

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6th Nov 07 at 12:48

Buy my Billy Yellows which are far better than any budget coilvers.... Proven working history, both with small blocks and XE's

Toby

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6th Nov 07 at 13:07

budget, get FK highsports

TomWilly

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6th Nov 07 at 20:32

are the bilstein B10s a 60/40 drop then?

Or when Dave A said he does them with H&R springs, what is the height?

Colin

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6th Nov 07 at 20:37

H&R do sport 60/40ish drop or comfort 35/35 iirc, you will probably be able to get either!!

Colin

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6th Nov 07 at 20:38

Im having a fuck around with my coilovers just now (off the car) how do I know how much its going to drop when setting them

lol

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6th Nov 07 at 20:43

just set them to a height and you can adjust them after

Colin

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6th Nov 07 at 21:04

Can you not measure them off the car, set them, tighten the nut & bang them on

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6th Nov 07 at 21:18

eh...

thats what i'm meaning, set them to a height (all the same or same front etc) pop them onn and then adjust them once you see where its settled. You'll prob need to adjust them in a few days or a week to suit too.

Why did you by coilovers if you cant be arsed to play with the ride height

Colin

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6th Nov 07 at 21:19

Fuck knows.............sounded good at the time...

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6th Nov 07 at 21:19

PS... its easy enought to adjust the platform up/down with a wheel still on the car and just jacked up.

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6th Nov 07 at 21:19

oh... and a measure the heights so you set them the same too

Jake

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6th Nov 07 at 21:23

The way i done it was measure from the top of the thread, down. That measurement will be how much you lowered it

P.s, this probably doesnt apply to all coilovers but it gave me a rough idea of how low it was set.

Colin

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6th Nov 07 at 21:26

Theres 120mm of thread on the fronts & only 60mm on the rears on mine :S

Kurt

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6th Nov 07 at 21:27

quote:
Originally posted by TomWilly
are the bilstein B10s a 60/40 drop then?

Or when Dave A said he does them with H&R springs, what is the height?

he sorted me a 50/50 kit

Colin

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6th Nov 07 at 21:37

Found quite a good quide for fitting coilovers HERE well its for a VW Jetta but you get the idea!!

TomWilly

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6th Nov 07 at 21:53

Kurt, i guess you have the B10 setup?

How do you rate it?

TomWilly

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7th Nov 07 at 17:50

bump

Kurt

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7th Nov 07 at 17:53

sorry yeah i have the b10, looks a very cool kit but ive not used them yet, there at a garage being fitted but hes being a badger and doesnt know about when you change suspension the tracking goes out

ClaireF

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7th Nov 07 at 17:54

cant remember what my oones are

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7th Nov 07 at 19:18

omfg that was a usefull post

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