John G
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Has anyone got pictures of front and rear coilovers fitted without the wheels on so i can see where the disc sit for winding up and down, looking more for pitures of adjustable rears really
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Ste L
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John G
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how are the rears adjusted??
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Ste L
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depend of the coilover..
some have fixed shocks and springs like the spax
some have fixed shocks and low spring's with an adjuster..
other have proper coilover unit's like avo's & some gaz kits whihc adjust like the one in the pic's on the struts
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John G
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quote: Originally posted by Ste L
depend of the coilover..
some have fixed shocks and springs like the spax
some have fixed shocks and low spring's with an adjuster..
other have proper coilover unit's like avo's & some gaz kits whihc adjust like the one in the pic's on the struts
is that where theres like a metal disc under the spring like in this pic
[Edited on 30-08-2007 by John G]
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Ste L
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yea john, that's correct
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John G
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quote: Originally posted by Ste L
yea john, that's correct
how do they work then, sorry to be so inquizitive just curious, i dont see how that disc wil compres the spring
and how do you gauge you lowering both sides the same, do you go on amount of turns??
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Ste L
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it doesn't..
it has say 90mm's rear's, and it lifts the spring up to raise the car
just mesure with a tape messure like you would on the front i guess
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John G
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wel the they sel they are adjustable between 20mm-120mm front and back?? could that be right
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andyc1234
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no its bollocks. i took the blue adjuster thingy out of mine so i could get it even lower but thats as low as they would go.
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Warren G
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you can never say 100% how much a spring will lower the car - less weight in car = car sits higher
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John G
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no what i mean is im lookin at coilovers and there the ones in that pic further up and the seller has said they are 20-120mm adjustable front and back but i fail to see how the back can be adjusted goin from that pic
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antmashed
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mines on gaz fully adjustable front and the rear has fixed spring with adjustable shoxk!
people always ask me how much its lowered
how the fook do i know
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andyc1234
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mine had full interior and 2 12 inch subs in the boot. it used to rub quite a bit
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andyc1234
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i have the same ones as in the pic and thats as low as they will go if you have nothing in the boot then it will be higher
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andyc1234
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the blue adjuster is in 2 parts one screws over the over one side sits on the original lug for the standard spring the over side goes in the spring. by screwing in or screwing out the blue part you can change the pressure on the spring = higher or lower
[Edited on 30-08-2007 by andyc1234]
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John G
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quote: Originally posted by andyc1234
the blue adjuster is in 2 parts one screws over the over one side sits on the original lug for the standard spring the over side goes in the spring. by screwing in or screwing out the blue part you can change the pressure on the spring = higher or lower
[Edited on 30-08-2007 by andyc1234]
how does screwing the 2 blue parts raise of lower it?
where did you get your coilovers from?? as mine are coming from germany?
[Edited on 30-08-2007 by John G]
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andyc1234
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because the spring sits on the bit that screws out so if you screw it out it makes it longer. when you wind it in it makes it shorter. how is that hard to understand
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andyc1234
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got mine off ebay btw
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bieransri
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quote: Originally posted by andyc1234
the blue adjuster is in 2 parts one screws over the over one side sits on the original lug for the standard spring the over side goes in the spring. by screwing in or screwing out the blue part you can change the pressure on the spring = higher or lower
[Edited on 30-08-2007 by andyc1234]
yea but it depends on the total distance between the top (original) seat and the bottom(original) seat, not the bottom original and the adjuster as what is the part above the bottom adjuster ring? it doesnt just disappear. if you take the adjuster out, thats as low as they will go
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