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csweatherston
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i just replaced my spax 60mm rear springs with the adjustable rear fk ones.........i also took out the lower adjuster coil (keeping the cup) but they dont look any lower than the spax

but surely, being 80 -100mm lowering springs they should be....

my arches sit covering the top half of my tyre
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20th Jan 07 at 12:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
New suspension will need time to settle mate.
csweatherston
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its new 2nd hand........does this make any difference?
csweatherston
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surely this isnt 100mm
Rob B
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20th Jan 07 at 13:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats 65mm IMO.
csweatherston
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20th Jan 07 at 13:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
exactly .........
Rob B
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Mine on 16s FK coilovers, with the adjuster fitted.
csweatherston
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was the adjuster right down?........
Rob B
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20th Jan 07 at 13:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yep
csweatherston
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20th Jan 07 at 13:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well, fk are just fooking ghay then.......the package clearly says 100m

are they usable without the spring cups/ adjuster rings?
bieransri
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20th Jan 07 at 13:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes, but they will fall out when jacked up.
X 60RSA
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yeah just take them off, but zip tie the spring to the beam just incase. Try it anyway.
wilson_sri
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20th Jan 07 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fk coilovers are pants
csweatherston
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20th Jan 07 at 15:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes...well done wilson. why are they pants then?
Meat-Pie-SRI
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20th Jan 07 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
try GAZ (not the chopper off of here) this is my old one. they'd go about 40mm lower but the wheel touched the top of the inner arch!


[Edited on 20-01-2007 by Meat-Pie-SRI]
drunkenfool
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20th Jan 07 at 16:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This is my old car with the FK's wound up as high as they would go at the back


They could have gone down quite a bit more, but I had a big stereo to go in the boot so I kept it higher to stop it scrubbing. They are 17's though so dont know if it helps.
bubble
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my old corsa,no interior in, with fk's on, with spring cup still in place


if i removed the cup wheel rubbed inner arch
TomSBD
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20th Jan 07 at 18:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
jst take the spring cup off mines been fine, never come out when jack up n sits nice n low
csweatherston
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what are these GAZ you speak of meat-pie-sri??

mine have settled a little bit lower now...but i wanted them as low as the red gsi 3 pics upwards ____/\____
csweatherston
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was there a groupe buy on 80mm rear springs not too long ago?
Lee Wilson
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I took my spring seat out they dont fall out when jacked up either. Been like it for months and thier fine. Same as VegasPhil
csweatherston
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thats pretty much the same as mine tho, roughly 2/5 of the tyre wall showing
Lee Wilson
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Yer, I want mine lower at the back I can have five people in the back and still no scrubbbing. Just need to locate some springs
csweatherston
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what happend to v-sports group buy?.......how low is 80mm?
RCoughtrie
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i recently took the adjusters out on my fks... looks alot better

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