Coilovers Install

[08r3308]

hey pple just got my coilovers and i was wondering if anyone can point me in right direction as to where to get them installed .

I tried few shops in my area and not many shops are keen.

Or if a member can help me out that would be great , plus i can supply a slab

[Bennett]

What area are you from?

[08r3308]

sydney

[Bennett]

I can help but im in melbourne. Its not that hard if you have tools and dont mind having a crack yourself. Otherwise there should be plenty of workshops in sydney that will be happy to do it. Who said they werent keen on it?

[08r3308]

i did the back ones but i have a prob with my tyres rubbing one of rings on coilovers, im guessing it would be due to my wheel/tyre combo 265 and 9.5"wide

[ISC-Performance]

Iam not sure whay a workshop wouldn't be keen on doing it...? What vehicle are they going into? sounds like you need to run some spacers to stop the scrubbing.

Ryan

[Bennett]

Yeah get spacers. Wheels wont have enough offset. You will probably need to roll the guards if you havent already

[08r3308]

guards are rolled , but looks like spacers it is. where i can get them from?

they going in r33 , well after asking few they either never done it or just give ridiculous quotes

[GTS4WD]

Coilover install are all very straight forward.

2 nuts on each strut

1 lower mounting nut.

Thats all thats involved.

[Bennett]

You did the rears youself so you can do the fronts yourself..

You can get spacers in the for sale section or new from a trader such as isc above.

[08r3308]

my coilovers are similar to isc and i might have found a solution for the rubbing ... if i wind the bottom of the coil overs(the part where you mount the to car) out by about 15mm and then wind the spring up to archive the same drop will this work?

because as i can see that can be wind in and (does this has to be wound all way till end) and then you have the spring at top that be be wind up and down.

do the bottom have to be wound down all the way ?

if this is possible then it will be like stock strut and clear the tyre so it does not rub

Edited January 7, 2009 by 08r3308

[08r3308]

in other words base cylinder needs to be wound all way on shock on can this be only few turns and then lock it in with lock ring?

[Bennett]

You adjust the springs to get the right stiffness and handling, then adjust the base height to change the height of the car.

[08r3308]

thank you mate , you been a real help i got it all worked out now but when i adjusted it all my helper springs seems pretty compressed is this ok?

[JMW]

All i did when i fitted my JIC's was take the tension up on the spring so it wasn't loose, then adjusted the height from the base, Bennett is spot on!

Dont forget to secure your ABS sensor cable either! I just left mine on the original bracket then cable tied it to the strut in a similar place (where it wont rub on a tyre or rim)

But in all, easy as to do

[08r3308]

so as long as the spring is captive i don't need to mess with preload much but just adjust the height of the car and its all done?

[JMW]

Pretty much! Have a play around with the pre-load on the spring and the bump and rebound adjustment once you've got them on the car and driven on them.

But yeah, as long as the spring is captive as a starting point.

[mystery_kid]

you've done the rears... spend some time and work out how to make it fit. all a shop is going to do is tell you, you need spacers.

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