Good news followed by a lil bad...

[mixupz]

GREAT NEWS
!! After much deliberation, searching and ebay watching, ive finally bought a set of second hand coilovers for £160 V-maxx!! the coilovers themselves came in a very well packaged box with everything included! Just a couple of queries tho….

- There is no C-spanner in the box to adjust the height where can i get one for my kit?.
- Does the car in terms of lowering need to follow any kind of principle i.e. if the front is -40mm then the back should be -30mm or does it matter if they are lowered equally??
- Are there any specifics in terms or tracking? I know I need to do it, but should I get it set to anything specific i.e. mild toe in/out…???

Many thanks!

 

[Ant FR]

you will need it re tracked once height is sorted.

Personally i intend to take my mini to someone like Elite once i have fitted my coilovers

 

[Mikey_H]

All i did was lower the left and right exactly the same amount i lowered the back to as low as it would go which still isn't that low lol and i lowered the front as low as i could without scraping the floor as i came off my drive, are you fitting them yourself or taking them to a garage?? if your taking to to the garage they should sort it out for you!!

 

[mixupz]

Im fitting them my self! (well ill be doing it with my dad whos a mechanic) He said something about when he put coilovers on his 3.0 capri...he had the back a little lower than the front and he said it F***ed up the aerodynamics of the car. Im not sure if this applys to a humble 1.2 12v but i just dont want to have anything go wrong...

any ideas about the tracking setting?

 

[mixupz]

anyone? .....

 

[pauliepaul]

my general guide to doing things myself is if i'm in any doubt, send it somewhere that knows what's going on. i fitted my strut brace and my filters myself, but my bushes were left to the experts

 

[Ad Lav]

Try it level ish, lowest setting on the back - easy to do.

Front go 3/4 of the way down, no problems with aerodynamics - its better than a Capri

Tracking, go to tyre place and hand over the keys and £60, job done

You worry too much!

1: Fit
2: Lower/Adjust Height
3: Tracking
4: Job done, take pic, admire, put on SCN

 

[mixupz]

your right Adlav! i defo do worry to much.... but....thats what SCN and very helpful guys like you are here for

much thanks....

Oh just to let you know...i got them, and the first thing i did was clean them.......

WITH A TOOTHBRUSH

 

[Ad Lav]

Ha ha

Make sure you grease them up and wind the adjusters up and down a few times before fitting at the height you need

 

[mixupz]

already done lovingly

Isnt there a way to get the RHS strut out without moving the driveshaft? I saw a guide on seat ibiza mk4 but the guide to do it without moving the driveshaft looks tricky to do without killing myself!

any ideas?

 

[Ad Lav]

I gave mine to Skoda to do... so no idea there mate!

You need a special tool to undo a bolt iirc

 

[mixupz]

do you remember which bolt? Does anyone else know about the RHS strut removal?

 

[Ad Lav]

Fraid not!

 

[Poverty]

Fraid not!

How much did the handling improve. What about stiffness settings and all that?

 

[Ad Lav]

His are only height adjustable.

Ride is firm but handles like a dream, not much bodyroll either.

 

[Poverty]

Cool I need to get some for my motor. Either the ones you and rash are running or some £550 eibach ones.

 

[Poverty]

C spanner

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COILOVER-ADJU...ryZ40192QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[mixupz]

Thanks poverty.....i was looking at that on ebay too...turns out the person i bought it off Dave FR PD130 accidentally forgot to pack it, and is sending it in the post well chuffed!

thanks again dave!!