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Offline zoomered

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Re: Just fitted Coilovers
« Reply #20 on: 07 April 2009, 18:59 »
I had a knocking noise after fitting my coilies. Fitted these same ones on sat. Spot on.

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Re: Just fitted Coilovers
« Reply #21 on: 07 April 2009, 19:50 »
Cool. Got a set ordered  :smiley:

Offline Adam

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Re: Just fitted Coilovers
« Reply #22 on: 11 April 2009, 01:25 »
Can someone please tell me the order that the fronts go on? top plate, nut, top mount, then bearing. Do you have to put the first nut on top of the bearing then the top mount, top plate then nut.

you get me?

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Re: Just fitted Coilovers
« Reply #23 on: 11 April 2009, 10:05 »
Can someone please tell me the order that the fronts go on? top plate, nut, top mount, then bearing. Do you have to put the first nut on top of the bearing then the top mount, top plate then nut.

you get me?

I fitted mine as per photo, then put the top mount on and placed into the car then fitted the top plate and nut.



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Re: Just fitted Coilovers
« Reply #24 on: 11 April 2009, 10:59 »
Rite I know what I have done wrong. I put the nut ontop of the strut then the bearing. Opps. Do you think I have done any damage?

thanks wayned,

Off to attack it now, thank god for the Snap On impact gun  :smiley:

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Re: Just fitted Coilovers
« Reply #25 on: 11 April 2009, 11:38 »
Rite I know what I have done wrong. I put the nut ontop of the strut then the bearing. Opps. Do you think I have done any damage?

thanks wayned,

Off to attack it now, thank god for the Snap On impact gun  :smiley:

This was the issue I had, I tried it that way but could not see it working as the hole in the spring top plate was nearly as big as the nut.


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Re: Just fitted Coilovers
« Reply #26 on: 11 April 2009, 15:15 »
hoGood, sorted that problem but now I have a major problem. Far to much camber, how do you do that?

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Re: Just fitted Coilovers
« Reply #27 on: 11 April 2009, 16:53 »
hoGood, sorted that problem but now I have a major problem. Far to much camber, how do you do that?

Camber is adjusted by loosening the two lower strut bolts and moving the strut in or out.

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Re: Just fitted Coilovers
« Reply #28 on: 11 April 2009, 18:05 »
Still waiting for mine to arrive, probably held up because of easter  :sad:

Does anyone have any pointers on the height adjustment? As in how many turns to get a particular height.

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Re: Just fitted Coilovers
« Reply #29 on: 11 April 2009, 20:59 »
ive fitted mine in this order ??


my top hat doesnt doesnt stick out like the wayneds, it sits flush like when it was when it had normal struts on it, and ive fitted new top mounts

didnt notice any knocks or funny noises, my nut was quite abit bigger than the one in the guide though aswell, reckon i need to swap the nut and washer thing round??