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Offline spear

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Coilies fitted!!!
« on: 20 January 2011, 11:57 »
After getting some almost new JOM coilies back in december i have finally got round to having them fitted. Why did i wait so long? I shiould have fitted them as soon as I bought them.

I am now one very happy golf owner. Gone are they days when i drive over a speed bump and the front of the car rides up like a fishing vessel ploughing into a large wave.  :sick:

Not gone for a silly drop, only about 40 mm all round to see how i like it. Looks good and feels good, firm yet not too firm. Going for a drive after work to properly test them out.

Only problem is I now need spacers or bigger wheels!!   :grin:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Coilies fitted!!!
« Reply #1 on: 20 January 2011, 12:13 »
Only 40mm, you should slam it.  :grin:
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Re: Coilies fitted!!!
« Reply #2 on: 20 January 2011, 12:17 »
it was a 'test the water' drop really. i wanted to try them out with a small drop so if i drop it more i can feel the difference and work out what suits me best and from what i've read slamming will give a very harsh ride which i'm not kean on. Firm is good enough for me.  :smiley:
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Re: Coilies fitted!!!
« Reply #3 on: 20 January 2011, 12:57 »
Pics or it didn't happen :grin:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Coilies fitted!!!
« Reply #4 on: 20 January 2011, 13:02 »
Quote from: spear on 20 January 2011, 12:17
it was a 'test the water' drop really. i wanted to try them out with a small drop so if i drop it more i can feel the difference and work out what suits me best and from what i've read slamming will give a very harsh ride which i'm not kean on. Firm is good enough for me.  :smiley:

I was only joking, as long as your happy thats  :cool:
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Re: Coilies fitted!!!
« Reply #5 on: 20 January 2011, 13:30 »


Firm for me is too soft!  :lipsrsealed: :grin: Slam it on it's ass!  :cool: :grin: :grin:

No seriously, lower it to however you feel comfortable.
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Offline harlemex

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Re: Coilies fitted!!!
« Reply #6 on: 20 January 2011, 14:45 »
did father xmas give these to you? If so he must have had a weighty sack.  :shocked:
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Re: Coilies fitted!!!
« Reply #7 on: 20 January 2011, 15:46 »
ha ha no santa did not unload a heavy sack at my house!!!  :grin: i bought them a few weeks before crimbo.

will try and get a pic up later or tomorrow as evidence of said work.

i think it might need to go a bit lower but the wheels already look lost in the arches  :sad:
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Re: Coilies fitted!!!
« Reply #8 on: 21 January 2011, 10:07 »
right some pictures

before, some time last year:


and before xmas in the frost, like the way it looks in this picture, also pre coilie fitting:


and how she sits now, not drastic but much nicer



went for a drive last night loving the handling and lack of body roll, bumpier but nothing i cant get used to. I may go a tad lower at some point in the future when I have some free time.

what do you guys think?
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Offline Shady Pioneer

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Re: Coilies fitted!!!
« Reply #9 on: 21 January 2011, 13:48 »
Looks better my friend, but you need a bit of this going on:

This wasn't standard height, I'm not sure what it was really, probably about 30mm-40mm:




But now she sits like this:




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That's what you want to do really.  :grin:
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