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Offline Nino

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Today, is the day....
« on: 23 November 2012, 11:00 »
Well after months of reserch and a few of you receiving PM's from me asking advise, today is the day I will try and fit my Coilovers, bare in mind this is the 1st time I have tryed anything like this so below is my checklist.

  • A few pizzias as i expect this will take awhile.
  • Spring compressors.
  • Brand new set of JOM coilovers.
  • New OEM rear bump stops.
  • New OEM front mounts & barings.
  • A flat garage (down my cusions)
  • A kettle for the garage with plenty of decaf coffee.
  • Loads of tools & propper jack (again my cusions).
  • Copper greese.
  • A tape measure to measure Arch to floor.

Anything else I have missed?  :huh: :huh:
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Offline GTi_James

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Re: Today, is the day....
« Reply #1 on: 23 November 2012, 11:13 »
caffienated coffee for when everything goes T!ts up lol

and consider my PM, too low and you'll definatly have to start thinking of your ARBS and spacers, and howcome you didnt take a look at the poly top mounts? they add another few mil to the lowering as well?  :undecided:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-Mk4-44CF-Poly-Bush-bushings-Front-Top-Mounts-10mm-Lowering-/251166099610?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Model%3AGolf%7CPlat_Gen%3AMK+IV&hash=item3a7aaa889a
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Re: Today, is the day....
« Reply #2 on: 23 November 2012, 11:34 »
youll want some kind of impact gun to braek the grip of the nuts on the front top mounts
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Re: Today, is the day....
« Reply #3 on: 23 November 2012, 11:55 »
Quote from: EsSeX dAn on 23 November 2012, 11:34
youll want some kind of impact gun to braek the grip of the nuts on the front top mounts

and that
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Offline Nino

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Re: Today, is the day....
« Reply #4 on: 23 November 2012, 11:56 »
We got all the tools we will need, James, Im only going 40mm and after speaking to Wazz, he suggested I lower first and see if I need to think about the ARB then.
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Offline GTi_James

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Re: Today, is the day....
« Reply #5 on: 23 November 2012, 12:10 »
Quote from: Nino on 23 November 2012, 11:56
We got all the tools we will need, James, Im only going 40mm and after speaking to Wazz, he suggested I lower first and see if I need to think about the ARB then.

cool beans, let us know how you get along, currently saving for the TT and Whitline ARB's and they arent cheap  :cry:
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Offline jamie1989

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Re: Today, is the day....
« Reply #6 on: 23 November 2012, 12:44 »
If your replacing the top mounts and bearings you dont need spring compressors btw  :whistle:

Rears are easy takes about 30mins to complete both sides.

-Front are pretty easy too.
-Wheels off, spray loads of lube on the nut and bolt holding strut to hub and the strut itself where it enters the hub.
-Undo bolt, Get a BIG lump hammer smash that strut out of the hub (big effort sometimes)
-Undo the top nut in the engine bay and the complete strut will come out in one piece.
-Replace the old strut with new, bare in mind you can build your new units with a new bearing then mount.

Shouldnt take more than 2-3 hours on a drive 1st time.
Good luck
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Re: Today, is the day....
« Reply #7 on: 23 November 2012, 13:08 »
koolio, I think the bigest headace will be trying to get them all to 40mm  :cry:
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Offline jamie1989

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Re: Today, is the day....
« Reply #8 on: 23 November 2012, 13:16 »
Parr thats the easy part mate.
The hardest part for me is gettting the old struts loose out of the hubs lmoa  :grin:
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Re: Today, is the day....
« Reply #9 on: 23 November 2012, 13:47 »
Whats the best way to adjust then? Cuz i thought the whole take wheel off, adjust, put wheel back on was the only way?
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