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Offline joesgti

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Re: Eibach coilies finally fitted!!
« Reply #20 on: 14 August 2008, 10:26 »
hurdy, id lower it a little more and then get it laser aligned, also you arse end looks higher than the front, leave it for 2 weeks to settle then adjust them so all gaps are the same under each arch and then get it laser aligned.  :cool: :cool:


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Re: Eibach coilies finally fitted!!
« Reply #21 on: 14 August 2008, 11:07 »
Think I did well getting a mates garage to fit my lot for 100notes  :drool:

got a mate who will fit stuff for a pack of biscuits  :tongue:

I'll do it for half a pack - wont be that good mind you  :grin:

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Re: Eibach coilies finally fitted!!
« Reply #22 on: 14 August 2008, 14:24 »
When they did the final measure they took the distance from the bottom of the alloy to the rim of the wheel arch as the measurement and they were all the same.

They may settle a little as a few have said and I'll be keeping my tape handy :wink:

I went for a minimal drop at first to ensure the speed bumps, drive etc are all cleared easily. I can then get jiggy with the spanners to lower bit by bit until I'm happy. I don't want a rock hard ride and so slamming it is out (maybe for the odd show or two :rolleyes:)
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Re: Eibach coilies finally fitted!!
« Reply #23 on: 14 August 2008, 16:44 »
When they did the final measure they took the distance from the bottom of the alloy to the rim of the wheel arch as the measurement and they were all the same.

They may settle a little as a few have said and I'll be keeping my tape handy :wink:

I went for a minimal drop at first to ensure the speed bumps, drive etc are all cleared easily. I can then get jiggy with the spanners to lower bit by bit until I'm happy. I don't want a rock hard ride and so slamming it is out (maybe for the odd show or two :rolleyes:)

I thought coilies had seperate dampening  :undecided:

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Re: Eibach coilies finally fitted!!
« Reply #24 on: 14 August 2008, 21:11 »
When they did the final measure they took the distance from the bottom of the alloy to the rim of the wheel arch as the measurement and they were all the same.

They may settle a little as a few have said and I'll be keeping my tape handy :wink:

I went for a minimal drop at first to ensure the speed bumps, drive etc are all cleared easily. I can then get jiggy with the spanners to lower bit by bit until I'm happy. I don't want a rock hard ride and so slamming it is out (maybe for the odd show or two :rolleyes:)

I thought coilies had seperate dampening  :undecided:

Just thought i'd bump this one back up i'm looking at getting some in the near future i thought coilover's advantage was that they had seperate dampening aswel as being easily adjustable or am i getting confused again.

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Re: Eibach coilies finally fitted!!
« Reply #25 on: 14 August 2008, 21:13 »
the ride height is adjustable but the damping is fixed pal
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Re: Eibach coilies finally fitted!!
« Reply #26 on: 14 August 2008, 21:16 »
When they did the final measure they took the distance from the bottom of the alloy to the rim of the wheel arch as the measurement and they were all the same.

They may settle a little as a few have said and I'll be keeping my tape handy :wink:

I went for a minimal drop at first to ensure the speed bumps, drive etc are all cleared easily. I can then get jiggy with the spanners to lower bit by bit until I'm happy. I don't want a rock hard ride and so slamming it is out (maybe for the odd show or two :rolleyes:)

I thought coilies had seperate dampening  :undecided:

Just thought i'd bump this one back up i'm looking at getting some in the near future i thought coilover's advantage was that they had seperate dampening aswel as being easily adjustable or am i getting confused again.


not sure of their advantage mind - i assume that they are obviously stiffer and react quicker in order to give better car control  :undecided:

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Re: Eibach coilies finally fitted!!
« Reply #27 on: 14 August 2008, 22:15 »
When they did the final measure they took the distance from the bottom of the alloy to the rim of the wheel arch as the measurement and they were all the same.

They may settle a little as a few have said and I'll be keeping my tape handy :wink:

I went for a minimal drop at first to ensure the speed bumps, drive etc are all cleared easily. I can then get jiggy with the spanners to lower bit by bit until I'm happy. I don't want a rock hard ride and so slamming it is out (maybe for the odd show or two :rolleyes:)

I thought coilies had seperate dampening  :undecided:

Just thought i'd bump this one back up i'm looking at getting some in the near future i thought coilover's advantage was that they had seperate dampening aswel as being easily adjustable or am i getting confused again.


not sure of their advantage mind - i assume that they are obviously stiffer and react quicker in order to give better car control  :undecided:

I'm sure that Bilsteins have independant adjustable damping with 9 settings :nerd:. PSS9's or maybe PSS10's I believe now :undecided:
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Re: Eibach coilies finally fitted!!
« Reply #28 on: 14 August 2008, 22:48 »
My sachs coilovers have 12 clicks of damper adjustment  :nerd:
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Re: Eibach coilies finally fitted!!
« Reply #29 on: 14 August 2008, 23:17 »
My sachs coilovers have 12 clicks of damper adjustment  :nerd:

They are the ones you won aren't they?

How are they?
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