Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on fitting gaz coilovers, just want to know if theres any mods I have to do or do they just bolt straight on as dont want to take it apart to find I cant do it!!

Many thanks

Liam

 

well i fitted H&R coilovers on my 2i n they jus bolted straight on m8, jus had 2 take a couple of parts of da old suspension, bit its a straight fit takes bout 1-2hours 2 do.

 

Sweet, well hopefully there the same set up as gaz!! cheers pal

 

i fitted avo to mine and same as above, had to nab a couple of bits from old stuff and bolted on, tip though, set all the stiffness the same to start with and adjust from there, also the same with ride hight, i counted the treads to get the hight and then adjusted from there.

 

i did da same wid threads for hieghts but i aint got no stiffness adjustment on mine its dun by changin da spring for stronger or weaker 1's.

 

what! fuck me mate should of gone for a different make then

 

cheers for your advice peeps!

 

well yes n no m8 , they r set up perfectly 4 wieght they r reli reli solid but there we go i aint after comfort want handlin, n i only paid 200quid 4 then instead of da 850 odd quid market value so wud hav been silly not 2 hav then.

 

White2i, what suspension set up you got??

 

i hav got H&R coilovers, car dropped around 70-80mm on team dynamics, pics r in a topic in this area, title new member, i got polybushes alround, know havin a rear strut made n buyin front strut wen i get paid, all other suspension components r brand neway coz i all replaced them alll coz they were gettin old.

 

you can get the gaz coilover kits for between Ł500 and Ł600 now but for Ł200 you cant go wrong.

 

Fitted the rears today looks the plumbs with the 3dr rims on, only thing is even with a 10mm spacer each side the wheels still catch the coilovers duw! Looks like I need biger spacers and longer threads Excuse the dirty car!

 

As some people said need some of the old suspension parts wot did you all do with these? There between the cup bit and top mount I think?!

 

well m8 i left mine in da car didnt even take them out. hope that helps.

 

yeah these go on under the cup mate

 

Bit I was stuck on was whether that nut in the pic goes back on, if im right that was holding the cup on top of the origional suspension should they have gone back on?

 

yes mate. set the top of the strut up as the old one was.

 

Wot so the cup goes on the top of the coilover then that nut bolts it on, then that nut on top sits inside that bearing up under the dish? That right

 

when you take old shock out, you have a nut, then the cup, then the bits in the pic above, i'll see if i can find some pic's on my pc tomorrow to shouw ya what i mean mate, not doing it now as beds calling

 

Yeah its that nut before the cup bit im on about, I didnt put that back in duw!! Cheers for all ya help mate

 

before the cup?

na matefrom the spring, you have the spring seat, thrust bearing, cup, then the nut, that is the shock asand when assembaled, this is put up in to the car, the strut top is placed on and another nut is put on.

if this is how ya done it then my bad. if not ya better check it mate