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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 03:16 AM
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hiya sorry if i posted in the wrong section new here, i was just wondering if anyone knew anywhere i could find fiesta mk 3 coilovers ive heard rumours that the mk 4 strut is the same, ive found springs for my car but i dont think 60mm is low enough if im honest i want it stupidly low lol any help will be appreciated thank you
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 07:57 AM
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Honestly mate. Don't bother, coilovers make the car exceedingly harsh and you really don't want to be going lower than about 35-40mm as it makes the car drive like crap, puts the camber out of tolerance and will destroy the lower arms at an alarming rate.

My brother is planning to ditch his coilovers and return to a strut and spring set up while the car is off the road.

Appreciate that's probably not what you want to hear though
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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ye i have thought about it but i just think the arch gap will be so large still lol and the car handles like a bag of jelly as it stands haha i might just man up and get it lowered before fast show on the 60mm springs i do see your point i cant afford bushes and arms on a weekly basis
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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Theres a couple of sets of used coilovers for sale over on FiestaTurbo.com
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 01:13 PM
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Gaz shocks
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 01:28 PM
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thanks luca ive been to all the main suspension sites and they all told me they couldnt do them but on gaz straight away i see ones for mine
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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just be careful when wordering from gaz as the gold coilovers i bought from them never had the brackets on the side for the front antiroll bar

and when i phoned them to see whats going on with my order going wrong they didnt want to know

so had to weld my own on
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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waiting on fiestaturbo to activate me and then ill see what i can get off there and if not gaz can sell me them have to get a friend to get them on trade tho
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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ill make sure to ask v man if not ill have to bodge it like you did
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 01:56 PM
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Lowering 60mm will have the wheels tucked in the arches slightly, it will also ruin your front tyres very quickly and you will catch the exhaust on everything.
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by luke23891
ill make sure to ask v man if not ill have to bodge it like you did
lol wasnt bodged
just welded the brackets on that they should have

but for the price of them you dont expect then to be missing

and get fobbed of on the phone

fuckers lol
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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by fiend
Lowering 60mm will have the wheels tucked in the arches slightly, it will also ruin your front tyres very quickly and you will catch the exhaust on everything.
my fiesta 60mm will defiently not even poke on 13s lol
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