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Old Aug 23, 2020 | 03:29 PM
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Which diameter rear coilover springs are used on the Gaz and Avo sets? I was thinking 2.25” ID, as those are the main ones available from DFaulkner. They hardly have any 2” ID springs listed. But I wonder if I should actually have the 2” ones.
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Old Aug 27, 2020 | 09:26 PM
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GAZ rears are 2.25” internal diameter.
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Old Aug 28, 2020 | 09:46 AM
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Thanks! I was confused as the 2.25" spring I have now rubs a lot on the left side. I already hammered the wing, but couldn't get enough clearance to not rub at all when the spring compresses. I have now offset the lower mount as far as possible and it just clears by a hair. It seems like the 6 degree beam makes the rubbing a lot worse than it was on the standard beam, as the car had AVO coilovers when I bought it. Then it was only slightly rubbing while the lower mount was even in the centre and not offset.
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They all seem like that.
Factory variance in body shells as well contributes I recon.
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