Fitting coilovers
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I'm thinking of fitting coilovers to my saff, I'm looking at an avo kit but need to know if I'll need to modify my rear arches as the replacement kit has the shock and spring together instead of seperatly as they are standard. I want to buy a bolt on kit I don't really want to have to start chopping the car up to fit them.
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I bought some and had the same issue but refused to bash my car
i bought a full set of konis and as i have no arb were no good so yesterday i reverted back to the original coilovers that came with the car when i bought it and they have a ball joint at the bottom which angels the whole coilover away from the body
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What sort of coilovers are they with the springs not seperate ?
As above a little relieving is often needed, done correctly, ie with paint stripper gun the paint doesn't even crack and you can't notice afterwards, but takes time/patience.
I'm not a bufty anyway, most on here due to their age will outlast their cars anyway so can't understand the reasoning behind not wanting to do certain things.
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As above a little relieving is often needed, done correctly, ie with paint stripper gun the paint doesn't even crack and you can't notice afterwards, but takes time/patience.
I'm not a bufty anyway, most on here due to their age will outlast their cars anyway so can't understand the reasoning behind not wanting to do certain things.
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The kit I'm looking is an *Avo GTZ Coilover Road Suspension Kit it did say my vary from picture so they may come the same as the original setup
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I don't mind a little panel beating but I just wanted to make sure I didnt have to start grinding the arches or chopping the bodywork, I assume the top mountings will all be the same
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Just use a ball ended hammer and hit with another hammer, takes about 5 minutes.
The issue arises due to fords ability to make completely symetrical cars ha ha!!
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The issue arises due to fords ability to make completely symetrical cars ha ha!!
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