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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 01:23 PM
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just got myself/car a set of GAZ coilovers and i'll set the stiffness up myself after driving the car around, but as for the height, can someone give me a rough idea on how many turns to get it like say "koni & A/B springs"................havn't got them yet and instructions might tell me all i need to know, but advice would be nice................it's a road car, 4x4 saff....cheers Pete
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I removed the old fronts and adjusted the new kit to approx the same length and took it from there.

The rears try to assess how long the shock is now and makeup new kit to about the same.

Hang on pics to follow may help of kit on car

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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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Pics of the rears roughly set.


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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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Pete
got a pic of the fronts as they are setup on the front of the car (on camera), will download when i get home and post.

OK
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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you can adjust in place pete
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by col cos1
you can adjust in place pete
.....just wanted a "ball park" figure................i daft..........not stupid........
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Fronts, not the best pic but you'll get an idea



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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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