ive heard if im fitting coilovers on my saph i have to modify the bodywork on the rear because the spring is on a different place then....

is this true.....

 

"modify"

big hemmer and a few hits and all is well

and no its not as bad as it sounds

 

I read somewhere that you have to use a rear strut bace with rear coilovers cause the body wasn't designed to take that kind of weight on the strut tops.
Don't know how true that is though??

 

probly very true.especially if the car is getting abit tired.

 

I've been told the same, u need to seam weld around the stut tops for extra strength.

 

You should fit a rear strut brace because with the standard suspension set up the weight of the car is shared between the strut top and the spring mount, but with coilovers all the load is on the strut top

 

or fit a cage.

 

on a standard setup, the spring takes the main load directly into the "chassis rails", and only the damper load is going through the strut top.

with coilovers, you have the whole load going into the strut top area. i would want to make sure it's strong enough to take it over repeated loading.

what jim is talking about is you may need extra clearance for the increased diameter of the coil spring over the std damper on the inner arch area, and has nothing to do with the increased loads going through the strut top mount.

 

so its true....

 

I have coilovers on my saph and they do not hit. I did not modify the bodyowrk at all.

G