how to adjust coilover??

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how to adjust coilover??

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can anyone give me a quick guide on how to adjust coilovers?

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The springs sit on an adjustor ring, which when wind up and down corresponds to the height of the car. You use C spanners to do this, cheap kits sometimes only supply one which is dead annoying.
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we figured it out ourselves in the end lol to late for a reply :P

ofcourse we wound it the wrong way first but we did it :D

and yes there was only one C spanner witch was as you said ANNOYING!! :twisted:
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if so u can buy them of ebay. i did. wernt perfect fit for my coilovers but they do fit and do the job.
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kipper wrote:if so u can buy them of ebay. i did. wernt perfect fit for my coilovers but they do fit and do the job.
buy what C spanners?

and how good wud a ratchet c spanner be :lol: :P
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adummy wrote:
and how good wud a ratchet c spanner be :lol: :P
Ratchet C spanner would be pretty sick.
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adummy wrote:
kipper wrote:if so u can buy them of ebay. i did. wernt perfect fit for my coilovers but they do fit and do the job.
buy what C spanners?

and how good wud a ratchet c spanner be :lol: :P
well i think that might be pretty usefull then.......... how does it work then? pic?
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kipper wrote:
well i think that might be pretty usefull then.......... how does it work then? pic?
I dont think they actually exist mate lol
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i payed £500 for my coilovers and only got 1 C spanner which was quite annoying.

Also didnt get any insturctions or anything :?
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