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how to adjust coilover??
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:13 pm
by adummy
can anyone give me a quick guide on how to adjust coilovers?
thanx
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:38 pm
by Tim_GTi
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.
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:55 pm
by adummy
we figured it out ourselves in the end lol to late for a reply
ofcourse we wound it the wrong way first but we did it
and yes there was only one C spanner witch was as you said ANNOYING!!

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:56 pm
by kipper
if so u can buy them of ebay. i did. wernt perfect fit for my coilovers but they do fit and do the job.
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:26 pm
by adummy
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

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:33 pm
by Tim_GTi
adummy wrote:
and how good wud a ratchet c spanner be

Ratchet C spanner would be pretty sick.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:55 am
by kipper
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

well i think that might be pretty usefull then.......... how does it work then? pic?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:56 am
by Tim_GTi
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
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:39 am
by adam_0612
i payed £500 for my coilovers and only got 1 C spanner which was quite annoying.
Also didnt get any insturctions or anything
