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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 :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:

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 :lol: :P

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