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| How to make rear coil-overs using factory struts, with pics. (Page 47/49) |
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Shill
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MAR 11, 06:37 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by weloveour86se:
It's a top hat. Toss it, find some ricer to sell it to, use it for a paper weight, throw it at unruley neighbors? Lol. really though I wanna say I read here somewhere that someone had big problems using those. Whodeanie sells just the top hats with the needed bushing.
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Okay, so i won't worry about them then. What is/was their intended purpose?
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weloveour86se
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MAR 11, 06:52 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Shill:
Okay, so i won't worry about them then. What is/was their intended purpose? |
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They are to hold the top of the spring in. Somewhere around PFF is a person that used those and it caused the springs to move all around up top. IIRC they actually sheered the cone part. Wish I could find it, sorry.
Think those cones are for hondas or the like I think.
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Shill
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MAR 11, 07:02 PM
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I'm having a heck of a time trying to find what I want. Can someone help me with my search?
I've tried for 5"/7" shock sleeve, coilover, coil-over, etc...
I'm looking for 350lb springs and 7" sleeves. I'd like to eventually be able to lower the car as low as possible and be able to raise it a bit higher than stock during the winter.[This message has been edited by Shill (edited 03-11-2012).]
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weloveour86se
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MAR 11, 07:21 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Shill:
I'm having a heck of a time trying to find what I want. Can someone help me with my search?
I've tried for 5"/7" shock sleeve, coilover, coil-over, etc...
I'm looking for 350lb springs and 7" sleeves. I'd like to eventually be able to lower the car as low as possible and be able to raise it a bit higher than stock during the winter.
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Just installed a set of Whodeanies coilovers. 300lb springs with a 2.8. The 350lb spring rate might be too stiff with a 2.8 i think.
Summit has some nice springs, I'm sure there are cheaper ones out there tho. I'ts all about inner and outer diameters of the parts too.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-102-5300/
Heres another link. Second link is cheaper but the springs are junk at 400lbs spring rate. I would use just the sleeves and perches from the second link with the Summit springs and a Whodeanie top hat. Get a new KYB or Monroe strut and cut of the spring perch like shown above in this thread. Walla, coilovers.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-102-5300/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HON...D6936642566421535533
Shiping costs of each of the parts, time needed to make the mods and good measure for the odd things you will need will add up. It's a worthy cause tho IMHO. Coilovers shoulda been factory I also think. It's that much of an improvement. I cant stress enough how much better my handling is.
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Shill
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MAR 12, 09:07 AM
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Alright, so curious about how the coilovers work for adjustability. When the nut is at the top of the sleeve, the car will be sitting higher, and the bottom will be at its lowest, right? What approximate location on the sleeve will be stock height with a 12" spring as recommended in the OP? right in the middle, top, 3/4 way up?
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scott0999
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MAR 12, 12:46 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Shill:
Alright, so curious about how the coilovers work for adjustability. When the nut is at the top of the sleeve, the car will be sitting higher, and the bottom will be at its lowest, right? What approximate location on the sleeve will be stock height with a 12" spring as recommended in the OP? right in the middle, top, 3/4 way up? |
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about 1/2 way. heres mine tightened just about 2 turns
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Tha Driver
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MAR 12, 01:40 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Shill:
Okay, so i won't worry about them then. What is/was their intended purpose? |
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They go over a shock shaft at the top to hold the spring. They don't work on struts.
~ Paul
aka "Tha Driver"
Custom Fiberglass Parts
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Fiero Tom
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OCT 24, 09:08 PM
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Anyone using a dust boot when they make there coil-over, wouldn't you want to protect the seal?
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Tom Slick
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JAN 29, 10:30 PM
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what other strut can be used besides the usual suspects e.g. Koni, KYBs, and Monore?
thanks...
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85sliverGT
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MAR 01, 05:06 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by couldahadaV8:
I was thinking of flipping the upper plate around (the one with the rubber bushing in it) as was mentioned above.
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Did you end up doing that? Its been brought up a couple times now but i haven't seen anyone confirm this works ok
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