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 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:55 am |
 
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Anyone got a good how to on fitting coilovers? Thinking of doing some this weekend but cant quite understand how to set them up and how the old suspension comes off?
The trouble im having is that they are height adjustable but i dont know what height to set them too and how you can tell what to set them too? Its just a strut with a spring and a rubber boot and you have to cut the boot i think as its massive and also the spring seat moves up and down and i dont undestand which way to move it to set it up right?
thanks in advance 
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:50 am |
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show us what parts have you got for the coilovers, so that it will be easier to tell you how to assembly it.
it is pretty straight forward
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:00 pm |
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Something says you'll need help. and a few new nuts and bolts as they shouldn't be reused.
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:23 pm |
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Its fairly straight forward if you remember how it all comes to bits with the old stuff.... The lower spring platform is your height adjustment.... move it up and you raise the car.... then measure the first one and move the other to the same spot to level the car.... unless your a track fan then you need to add some height to the O/S to compensate for the drivers weight..... now your confused 
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:51 pm |
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im not really needing much help i used to do car mechanics at college qualified to level 2 and took plenty of struts out and that its just been a while and i have never had a play with coilovers and just dont understand what height to set it to to start with as i dont want it too low but dont want it too high if you get what i mean :/
and no im not much of a track day guy never really used it on the track its mainly for looks
ill get some pics in a second and see if you can shed some light on what to do with them
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:55 pm |
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Just set the spring seat mid way along the strut...suck it and see.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:04 pm |
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:09 pm |
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is just because the strut is not fully lifted. you don't have to cut the dust shield.
the silver one is the top spring pan. you will need to use oem top mount
btw, how come it is pink! lol
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:13 pm |
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any advice on where to seat the spring to start with and also once seated can i move it to go lower without having to take the whole thing off the car?
how will i fully lift the strut then or does it not matter about that?
it said in the instructions with them that i would have to cut it off :/ i dont really want to though tbh so i will take your advice and not cut it off 
i understood that i would have to use oem top mount just hope all my bits and bobs are alright like my bearing and that i cant really afford to fork out on new top mounts to fit them to, i should be okay using the old ones shouldnt i? they have only covered 28,000 miles
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:14 pm |
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Do they have internal bumpstops?
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:18 pm |
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not as far as i know :/
but i have a link to the guide lines to fitting them and it says they would be supplied if they are needed
AVO Guidelines
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:21 pm |
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Those silver top spring seats with replace the old ones. On the picture below the bearing and standard spring seat are fitted together, you'll need to separate yours.
Have a look in here, Page 15 and 16 roughly. If you've not done the suspension on a 206 they might be helpful. They were from a 'How to' I did on the old 206 info site before it died.
s38.photobucket.com/al...105/s1pso/
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:22 pm |
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i doubt they will have internal bumpstop as they are not inverted strut, but you can always use the oem one.
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:23 pm |
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:25 pm |
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Mine popped out nicely. But that's because I was fitting new ones. If you don't have new ones your old ones will fall apart. It's just the way it is...
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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