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Title: Gonna fit coilovers tomorrow, anything to watch out for ??
Post by: strange_days_uk on December 04, 2006, 04:23:37 PM
Anyone had experience fitting coilover suspension to an FD and can give me any useful advice ?

Cheers, Simon.
Title: Gonna fit coilovers tomorrow, anything to watch out for ??
Post by: mikeyh on December 04, 2006, 05:35:40 PM
nope what you got and how much??

i dont know weither to go for coilovers or uprated shocks
Title: Gonna fit coilovers tomorrow, anything to watch out for ??
Post by: strange_days_uk on December 04, 2006, 05:38:27 PM
bought these 450 delivered.. (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=001&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=110050724611&rd=1&rd=1)
Title: Gonna fit coilovers tomorrow, anything to watch out for ??
Post by: mikeyh on December 05, 2006, 06:10:54 PM
think ill stick with shocks and springs lol
any ideas whats out there in the department?

or is everyone going coliovers
Title: Gonna fit coilovers tomorrow, anything to watch out for ??
Post by: McCARTHY on December 05, 2006, 06:21:41 PM
they will be stiff with those helpers in there but they will increase the life of the top mounts a little.... coilovers easy to fit, need a couple of 17mm spanners and a 17 socket. and same again in 14mm
Title: Gonna fit coilovers tomorrow, anything to watch out for ??
Post by: McCARTHY on December 05, 2006, 06:23:05 PM
Quote from: mikeyhthink ill stick with shocks and springs lol
any ideas whats out there in the department?

or is everyone going coliovers

IMO go for Bilstein sports shocks and Tanabe springs, firm but not too hard. also anti roll bars make a huge difference to cornering
Title: Gonna fit coilovers tomorrow, anything to watch out for ??
Post by: mikeyh on December 05, 2006, 06:42:25 PM
the shocks i haveon are kotio or somehting like that.
nice hard ride and handles a dream but ive never heard of them(once i get right name lol).
so who supplies the stuff im after??
Title: Gonna fit coilovers tomorrow, anything to watch out for ??
Post by: mikeyh on December 05, 2006, 06:58:57 PM
aaa think i found out what they calle dnow
tokico never heard of them all i know is they adjustable on the top and white lol.