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General => General Technical => Wheels & Tyres, Suspension & Brakes => Topic started by: rising son on November 17, 2011, 11:52:54 PM

Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: rising son on November 17, 2011, 11:52:54 PM
i have ohlins adjustable shocks fitted, wondering if i can fit lowering springs with them? may be a silly question but just want to ask before i buy, thanks i advance
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: clive on November 18, 2011, 08:20:49 AM
As far as I know all aftermarket Ohlins shock absorbers to fit our cars have adjusters so the springs can be raised up or down which means you can have the car as high or low as you want it without buying different springs
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: rising son on November 18, 2011, 10:42:13 AM
thanks for the reply, they do have adjusters bud but i was under the impression they were to chance the damper rate, not the actual height... may be wrong
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: clive on November 18, 2011, 11:29:02 AM
If your shocks look anything like this then the blue ring nuts will wind up and down to raise or lower the car

But if they look like the yellow Koni\'s then they won\'t as these have a fixed spring pan and then you would need shorter springs to drop the car
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: wolfie1 on November 18, 2011, 09:30:42 PM
i have the ones in the top image and yes you can adjust the ride height with them, you can do it with the wheels on to, just make sure you move them all an equal amount :King
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: rising son on November 19, 2011, 01:57:45 AM
the top ones are coilovers are they not?
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: wolfie1 on November 19, 2011, 02:12:39 PM
yes they are coilovers
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: rising son on November 21, 2011, 11:44:56 PM
well its the shocks i have, not the coilovers unfortunetely, so question is am i ok to fit lowering springs with them ? may sound silly but just want to check
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: wolfie1 on November 22, 2011, 08:14:34 PM
yea course you will be ok to fit lowering springs onto shocks, just dont go too low it may look cool but you will kill your splitters and grind up the underside of your car on speedbumps, you could prob lower 40mm safely maybe slightly more
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: rising son on November 22, 2011, 09:35:42 PM
cheers bud, just wasnt sure with these ohlins thingys, yea hoping for 35-40mm, another question answered thanks
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: wolfie1 on November 22, 2011, 10:09:54 PM
so just to clarify yours LOOK like the ones in the second pic but are made by ohlins?
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: rising son on November 22, 2011, 10:28:11 PM
i wouldent say they looked like the ones in the 2nd pic, but they do have the adjuster taps and made by ohlins
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: rising son on November 22, 2011, 10:44:57 PM
2 minutes ill go take some pics... its dark but ill try
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: rising son on November 22, 2011, 11:01:32 PM
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/daview82/Picture061-2.jpg)
 
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/daview82/Picture060-1.jpg)
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: wolfie1 on November 23, 2011, 10:30:07 PM
any chance of jacking up a wheel a taking a pic
Title: ohlins shocks
Post by: rising son on November 23, 2011, 11:20:03 PM
will be swapping my wheels over saturday mate so will take a few then for you, defo just adjustable shocks tho... not coilys, im a mechanic so know the difference , thing is i cant find any info or even a pic of this setup on the net
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