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No one ever sets up coilovers correctly. You need a specialist suspension workshop to do them right.

Thats why I advise all boy racers away from them unless they got the coin to set 'em up & are actually hitting the track with them.

Closest place out our way to do them is Wholsesale Suspension @ Penrith.

Bennoz wrote:No one ever sets up coilovers correctly. You need a specialist suspension workshop to do them right.

Thats why I advise all boy racers away from them unless they got the coin to set 'em up & are actually hitting the track with them.

Closest place out our way to do them is Wholsesale Suspension @ Penrith.

Which will charge me $195 to fix em up - I'll probably get them to do it next week.
It's quite harsh for my road use, Was just a little test.
I'll use them for a while and see how I feel about them once I'm used to them.
I like the look - don't like the easy lack of traction on heavy acceleration/braking.
It now holds hard corners though which is nice - and there is zero bodyroll.

Ok, so after a little more driving I don't think the coilovers are for me.
Meh, laugh at me how you will, but it was a good test for me.
I'm probably going to look at just some lowered springs for the moment and maybe KYB shocks just to freshen up the suspension a bit.
The coilovers will be back on sale when I'm done with them. There's nothing wrong with them (besides the fact that they weren't adjusted correctly on my car,) but they are just too harsh for my own personal preferences.

I'm expecting facepalms and other crap, but whatev's yo!
It's my ride, and I will make it ride how I want it to.

Oooooooh.

So these coilovers have the height adjustment but not on a seperate thread?

silverGPX wrote:Oooooooh.

So these coilovers have the height adjustment but not on a seperate thread?

Yup.
Same thread,
I reckon these are still goodies for someone else - but just don't suit what I want them for.

Go these bad boys today:


Should be much nicer than before
They'll go in on Saturday morning.

Got them for a total of:
1 x Lovells Springs Set - (CFL-45) $99.00
1 x Lovells Springs Set - (HRL-49) $145.00
1 x KYB Shock absorber - (334155) $130.63
1 x KYB Shock absorber - (334154) $130.63
2 x KYB Shock absorber - (341140) $173.14
Next day delivery from Vic: $20
Total: $698.40

Best prices I could find.
Not bad really
From here: http://www.carpartsaustralia.com.au/index.php
Really easy to deal with too.

I like car part deliveries

In March this year I paid $226.07 for a pair of KYB 341140 from Bursons, reduced from $295.10!
I got jipped

PHIL069 wrote:In March this year I paid $226.07 for a pair of KYB 341140 from Bursons, reduced from $295.10!
I got jipped

Not really,
even the guy Bennoz suggested (tubular suspension) wanted like $540 for the 4. - seems that's about market price.
I just searched around and found these guys

Bloody front springs don't fit. - they are coiled differently and because of that the tophat doesn't sit on properly.

Why isn't anything ever simple!

I am going to have a good 'chat' with lovells tomorrow to work out where to from here.

bass_twitch wrote:Bloody front springs don't fit. - they are coiled differently and because of that the tophat doesn't sit on properly.

Why isn't anything ever simple!

I am going to have a good 'chat' with lovells tomorrow to work out where to from here.

It may not look correct, but it may well be. They always look fucked up before you compress them & get the hat on in situ. Show me a pic.

Bennoz wrote:

bass_twitch wrote:Bloody front springs don't fit. - they are coiled differently and because of that the tophat doesn't sit on properly.

Why isn't anything ever simple!

I am going to have a good 'chat' with lovells tomorrow to work out where to from here.

It may not look correct, but it may well be. They always look fucked up before you compress them & get the hat on in situ. Show me a pic.

Nope I spent hours trying to make them fit.
I found the following issues, (the first one is the major one)
1) The spring coil end is not in the correct place and as such the top hat does not line up correctly, meaning that the strut cannot be assembled together again. (Photos 1 and 2)
2) The spring does not come to a level top, once again meaning the top hat fails to fit properly (It is not tapered as the stock ones are) (Photo 3)

Pics are as follows:

Yeah that's fucked.

Bennoz wrote:Yeah that's fucked.

dammit...

Let's see what Lovell's response is..

So.. umm
Took them to Lovells, they reckon'd they were right, and would fit.
Took them to the mechanic next to lovells to get them fitted - Took like over half hour but the front two are now on! (after 3-4 tries each one).
Wouldn't recommend the fit of Lovell springs - not perfect but they're on.

Should be interesting to see how the car sits on them though.

My old shocks were so busted - push them down - It takes like an hour or so before it comes back up. No exaggeration.

New KYBs should be sweet

Now I just need access to a rattle gun to tighten the rear top nut then they're good to go in

Bennoz?? (Pretty please?) - When I drop the spring compressors back can we nip up the two top nuts?

Yeah I'll be home from about 5.

Bennoz wrote:Yeah I'll be home from about 5.

Awesome I'll just quickly pop around because I'm heading out tonight after that.
Probably around 6:30ish, that ok?

Lovells are in:

From this:

to this:

So much better looks good mate

ZFL45H1 wrote:So much better looks good mate

Thanks mate