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JordyzNova
10-01-11, 11:16 AM
right then . . . i fitted these brand new coilovers yesterday to my m8s corsa b the backs have gonr on fien but the fronts are beening a pain ! ! there is no play in them or anything but they are very camberd on the 1 side and the wheel is siting like that >>>> \ <<<< and other side is slighly tucked upd ther other way but the steering wheel is not centerd adn u have to hold it basclaiy half a turn for the wheels to be stright then it has only slight bit of camber ??? . . . . i think teh tracking is out any suggestions woulkd be great cheers ??



kwik fits advise . . . take steering wheel of and recenter it ( wont tha put the track out )

kford garage advise . . . turn the top monut round ? its running standerd ones shouldn't make a diff right :confused:



cheers again guys :thumb:
deanwilko
10-01-11, 11:24 AM
it will need tracking
Mazz
10-01-11, 11:25 AM
Are they both set the height same level? And iirc FK's have a slotted holes for camber adjustment, so are they in or out?

And assuming it was on standard suspension before, it will need tracking normally..
pie
10-01-11, 11:31 AM
agree with mazz need tracking

does the bottom of the shock look like this ?

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs799.ash1/168989_1510359208715_1526401635_31095073_2471953_n .jpg
mowgli
10-01-11, 12:50 PM
mowgli's advice.... maybe buy tyres from kwikfit, but never get anything tracked by them.... ever.

they will need the camber checking, then adjusting along with the tracking, probably more than once to be right.
JordyzNova
10-01-11, 03:50 PM
thanks for help guys sorted we think ive moved the bolt along the hole and its strighten the wheel up stright so its all good :thumb:
Andy
10-01-11, 03:56 PM
Ideally them coilovers want small wheels ie 13/14s or spacers for 15 and above,theyre a terrible fit
pie
10-01-11, 04:08 PM
i coundn't get on with them fk's i got spax rsx ones now
JordyzNova
11-01-11, 09:37 AM
hes got 5mm spacers with astra wheels fitted
John
11-01-11, 09:41 AM
ALWAYS get the tracking/alignment done after any sort of suspension lowering.
mowgli
11-01-11, 10:08 AM
ALWAYS get the tracking/alignment done after any sort of suspension work.

editted. i agree with you fully john, but i go further with it.. we lost a pair of tyres in 300miles on our astra cos of an incompetent independant vauxhall garage.
JordyzNova
11-01-11, 06:37 PM
he had the tracking done after i fixed the coilover camber :)