coilovers are here at last.

[benji]

coilovers have arrived. i'm going out in therain to fit them now. gonna do the back's first and put them as low as poss :D . i'll get some pic while i'm at it

[Riggy]

nice one matey should have mine on sat lol cant wait :D

[Philsutton]

gonna do the back's first and put them as low as poss
i did this when i fitted mine, took me about an hour to get the jack back under :lol:

[Snowface]

i found it quite hard to get a jack under. i used the one in the boot of the nova to start off and then use a bottle jack and axle stands.

[benji]

gonna do the back's first and put them as low as poss
i did this when i fitted mine, took me about an hour to get the jack back under :lol:

lol, i'm not that daft. i bolted them on then lowered it. pic's coming soon

[benji]

only done the backs so far, first pic it was too low, so i lifted it a bit. i also set it to hard, fuck me they really do mean hard don't they. so now it's set to soft

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bencurry/PICT0001.jpg

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bencurry/PICT0002.jpg

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bencurry/PICT0005.jpg

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bencurry/PICT0006.jpg

[dan-hipgrave]

Rim tuck - like it mate :D looking very sweet.

[Jim]

[Bruce Forsyth]Lower Lower[Bruce Forsyth]

:lol:


Looks much better benji

Jim

[benji]

oh yeah, i forgot to add. when people say you need some modding to fit coilovers what they really mean is you have to hit your inner arch with a hammer :roll: :D

[Alex]

did you re-enforce it for the extra weight, or do you think it is ok to take it?

[rodgerq]

i thought you had to actually turret the rear inners to fit coilovers on the back?

did you have to mod the rear beam mounts any?

looks good BTW

rodgerq

[Alex]

mounts should be fine, they bolt onto where the old shocks go. Just dont have the springs where they are normally, hence the extra strain on the shock mounts IIRC

[benji]

all i had to do was hammer the arch to get a bitof clearance, not much, 3/4 wacks and that was enough. i have been told for heavy use i should weld some washers on where the strut bolts at the top, i'll do it eventualy but it's fine for now

[-Bruce-]

it looks good ben. nice and low, get it lower for some pics though.

i would not be that confident in the lower strut mount but hey im sure it will be fine!!

bruce

[krobinson]

That top pic aint low ;) I'm gonna get a set and run it even lower! If thats possible ;)

Looks fantastic mate, let me know on msn how u think it handles now :D

Keith

[cornish]

That looks cool :)

How much did you pay for them and where d'ya get them?

[burgo]

looking great mate, niceone

[robb]

That bottom strut mount on axle is the biggest pile of pants I have ever seen, wouldn't trust that to take a coilover lol.

[Barn]

how does it handle now then?

[benji]

i've not driven it yet, i still need to fit the front's.

keith, in that pic the body was sitting on the wheels, i tried to drive it forward but the rear wheels wouldn't turn, they just dragged, likei'd left the hand break on.

[epo]

nice one mate looks awsome

[SKoob]

its looking awesome m8, let us know how ya get on, on the track 8)

[benji]

got some pic's of the front now

before
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bencurry/frontlow2.jpg
after
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bencurry/frontlow1.jpg

[benji]

i've had a a drive with them now, when set to soft it's a little stiffer than ihad hoped but i will get used to it, when set to hard it is solid as a rock. i've set them on soft and it handles better than the old stuff, i have a couple of 'private test tracks' that will give a good indication of how much difference they have made, and i can also find the diff between hard and soft. theres one 'track' that i could get round doing 55 so i will give it another try :D

[burgo]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet :wink: