Coilovers.... ouch

[colm]

Drove down to my parents last night on bad country roads, coilovers were not designed for them.

First job to do tomorrow if its not raining is to put them at full height and on the softest dampning.

 

[Chet T16]

Yup, they're crap. Onmy my purple 19 they were set so hard it cracked the windscreen :lol:

 

[Chris H]

then they cracked.

coilovers are the biggest single waste of money on a car, well thats not true chet could waste any amoutn of money of crap for a car.

coilovers are not for road use they are not sold for road use and they are not fit for it.

 

[colm]

I know, I'd never put them on a car myself... it came in with them on.

Hopefully they'll be a little less harsh after I adjust them.

 

[Chris H]

springs are very cheap for coil over assuming they are standard 2 1/4 inch ones.

 

[bbracer16valver]

then they cracked.

be fooked they snapped in half didnt they?

 

[Chris H]

stopped short of braking in half so they technically just cracked

 

[Chet T16]

One did break in half!

 

[Chris H]

cracking! lol

I couln't remmber, I recall the bent and cracked one

 

[bbracer16valver]

:lol: i seen it in bits broke

my mates gaz rear dampers snapped in half awell :lol:

 

[Chris H]

I have the pics somewhere of them, plus I held them in my hands!

 

[Chet T16]

On what?

 

[Chet T16]

I have them

To subscribers!

 

[colm]

How do I adjust the coilover height? Just screw the bottom "nuts" up using the hook tool? Do I screw the top one up to the height and then the bottom one up afterwards.

Top and bottom as in these...

http://www.europeancarweb.com/features/0607_ec_27zoom+Coiled_To_Strike+Tein_Close.jpg

 

[farnboy16v]

then they cracked.

coilovers are the biggest single waste of money on a car, well thats not true chet could waste any amoutn of money of crap for a car.

coilovers are not for road use they are not sold for road use and they are not fit for it.

coilovers are meant for track use also handy for drag racing coilovers on the back normal uprated shocks and springs on the front, it will help keep the front tyres on the track on take off.