Retro-gone. Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 anybody fitted one? seems pretty straight forward enough, are they easily adjustable when on the car? seems a better option than just fitting lowering springs.
fezza Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 Very easy to convert heres my ones In this pic the spring seat is on the bottom upside down,luckily didnt weld it up properly before we noticed The right way up All done Easy to adjust while on the car,you can buy a special spanner for the job only a few quid
Retro-gone. Posted October 19, 2008 Author Report Posted October 19, 2008 thanks for that mate, i couldnt have wished for a better reply
evil knievel Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 thanks for that mate, i couldnt have wished for a better reply thats ok.... no seriously though it was real helpful for me too fezza
Anglia68 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 I've done this too and the most difficult part was cutting the original spring pan off. They're only brazed on so if you have access to a gas torch you can melt the braze and tap them off with a hammer. The other way is to cut most of them off with a cutting disc and then carefully grind off the remaining steel ring.HTH. The kit plus springs and bump stops. Welded on Finished and painted.
fezza Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 I've done this too and the most difficult part was cutting the original spring pan off.They're only brazed on so if you have access to a gas torch you can melt the braze and tap them off with a hammer. The other way is to cut most of them off with a cutting disc and then carefully grind off the remaining steel ring.HTH. This is the way i done mine but these are not my pics Cut all the way round with a hacksaw,you can then knock the cup off with a hammer and grind the rest away,you'll know when your through as the metal fileing will turn to rusty fileings once your throught the cup
deltamal Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 Got them on the Corty, take the weight off the body, adjust them to the height you want with the supplied C spanner.....
DAZZA Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 Great help guys. Always wondered how you decide how far up or down the casing you weld the threaded tube?
Anglia68 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 Always wondered how you decide how far up or down the casing you weld the threaded tube? The strut body has an internal thread right at the top to take the insert so I made sure the coilover threaded tube was below this so that I could weld it on without damaging the internal thread. Don't know if there are other reasons but that's what I did.hth.
Retro-gone. Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Posted October 20, 2008 that sounds very logical, how annoying would it be if those threads shagged up
caprinerd Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 how much is the kit and are they lighter than the standard set up
Retro-gone. Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Posted October 20, 2008 i rang graeme at gs escorts today, springs are £22 each and the rest of the kit is £50, thats the cheapest i can find anywhere so im getting mine from him, just to add... hes a good bloke, doesnt mind you picking his brain like some dealers do
kirk10 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 the threaded tube only needs welding at the bottom i heard so no problems with danger of damaging internal thread
Anglia68 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 the threaded tube only needs welding at the bottom i heard so no problems with danger of damaging internal thread Yeah,I heard that as well but when it came to welding them on my own struts I decided to put a few decent tacks around the top.Better safe than sorry.
Retro-gone. Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Posted October 20, 2008 i read a classic ford last night , feature on fitting coilover kits, says you can tack the top end if if makes ya feel happier, theres a lot of stress/weight goin on there so i think il be welding tops and bottoms too. all down to feeling safe i guess.
Retro-gone. Posted October 31, 2008 Author Report Posted October 31, 2008 got mine today , what i want to know is why there is 2 of the threaded round adjusterers on each leg/thread, 1 of them sits under the spring but what abouit the other one? the kit very luvlee tho
caprinerd Posted October 31, 2008 Report Posted October 31, 2008 i think its a locking system tony adjust the top one and spin the bottom on up to it to lock them and it wont vibrate loose
Anglia68 Posted October 31, 2008 Report Posted October 31, 2008 got mine today , what i want to know is why there is 2 of the threaded round adjusterers on each leg/thread, 1 of them sits under the spring but what abouit the other one? the kit very luvlee tho One's the spring seat and the other is the locking ring that you do up with a C-spanner . Must type faster.
5hane Posted November 1, 2008 Report Posted November 1, 2008 the bloke doing mine still hasnt started (what i know) would have been easyer fo me to learn how to weald ! cant complain really, hes well alright and im not in a rush
caprinerd Posted November 1, 2008 Report Posted November 1, 2008 got mine today , what i want to know is why there is 2 of the threaded round adjusterers on each leg/thread, 1 of them sits under the spring but what abouit the other one? the kit very luvlee tho One's the spring seat and the other is the locking ring that you do up with a C-spanner . Must type faster. yay for me i normally get beaten to the answer
Retro-gone. Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Posted November 1, 2008 id already figured it out tho rog
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