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coilover construction.

Post by madseb » 20 Jul 2010 11:19 pm

ok because i cant leave anything alone, im currently pulling my spare struts apart in order to uprate and modify them.

so far i have got as far as pulling them apart ready for overhauling, and istalled 63mm subaru studs into the hubs.
what i need to know is;
are there any uprated dampers to insert into the fronts, if so where? as i can go down the refill oil route if need be.
what other vehicle springs will fit the coilover conversion? at the moment im seeing ebay advertised mk1/2 escort coilover conversions (weld on tubes) so will probably go down this route with the springs.

alsohas anyone run any sort of excentric top mounts on a 300, as again im seeing escort ones advertised and was wondering how much work would be involved?

ive also sourced a pair of mazda four pots, and im getting a bit lost on disk size? im not sure what the mazda runs as standard (300mm?) im running 15" wheels so what i need to know is what other vehicles can i steal a set of vented 300mm disks from that would in theory bolt straight up?

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Re: coilover construction.

Post by volvosneverdie » 20 Jul 2010 11:29 pm

Ok, after typing COILOVER into the forum search window, among other people, I see that Adam (340GLT) has done this.
So maybe a direct PM to him will answer the questions you have dude.

hunt through and theres pics

I cant be bothered to research the answers to your other questions, but if a search doesnt help in those cases, I hope someone with greater knowledge than me ( almost everyone ) will help you out.

Cant wait to see the pics of your finished project dude, its sounding really cool.
But i will repeat whats been said a lot before:

Theres a lot of info here if you search. :wink:
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Re: coilover construction.

Post by madseb » 20 Jul 2010 11:43 pm

aye indeed i have been trawling the search for the last hour,
to no avail i am affraid.
lots of pics but at the moment no information regarding my question.
ill try the pm route.
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Re: coilover construction.

Post by volvosneverdie » 20 Jul 2010 11:55 pm

Theres two links here that may help?

Robin coilover kit
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Re: coilover construction.

Post by madseb » 22 Jul 2010 06:43 pm

most informative link dude.
many thanks.

will post pics soon as the struts are steadily comming along now.
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