Coilovers in sydney?

IX1.5LXI said:
I dunno, iv taken a solid look at them and it doesn't seem to want to go any lower, iv looked at videos and info on setting up coilovers and they say not to put a lot of tension on the spring when it's not loaded which is what iv done.. There's still plenty of thread left on the tube, but I don't know whether or not I should wind it up further which in turn will compress the spring more.
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you are winding up the base arent you?! from what i found the more you put tension on the spring that makes it more solid therefore dosent sag in turn making it sit higher....but handling can be improved but yeah i hope your winding that bottom base up lol
 
Chocko said:
you are winding up the base arent you?! from what i found the more you put tension on the spring that makes it more solid therefore dosent sag in turn making it sit higher....but handling can be improved but yeah i hope your winding that bottom base up lol
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Yeh I'm winding up the cylinder once iv tightened the locking ring up against the spring perch. There's no other part of the coil that winds up and down to adjust the height? Minus the locking rings.
 
IX1.5LXI said:
Chocko said:
you are winding up the base arent you?! from what i found the more you put tension on the spring that makes it more solid therefore dosent sag in turn making it sit higher....but handling can be improved but yeah i hope your winding that bottom base up lol
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Yeh I'm winding up the cylinder once iv tightened the locking ring up against the spring perch. There's no other part of the coil that winds up and down to adjust the height? Minus the locking rings.
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hard too explain over a forum BUT you are taking out the single bolt holding the bottom of the coilover in? then winding that sleeve up till it runs out of thread? cause thats truely how you lower coilovers only when i had mine although it appeared too have heaps of thread left but the little sleeve that you win up runs out of thread & hits the actual shock :( from what i can gather your trying too lower it by adjusting the spring?
 
Chocko said:
hard too explain over a forum BUT you are taking out the single bolt holding the bottom of the coilover in? then winding that sleeve up till it runs out of thread? cause thats truely how you lower coilovers only when i had mine although it appeared too have heaps of thread left but the little sleeve that you win up runs out of thread & hits the actual shock :( from what i can gather your trying too lower it by adjusting the spring?
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That's exactly what I'm doing, I wind the sleeve all the way up till its flush up against the locking rings and the spring. Only reason im adjusting the spring is so I can wind the sleeve up more.
 
IX1.5LXI said:
That's exactly what I'm doing, I wind the sleeve all the way up till its flush up against the locking rings and the spring. Only reason im adjusting the spring is so I can wind the sleeve up more.
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and you've run out of thread for the sleeve or you have started too hit the base of the spring??
 
Chocko said:
and you've run out of thread for the sleeve or you have started too hit the base of the spring??
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Yeh the sleeve is touching the base of the spring, that's why I removed one locking ring to get an extra cm or two.
 
IX1.5LXI said:
Chocko said:
and you've run out of thread for the sleeve or you have started too hit the base of the spring??
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Yeh the sleeve is touching the base of the spring, that's why I removed one locking ring to get an extra cm or two.
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your not doing it right by the seems, ok depending on how low you wanna go but wind the spring up little by little and do the same with the sleeve soon enough you will run out of thread and the sleeve will hit the base of the coilover(will be as if its jammed) THAT will be as low as you can go....dont be affraid too wind that spring up it will only make the ride a bit stiffer

in my lancer and magna the rears were as low as they could go but lancer was still a crap height...magna however :twisted:
 
why do you want to buy K-sports?
If you want to invest in something better and quality and fitment go for BC Racing coilovers. They might cost a bit more but i completey vouch for them. They are hard to beat for the money.
Ive sold and installed these in a large number of import cars not just Mirage and Lancers and never had an issue so far.
Ive run these in my own car for many years and it is daily driven and taken to the track many times a year.

contact me via pm, mobile or email if you want a set.
I can customised the spring rate for no extra charge if you want the car more comfortable for the street or more aggressive for the track.
 
I want it low henry. Haha i will go with you when i get the money. i dont know so many brands. I trust your opinions on bc. If there good and i can get em low i shall go with them.
 
I hopefully will get another job soon. Coils is definately my next major expense. Just gotta be patient. Haha
 
One thing I might add is dont get the V1-VA BCs, the top hat design on them is *poo*, the BR's have a much better top hat with built-in bearing to allow them to move...
 
Ryan said:
One thing I might add is dont get the V1-VA BCs, the top hat design on them is s***, the BR's have a much better top hat with built-in bearing to allow them to move...
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My V1's/Reds work fine, and the pillowball mount pivots very freely, if thats what you mean?
 
Mine have 50,000kms in 2.5yr and they are buggered on the passenger side, it cost me $120 for new top hats (JustJap sent me the wrong replacement BR ones, so I could see the significant difference in quality between the two). Given the BRs have a bigger/better damper in them you'd have to be mad not to get them (had I of known about them I would have paid the extra $100ish for them).

I haven't had a chance yet to pull the strut out and change over the top end to see exactly how it's failed, but I assume its mechanical wear and tear from no bearing in the top hat...
 
But BR's have a heavier spring rate don't they? So it wouldn't be as comfortable on the road as V1's?
 
I can recommend a spring rate to suit your needs.
Out of the box the default spring rates for both are the same.
Ive done very streetable setups in kg front and 4kg rear and full track setups in 10kg front and 8kg rear.
Ive also done in between setups 7kg front and 5kg.

There was one customer who specified he wanted the improved handling but did not want a harsh ride but wanted better handling than what lowered springs and new shocks could provide..
I supplied and installed a setup of 6kg and 4kg rear. The handling and predictability was still right up there but the setup was alot more comfortable. I would say the setup was comparable to just using lowering springs. However the handling and reduction in body roll was alot better.
All on the CE chassis and daily driven cars.

The BR are better hence the increased cost.
Their piston diameter is larger to contain more oil so in the heat of constant suspension travel they dampen more constantly.
Also the top hat has extra ball bearing unit under the pillowball camber tops for smoother operation.
I have BR Inverted which are more suited to track racing and they are about 4years old still strong.
The cars they were installed in were daily driven and taken to the track several times a year not just weekend cars.
 
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