How To: Coilovers and strut tube modification (with pictures!)

[ak-]

You put them right on top of where you cut your perch for reinforcement.

[Schwarz325]

what are those D shaped metal rings used for that come with the sleeve kit?

[e30pwr]

This.


Also, why not just cut the tube 4" and eliminate the spacer? It would go a lot lower.

from what i understood, it will elongate the shocks life my giving it the same length of travel.

[Schniddy]

Yup. A more direct connection that equals to having a bigger front swaybar.

So, the M3 tabs not only fix geometry problems that arise from lowering, but they'll also 'stiffen' up the front more.

[e30pwr]

can someone put together a definite parts list for the G60 route with cutting the housings? I am a little lost between some of the talk back and forth.....

I know I need the coilover kit, spacers for inside the housings, the G60(part#?) shocks, camber kit for up top, what am I missing?

[Moto-Mucci]

Yes because you'd have to lower the perch 4 inches.

[lonestar22]

if i got corrado shocks and i didnt want to install a spacer, meaning i cut 4 inches out of my housing. would that in turn cause 4 inches of lowering?

[Snowmann]

So I didn't pan the entire thread, but where did you end up getting the sleeves and how much... I've got an interesting tid bit of info pending on where/how much you paid

[JRKOUPE]

The correct sized upper retainers come with the kit.

ooops,,,,thats correct. I recall the gc coil over kit has the upper spring perch.

[Moto-Mucci]

The correct sized upper retainers come with the kit.

[JRKOUPE]

With the coilover kit from GC, whether you shorten the front strut housing or not, can you use the stock upper mounts or do you have to use camber plates since the new springs are a much narrower diameter than the stock springs?

must use plates w/proper sized mount...

[cbusrehab]

With the coilover kit from GC, whether you shorten the front strut housing or not, can you use the stock upper mounts or do you have to use camber plates since the new springs are a much narrower diameter than the stock springs?

[HarryPotter]

My buddies willing to weld it up for me. What size pipe do I need to slip nice and snug around the strut housing?

[HarryPotter]

Go to a shop and have them do it. That's what I did.

True. It probably wouldn't cost much I just have class all week, so hopefully I can squeeze in somewhere.

[Moto-Mucci]

Go to a shop and have them do it. That's what I did.