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Post by bally3 on Jan 19, 2018 22:22:50 GMT
hi ..i am in need of some advice re the fitting of GAZ coilovers on my nc .  ok, i have picked up some s/h GAZ coilovers , main reason is to lower the car , not to track it , its just a sunday toy really. so i intend to fit these myself then have the alignment set up by a "specialist". having made a couple of calls to well known "specialists" in my area , the first one quoted for full alignment, ie, camber ,caster, toe, etc and set ride height. this sounded good to me. in the second call , the chap was going on about corner weighting too , pushing the price to double the first quote. my question is .........how far should i go with this , do i NEED corner weights , would i be able to tell, is it worth it , or is the first quote ok for my requirements , as i say its just a fair weather toy. any help , advice welcome... thanks |
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Post by Horney on Jan 19, 2018 23:14:17 GMT
Don’t bother with corner weighting on a road car. A bit over kill. It’s basicly setting the ride height at each corner so that the centre of gravity of perfect in every dimension with the weight of the driver in the seat.
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Post by jackyboy on Jan 19, 2018 23:26:12 GMT
Yeah what horny said. Thats race car geo set up stuff. Waaaaay overkill for a road sunday toy.
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Post by bally3 on Jan 20, 2018 9:32:37 GMT
that was my feelings.....thanks guys  |
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Post by bally3 on Jan 20, 2018 9:35:28 GMT
is there anything to watch for when changing these coilovers ...( changed the ones on my previous mk1 , no problems )
thanks in advance.
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Post by Horney on Jan 20, 2018 9:36:51 GMT
Yes. You need to do up the front bushes once the car is loaded. It’ll ride high at the front and twist the bushes otherwise.
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Post by bally3 on Jan 20, 2018 9:43:06 GMT
horney , is this do-able without a ramp? if not i could mention it to chap doing alignment , he seemed quite helpful, he could possibly do that for me ........?  |
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Post by JamesMk3 on Jan 20, 2018 15:46:29 GMT
It is doable without a lift, but you'll find it 10x easier with one.
I had my springs & dampers off my Mk3 with the aid of a 2-post lift. You'll find that releasing those tricky bolts is easier. Depending on ride height, you may also need a bar to pull down the lower arms/wishbone to get the bottom bolts in. Not too much of a problem if you're lowering considerably though.
My only other comment is that getting to the rear left topmount is a bit of a pain. You've got to remove the shield over the fuel filler neck, and you'll need a decent combination of extension/u-joint to get in there.
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Post by jackyboy on Jan 21, 2018 9:51:34 GMT
Fitting coiles is a big job. I got mine fitted by totalmx5repair. 25 quid per corner when i had it done.
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Post by Horney on Jan 21, 2018 14:03:08 GMT
Fitting coiles is a big job. I got mine fitted by totalmx5repair. 25 quid per corner when i had it done. Rebuilding a gearbox is a big job. Coilovers are easy. They just take a bit of time. |
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Post by bally3 on Jan 23, 2018 19:21:35 GMT
delivered.......  |
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Post by bally3 on Jan 26, 2018 16:25:51 GMT
stripping and cleaning the coilovers , coat of plasticote on springs..top bushes replaced. before and after.  |
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Post by Horney on Jan 26, 2018 17:15:25 GMT
Nice work
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Post by bally3 on Jan 27, 2018 19:55:54 GMT
all 4 completed,,,,,ready to fit  |
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Post by atlex on Jan 27, 2018 20:54:11 GMT
all 4 completed,,,,,ready to fit Looks awesome. Great choice. Don't forget to ACF50/anti-corossion the fook out of them each year to keep them in good nick. Should make your car drive awesome |
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le sigh