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Old 15-05-2006   #1
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coilovers??

Looking at geting sum new suspension for my Sei. already got it lowered 40mm on standard shockers but i want better handling. Don't really want just a suspension kit guna go for full coilovers thinking of getting these

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pag...html?id=128885

wot you think?

does a strut brace improve handling by much and which wud i b better off gettin first?
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Re: coilovers??

because of the rear design you only get front coilovers so a bit pointless TBH
your money though
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Re: coilovers??

this is the problem.. the car already has coil overs at the front. people confuse coil overs with adjustable suspension for some reason.

you won't get coilerovers on the rear - but by looks of that kit, should still be able to adjust them

and just buy strut brace at the same time
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Re: coilovers??

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this is the problem.. the car already has coil overs at the front. people confuse coil overs with adjustable suspension for some reason.

you won't get coilerovers on the rear - but by looks of that kit, should still be able to adjust them
Yeah...but whats stopping some innovative bleeder redesigning the rear suspension to have coilovers?
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space / money
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Re: coilovers??

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yup,was reading an article in retro (i think) where a guy welded in new wheel arches to fit rear coil overs to a car.
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Re: coilovers??

Its relatively easy to do, you need to fabricate turrets in the rear wheel arches to take the coilovers. The difficult bit is making sure the alignment is right. The individual trailing arms on a cento mean that a vertical unit would have to move through an arc as the suspension compressed. Incorrect positioning would cause the unit to foul on the turret.

Coil overs adjust using a pair of C spanners which would be a bitch to get into the turret. It only takes 20 minutes to change the rear springs, so why not nuy a selection of springs to suit your mood.

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