coilovers

[dt520]

any body made coilovers by using coversion kits like the ones from burton power.

could these be done on e30 struts

[BadDave]

There's a few on here who have converted struts by that method,Myself included.

It's relatively easy to do.

[dt520]

any pics or them

and what conversion parts did you use.

dan

[gareth]

check out rally design. burton were using the same kits a while back (not looked recently to be honest) and are generally a lot cheaper

[BadDave]

My parts are from a VAOS kit intended for a Ford Focus and have alloy tubes which use 2 1/2" ID springs.

If using 51mm strut casings you NEED to make sure that the internal diameter of the tubes are eqaul to or greater than the OD of the strut otherwise they won't slip over.

Try Compbrake as an alternative to Rally Design.Sometime they have the 2 1/4" kits at 1/2 price or less.

Here's mine prior to painting

[gareth]

i forgot about compbrake. i've not seen their coilover parts in the 'flesh' but when i last looked, the did seem to be nice bits of kit.

the rally design ones were being cast for a while but a re much nicer and machined these days.

faulkner springs dave?
i popped in there a while back to get the springs for mine (7" long 2a" OD 500lb) and they were on the shelf. his places is essentially a shed his his parents garage (set up by his father back in the day). however this is a massive (50 foot+?) shed with an unbelievable stock of springs, all sat on shelves floor to ceiling!

[dt520]

just been looking on compbrake,think i'm going down this root.
front ones wont be a problem the back one on my car are a damper and a balloon spring what do i do here.

[gareth]

check out cosmo racing.
they quoted me $100 for the springs and perches for the rear a couple of years back.

[BadDave]

just been looking on compbrake,think i'm going down this root.
front ones wont be a problem the back one on my car are a damper and a balloon spring what do i do here.

How about some proper coilovers for the rear too??

faulkner springs dave?

Yes, but now 6" and 550Lb's/in with flat section helpers

The ones in the pic were 400lb/in on std inserts for test fitting purposes only

[gareth]

i had coil binding on 6" 500lb springs resulting in a broken coil
the change to a 7" spring makes a huge difference, it actually has some suspension travel now and as i've dropped the platform 1", it has the same ride height

[dt520]

any pics of the rears done with these kits

[BadDave]

None of the kit fitted, but here's 1 minus the top bit

[dt520]

does the silver part get welded to the damper then on the back and use the original top mount

[dt520]

just been looking on compbrake,think i'm going down this root.
front ones wont be a problem the back one on my car are a damper and a balloon spring what do i do here.

How about some proper coilovers for the rear too??

faulkner springs dave?

Yes, but now 6" and 550Lb's/in with flat section helpers

The ones in the pic were 400lb/in on std inserts for test fitting purposes only

how much are these then

[BadDave]

Including the alloy R/J top mounts they were £300+ iirc and that was with a discount one the bare bodies

[BadDave]

does the silver part get welded to the damper then on the back and use the original top mount

The alloy parts sits on the trailing arm where the normal ballon type rear spring normally sits. and there's a top hat which goes between the top of the spring and the "normal" top retaining Knob on the chassis.
They are used with conventional dampers

[dt520]

did you get the rears from the same place then

[BadDave]

The coilovers were purchased direct from the manufacturer at a one off discounted rate to certain individuals.

These were part of a VAOS(US company)coilover conversion kit intended for a Ford Focus which I acquired for much cheapness.


I used the front threaded tubes on a pr of 51mm strut casings,kept both the 350Lb and 450Lb springs ,and sold on the rear adjustable bases to a zone member

[RPM]

If you are looking at getting complete GAZ coilovers, front or rear then drop us an email: info@raceperformancemodified.com

We are GAZ's official BMW dealer

Track: http://www.raceperformancemodified.com/ ... r_Kits.asp

Road:
http://www.raceperformancemodified.com/ ... r_Kits.asp

We can also supply either kit with the inboard spring, fronts/rears only what ever you want

Springs and spring rates can be whatever you like too

Jimmy

[dt520]

thats really good price for a coilover. might have to get some of these.

dan